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Calgary Stampeders put veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell on six-game injured list
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders' season has gone from bad to worse. Head coach Dave Dickenson said Tuesday the club is placing veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell on the six-game injured list with a...
Aug 17, 2021

Argos coach Dinwiddie to wait before naming starting quarterback for opener
Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie wants another practice day before deciding who'll be his starting quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts' home opener. Dinwiddie said Nick Arbuckle got the bulk of reps Tuesda...
Aug 17, 2021

MLSE says proof of vaccination or negative COVID test needed for access
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment says those looking to access its sports facilities or restaurants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result. T...
Aug 17, 2021

Speaker Anthony Rota cites Afghan detainee matter in court dispute over documents
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons points to a decade-old dispute over records about Afghan detainees in arguing a current federal attempt to shield documents about two fired scientists shou...
Aug 17, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Quebec premier issues vaccine mandate for health-care workers
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his government intends to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for health-care workers. Legault says 90 per cent of health-care workers in the pro...
Aug 17, 2021

Lifesaving new drug-checking equipment from VIU funded by the province
NANAIMO - An easier, safer, more advanced way of testing the toxicity of drugs will soon be more readily available. Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo's MLA and minister of mental health and addictions, annou...
Aug 17, 2021

Talent in, talent out: Young, No. 1 Alabama still favorites
The bad news for Alabama: The Heisman Trophy-winning receiver and his quarterback are gone, along with the star tailback and Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year. The good news: It's A...
Aug 17, 2021

Cooler conditions offer fractional relief to crews battling nearly 300 B.C. wildfires
Nearly 300 wildfires are burning across British Columbia but showers and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off the most aggressive blazes and curbed a cascade of evacuation orders and alerts. The...
Aug 17, 2021

Lions' Reilly, Roughriders' Woodward and Fajardo capture CFL's top performer honours
B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly was named the CFL's top performer of the week on Tuesday. Reilly completed 26-of-33 passes for 342 yards and scored a touchdown in leading B.C. past the Calgary S...
Aug 17, 2021

Mudslides add to fire woes
KAMLOOPS - It's hard to go anywhere in the province this morning (Tuesday), especially if you want to head west.The Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope was closed overnight because of wildfire danger ...
Aug 17, 2021