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Bull rider heralded as 'up-and-coming star' dies during weekend rodeo near Calgary
CALGARY - A bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta. Reg Fountain, emergency management director for the Stoney Nakoda...
Jul 04, 2023

Jays pitcher Manoah set to return from minors, manager eyes Friday start at Detroit
CHICAGO - Toronto pitcher Alek Manoah is set to return from a conditioning stint and start for the Blue Jays on Friday. Jays manager John Schneider told reporters before Toronto's series-opening game ...
Jul 04, 2023

Oilers sign Condors' netminder Rodrigue to one-year deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers padded their goaltending ranks by signing 22-year-old Olivier Rodrigue on Tuesday to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with an average annual value of US$775,000. The six...
Jul 04, 2023

Omineca wildfire complex update
PRINCE GEORGE - The Big Creek Wildfire north of Fort St. James had officials issue an evacuation order with the Takla First Nation area early Friday evening. The warmer temperature expected over the n...
Jul 04, 2023

N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change says 15 ...
Jul 04, 2023

Prince George Golf and Curling Club hosting B.C. Junior Championships
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Golf and Curling Club is busy this week, hosting the B.C. Junior Championships.The championship welcomes 131 of the best male and female junior golfers from across the...
Jul 04, 2023

Air raid sirens sound in southern Israel, raising risk of new front of fighting
JENIN, West Bank (AP) - The Israeli military is reporting air-raid sirens in southern Israel, indicating rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. A rocket strike would risk opening up a new front of fighting ...
Jul 04, 2023

Mountain biker dies after crash at B.C.'s Big White resort
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police in Kelowna, B.C., say a mountain biker has died after a crash at Big White Ski Resort, which was hosting the B.C. Cup downhill racing event on the weekend. An RCMP spokesman con...
Jul 04, 2023

Marie-Philip Poulin ready for new women's pro hockey league
A woman destined to be a star player in the new North American women's professional hockey league can't wait to get started. Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie Philip-Poulin was among the Prof...
Jul 04, 2023

'The next Cale Makar': Hutson impresses Reinbacher at Canadiens development camp
BROSSARD, Que. - Canadiens fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher had some high praise for talented defence partner Lane Hutson at Montreal's development camp on Tuesday. "You get the puck, skate i...
Jul 04, 2023