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Invasive wild pigs in national park for first time at Alberta's Elk Island
EDMONTON - One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park. Wild pigs, which tear up landscapes and ea...
Oct 11, 2021

Marguerite Riel Centre to host Truth and Reconciliation learning day Tuesday
The Marguerite Riel Centre will offer a Truth and Reconciliation learning day on Indigenous culture available to all Melfort residents on Tuesday.The day will be filled with interactive cultural activ...
Oct 11, 2021

Canada urged to join allies in tougher China stance after Kovrig, Spavor release
OTTAWA - The aftermath of Canada's long fight with China over the imprisonment of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has spawned a new challenge: whether to join allies such as the United States and Au...
Oct 11, 2021

3 US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Canadian is among the three U.S-based economists awarded the 2021 Nobel prize for economics for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called "natural experi...
Oct 11, 2021

GarcĂa, Grandal shine as White Sox beat Astros 12-6 in ALDS
CHICAGO (AP) - Two big swings by pint-sized Leury Garca. A rule-testing run by Yasmani Grandal. Solid relief work from Liam Hendriks and company. Right when the Chicago White Sox got in big trouble, t...
Oct 10, 2021

Swiatek, Murray advance to 3rd round at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif (AP) - Iga Swiatek routed 25th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Andy Murray had to work a lot harder to get there. S...
Oct 10, 2021

Double trouble: Red Sox bounce TB in 13 after odd wall call
BOSTON (AP) - Saved by a bizarre bounce and an obscure ruling, the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 6-4 Sunday night on a walk-off, two-run homer by Christian Vzquez in the 13th inning to move one victor...
Oct 10, 2021

Canada plays the Reggae Boyz to a scoreless draw in World Cup qualifier
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Canada collected another valuable away point Sunday in a scoreless draw with Jamaica in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The Canadians (1-0-4) remain unbeaten in t...
Oct 10, 2021

Charge dropped in Ontario man's terrorism hoax case: Lawyer
OTTAWA - The lawyer for an Ontario man charged with falsely claiming to have committed terrorist acts says his client is relieved after the charge was withdrawn.Shehroze Chaudhry was arrested and char...
Oct 10, 2021

P.A. Northern Bears lose on the road twice to begin season
The Prince Albert Northern Bears started off their Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League regular season this weekend but it did not go as hoped, losing twice to the Regina Rebels on the road.On op...
Oct 10, 2021