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Vancouver Whitecaps want to get back to winning ways in MLS game against Colorado
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps must punch above their weight Sunday in Denver against the Colorado Rapids in a bid to climb into the Major League Soccer playoff picture. Vancouver (7-8-8) ended a...
Sep 18, 2021

N.S. premier tells people who protested at public health doctor's home to 'grow up'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has asked people who protested proof-of-vaccination policies outside the home of the province's chief medical officer of health to consider act...
Sep 18, 2021

Citing a fixture crunch, Canada opts to skip World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
Citing a fixture crunch, Canada will skip next month's World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge. The six-team competition, back after a pandemic-prompted hiatus, runs Oct. 22-30 in Montevideo, Uruguay, ...
Sep 18, 2021

Riders fans react to vaccine requirement; small group shows up to protest
For the first time, Saskatchewan Roughriders fans needed to prove they were vaccinated to get into Mosaic Stadium on Friday night.Many fans didn't seem to mind the new system at all.980 CJME went to t...
Sep 18, 2021

North Stars searching for part-time office assistant
The Battlefords North Stars are looking for an office assistant ahead of the start of the 2021-22 season. Head coach and general manager, Brayden Klimosko said the position is more of a part-time gig ...
Sep 18, 2021

Coral reefs have lost half their ability to support human communities, study finds
A Canadian-led team of scientists has concluded that tropical coral reefs that feed millions around the world have lost about half their ability to support human communities since 1950. "I don't think...
Sep 18, 2021

National Big Brothers Big Sisters Day brings awareness to the importance of mentorship
Today is a very exciting day for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince Albert as it is a celebratory day for the organization with Big Brothers Big Sisters Day across Canada."It is a day to raise awarene...
Sep 18, 2021

Majority of Quebecers support mandatory health-care worker vaccination: Leger poll
MONTREAL - More than three-quarters of Quebecers support mandatory vaccination for health-care workers, according to a new Leger poll, which also found strong support for vaccine passports across the ...
Sep 18, 2021

Riding to watch ahead of the federal election: Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine
The Gaspsie region in eastern Quebec is best known to outsiders for its charming villages, outdoor recreation opportunities and panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River, but it could also become cont...
Sep 18, 2021

Voting in Nunavut challenging with nine communities without advance polls
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nearly 5.8 million Canadians voted in advance polls, says Elections Canada, but residents of nine communities in Nunavut will have to wait until Monday to cast their ballots. And fo...
Sep 18, 2021