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Edmonton Elks return from COVID-19 hiatus to face Stampeders in Labour Day Classic
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders will have history on their side Monday when they host the Edmonton Elks. Calgary (1-3) has won the last eight Labour Day showdowns against Edmonton (1-2). But that's o...
Sep 05, 2021

Fernandez, 18, beats Kerber at US Open to follow Osaka upset
NEW YORK (AP) - Raising her right fist overhead to celebrate shot after shot, 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez demonstrated that her upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open was certainly ...
Sep 05, 2021

South Lake Tahoe residents can return as fire threat eases
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - Tens of thousands of people forced to flee South Lake Tahoe because of a California wildfire could begin return to their homes. State fire officials say evacuation orde...
Sep 05, 2021

'Relentless' Rugabisha returns to Carlton for a practice before returning to FC Tigers Vancouver
Ever since his father introduced the beautiful game to him and his brothers, all Eric Rugabisha has ever wanted is to be is a professional soccer player. Even when he was raised in a Burundi refugee c...
Sep 05, 2021

Child who went missing in Quebec now reunited with mother, police arrest dad
MONTREAL - A nearly week-long saga involving a missing three-year-old boy in northern Quebec came to a peaceful conclusion on Sunday as police reunited the child with his mother and arrested his fathe...
Sep 05, 2021

389 new COVID-19 cases in the province; now over 3,000 active cases
There are 389 new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Sunday, making it the third day in a row where there has been most than 350 cases. Out of the new cases, 58 are from the North Central, 53 ...
Sep 05, 2021

Federal leaders campaign while Kovrig, Spavor mark 1,000 days imprisoned in China
OTTAWA - Canada's federal leaders spent part of their time on the campaign trail Sunday expressing support for two men who have now been detained in China for 1,000 days. During a campaign stop in the...
Sep 05, 2021

Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts set to renew their Labour Day rivalry Monday
He's in only his third CFL season but Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans understands fully the mystique that is Labour Day in the CFL. Evans will make his second Labour Day start Monday when H...
Sep 05, 2021

Rookie quarterback Jake Maier to make third straight start when Stampeders face Elks
CALGARY - Rookie Jake Maier will make a third straight start at quarterback Monday when the Calgary Stampeders host the Edmonton Elks. Maier was listed atop Calgary's depth chat at quarterback, ahead ...
Sep 05, 2021

Twenty years later, Canadians reflect on their efforts after the 9/11 attacks
Calgary firefighter Mark Turik recalls standing at Ground Zero in January 2002, watching a group of police officers as they surrounded a body pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Centre. He was t...
Sep 05, 2021