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CF Montreal book ticket to Champions League quarter-finals with dominant 3-0 win
MONTREAL - CF Montreal delivered a massive statement with an impressive 3-0 win in the second leg round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League at the Olympic Stadium against Mexican club Santos Laguna...
Feb 23, 2022

Sturgeon Lake celebrates first midwife-assisted birth in over 50 years
It took over 50 years but Sturgeon Lake First Nation is celebrating another midwife-assisted birth.Ashley Rabbitskin officially welcomed her son Kaleo on February 23 at 7:01 a.m. after going into the ...
Feb 23, 2022

Alberta government promises historic health spending blitz in provincial budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial budget will include an unprecedented blitz of health-care spending powered by a roaring, re-energized economy. Kenney announced $1.8-billion...
Feb 23, 2022

Mushers endure extreme cold while competing in Canadian Challenge
Two out of 10 teams, including La Ronge's Ragnar Robinson, have dropped out of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race 200-mile main event. The first to scratch from the race was Quebec's Guillaume Lizot...
Feb 23, 2022

Bowl for Kids Sake raises $12,000 for Humboldt and area
Big Brothers Big Sisters Humboldt (BBBS) just completed their Bowling for Kid's Sake fundraiser, which raised money and awareness for the organization.Despite restrictions and mandates, the community ...
Feb 23, 2022

Saskatchewan’s newborn screening program being expanded
The Government of Saskatchewan is making some changes to the newborn screening program.Four medical conditions are being added to the screening programs arsenal administered to newborn babies by the S...
Feb 23, 2022

NBC's scores are in: Record low Olympics ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - The final scores are in, and NBC is no doubt happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror. The games reached an average combined audience of 11.4 million people in ...
Feb 23, 2022

Sartini, Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue building in 2022 MLS season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are hoping their momentum has staying power as they head into another Major League Soccer season. The 'Caps surged through the last three months of the season, fini...
Feb 23, 2022

Trudeau revokes Emergencies Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lifted the Emergencies Act on Wednesday, just two days after its use was supported in a vote in the House of Commons and nine days after it was invoked."We were very clea...
Feb 23, 2022

Canada signs agreement with AstraZeneca on preventative COVID-19 treatment
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that's still under review by Health Canada. A r...
Feb 23, 2022