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BYU Football Hopes Rise

BYU's football team is predicted to do well this season, with 12-2 wins predicted for the year. The team finished second in the Big 12 last season behind Texas Tech, but is expected to be a strong contender again this year. Key players…

Kansas Football Camp Chaos

Lance Leipold, the coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, is trying to lead his team back to success after two consecutive losing seasons. Leipold, who previously led a winless team to nine wins in just three years, says that standards have changed…

Pulp Mill Shutdown

Domtar, the company that owns Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill, announced on Aug. 20 during a town hall meeting at the site in Port Mellon that it would be indefinitely idling operations at the mill, affecting approximately 400 employees…

Houston Football Outlook

Conner Weigman, quarterback for the No. 23 Houston Cougars, is returning to lead the team this season, having thrown for a career-high 2,705 yards and 25 touchdowns in his first year at Houston in 2025. The Cougars are expected to be one…

Sexual Harassment at Indigenous Reserve

Kurt Burnstick, the former chief of Alexander First Nation, located about 55 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, has been found guilty of sexually harassing an employee over a period of 9 years by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. This…

Arizona Football Season Update

The Arizona Wildcats football team is looking strong heading into its third season under coach Brent Brennan. The team has high expectations after finishing 9-4 last season and returning quarterback Noah Fifita, who threw for a…

Utah Football Coach Hire

Morgan Scalley, the new coach of No. 21 Utah, is looking to build on the team's past successes after Kyle Whittingham left for Michigan and took several key assistants and players with him. The Utes won 11 games in 2024 but will face a new…

Colorado Football Turnaround

Deion Sanders, the coach of the University of Colorado's football team, the Buffaloes, has made some significant changes to try to turn around their 3-9 season. He has hired new coordinators for both offense and defense, with Brennan…

CPKC Womens Golf Tournament

Miyu Yamashita, a 28-year-old golfer from Japan, is in the lead after the first round of the CPKC Women's Open in Edmonton, Alberta, with a score of 7 under par. Canadian teenagers Anna Huang, 17, and Michelle Xing, 18, are tied for third…

Peru Earthquake Damage

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, causing damage to homes, health centers, and schools. At least two people were injured, with one of the injuries occurring while they were evacuating their home…

Canadian Photography Awards

Two Canadian researchers, Liam Brennan from University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Allen (Haolun) Tian, have been awarded for their photographs in an international image competition. The 2026 joint BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology…

Kansas State Football Coach

Kansas State University has hired Collin Klein, a former Wildcats quarterback who was also a Heisman Trophy finalist, as its new head coach. Klein replaces Chris Klieman, who retired after seven seasons with the team, including six bowl…

Home Invasion Sentencing Decision

Jason Munroe, a man from the GTA, had his 729-day conditional sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal in relation to an armed home invasion. On June 17, 2022, around 3:50 a.m., Munroe's home on Underwood Drive in Whitby was invaded by armed…

Conservative Leadership Dispute

Chris Alexander, a former diplomat and minister of citizenship and immigration under Stephen Harper, announced his candidacy for Mayor of Toronto on July 29. Despite being late to the race, Alexander has yet to drop out as the August 21…

Arctic Shipping Developments

Wab Kinew, the Premier of Manitoba, announced that year-round shipping is now possible on Hudson Bay without the need for expensive icebreakers. This development is a crucial aspect of plans to expand the Port of Churchill, which is owned…

Iowa State Football Coach Change

Jimmy Rogers is entering his first season as head coach at Iowa State, which has undergone significant changes after Matt Campbell's departure for Penn State. The program has a new roster with 47 transfers, including quarterback Jaylen…

Nova Scotia Shark Sightings Increase

Nova Scotia's recent shark sightings have prompted concerns among beach-goers, with some calling for improved monitoring measures despite officials stressing existing safety precautions. In the past few years, several beaches in Nova…

Venezuela Economic Crisis

**Venezuela is currently experiencing an electricity crisis, leaving many people without power. The country's electricity problems began months ago, but the situation has worsened recently. There is no evidence to suggest that the US took…

University of Louisville Football Str…

Cincinnati's football team, led by coach Scott Satterfield, has improved significantly since joining the Big 12 in 2023, but faces challenges ahead. The Bearcats reached a bowl game last season for the first time since 2022, but ended with…

Golf Tournament in Canada

Braxton Kuntz, a golfer from Winnipeg, is tied for second place at the PGA Tour Americas Manitoba Open, which is being held at the Elmhurst Golf and Country Club. He shot a 5-under-par 65 in the opening round and trails the leader, Drew…

Plane Makes Emergency Landing

A plane made an emergency landing on Foothills Boulevard in Prince George, B.C., on Thursday at approximately 2:30 p.m. PT, causing the death of one person who was an occupant of one of the two motor vehicles involved. The Transportation…

Texas Tech Football Hopes

Texas Tech, ranked 12th nationally, is looking to repeat its success from last year after winning its first Big 12 championship and making the College Football Playoff. Despite losing six defensive players in the NFL draft, including a…

Montreal Police Controversy

A 29-year-old man named Abisay Cruz died after being restrained by Montreal police in March 2025. The coroner's report, dated August 12, found that the police used a banned hog-tie restraint technique that likely contributed to his death…

Maggie Thatcher's Foreign Advisor

Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has died at the age of 92. She passed away at her home in South Kent, Connecticut. As a foreign policy specialist and socialite, Nancy was known for her elegance…