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The first of two iconic military planes arrived in Penticton, B.C., Monday morning, soon to be followed by another aircraft later this week. The B-17 Flying Fortress touched down at Penticton Regional Airport and will be joined by a B-25 Mitchell on Thursday. “The B-17, it’s a Flying Fortress called …
Read More »‘Frustrated’ veteran Mitchell to back up Maier for Stampeders against Blue Bombers
This game will be different for Jake Maier right from the start, but he’s trying not to think about it that way. The Calgary Stampeders’ second-year backup quarterback will get the start Thursday in Winnipeg against the 9-1 Blue Bombers with healthy veteran Bo Levi Mitchell still on the depth …
Read More »Doug Mitchell, former CFL commissioner and Calgary lawyer, has died at 83
Douglas Mitchell, a former Canadian Football League player who went on to become commissioner of the league as well as a prominent Calgary lawyer and community leader, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. Mitchell played briefly in the CFL with the B.C. Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats and later went …
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