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Grande Prairie's active COVID cases stay flat at 57
The City of Grande Prairie's active COVID-19 case count remained flat at 57 as three new cases and three recoveries were recorded on Saturday, June 5.No new cases and three recoveries were recorded in...
Jun 06, 2021

Canada's Stephen Ames wins Champions Tour event, Mike Weir second
DES MOINES, Iowa - Stephen Ames edged fellow Canadian Mike Weir by one stroke to win the Champions Tour's Principal Charity Classic. Ames, from Calgary, shot a final round of 5-under 67 to move up eig...
Jun 06, 2021

Paul scores in OT, Canada beats Finland 3-2 in world hockey championship final
RIGA, Latvia - Nick Paul scored in overtime on an assist from Ottawa Senators teammate Connor Brown, and Canada completed its amazing turnaround at the world hockey championship with a 3-2 win over Fi...
Jun 06, 2021

Young scores 35, Hawks top Embiid, Sixers 128-124 in Game 1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Trae Young put an early smackdown on Philly and again rose to the occasion in the playoffs for a Hawks team that wasted no time grabbing control of the Eastern Conference semifinal...
Jun 06, 2021

Weekend brings lower COVID-19 counts across much of Canada
OTTAWA - A summery weekend across much of Canada is bringing even better news as many parts of the country are reporting their smallest number of new COVID-19 infections in months. Ontario and Quebec ...
Jun 06, 2021

San Diego Legion defeat Toronto Arrows 40-30 in Major League Rugby play
MARIETTA, Ga. - Josh Furno scored two tries and Joe Pietersen kicked 16 points to lead the San Diego Legion to a 40-30 victory over the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play Sunday. The teams comb...
Jun 06, 2021

Federal government clears way for North Division winner to cross border
OTTAWA - The federal government will issue a travel exemption to allow the winner of the NHL's all-Canadian North Division and an American counterpart to cross the border during the third and final ro...
Jun 06, 2021

Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet criticize him on COVID actions
EDMONTON - Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet are openly criticizing him for actions surrounding COVID-19. Rajan Sawhney and Leela Aheer are taking Kenney to task for refusing to ap...
Jun 06, 2021

Trudeau's comments 'unfair' about Church and residential schools: Toronto archbishop
TORONTO - The Roman Catholic archbishop of Toronto took aim at Justin Trudeau this morning following comments from the Prime Minister about the Catholic Church's role in Canadian residential schools. ...
Jun 06, 2021

Meghan and Harry welcome second child, Lilibet 'Lili' Diana
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - The second baby for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is officially here: Meghan gave birth to a healthy girl on Friday. A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan said Sunda...
Jun 06, 2021