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Pirates look to bounce back following game one loss to Huskies in NPHL playoffs
The Falher Pirates look to bounce back tonight in Grimshaw, when they face the Huskies in game two of their first round NPHL playoff series. The Huskies stole game one on the road Tuesday night follow...
Feb 6, 2020 Falher Pirates. Photo Credit: EverythingGP
JDA Kings drop fifth straight, Jr. Canucks remain in second place following win
County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings @ North Peace Navigators The County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings dropped their fifth straight game Wednesday, falling 4-2 to the North Peace Navigators. In the first ...
Feb 6, 2020 North Peace Navigators. Photo Credit: EverythingGP
AP source: Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell
MINNEAPOLIS - In a swap of high scorers, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired D'Angelo Russell on Thursday from the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, according to a person with knowledge of the...
Feb 6, 2020
South Peace Regional Archives looking for a larger space
The South Peace Regional Archives (SPRA) is looking for more land to house its large collection. The SPRA went before a city committee on Tuesday to discuss the desired land.The archives are currently...
Feb 6, 2020 Photo from the SPRA Twitter account
Flames captain Mark Giordano out week-to-week with hamstring injury
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says the team "dodged a big bullet" with defenceman Mark Giordano, who will be out week-to-week with right hamstring injury. The Flames captain ...
Feb 6, 2020
Olympic berth on the line for Canadian women as they face Costa Rica in California
CARSON, Calif. - Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller is throwing out the form chart as eighth-ranked Canada takes on No. 37 Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship...
Feb 6, 2020
AP source: Walmart shooting suspect faces hate crime charges
WASHINGTON - The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes, a pe...
Feb 6, 2020
Green tea party? State licenses Boston's 1st marijuana shop
Boston's first retail pot shop and Massachusetts' first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state. The state's Canna...
Feb 6, 2020
Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue
Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, though profit fell as expenses rose. The San Francisco-based te...
Feb 6, 2020
Privacy czar asks court to declare Facebook broke law governing personal info
OTTAWA - The federal privacy czar is asking a judge to declare that Facebook broke Canada's law governing how the private sector can use personal information. Privacy commissioner ...
Feb 6, 2020