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Nurse not worried after Bulls beat Raptors 105-91 after Toronto's lengthy travel
TORONTO - Nick Nurse doesn't think that all the miles his Raptors have travelled during training camp will stop his players from adequately preparing for their NBA title defence. A whirlwind...
Oct 15, 2019
AP source: Rams get CB Jalen Ramsey from Jaguars for picks
LOS ANGELES - A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Los Angeles Rams have acquired star cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for two first-ro...
Oct 15, 2019
Cole pitches Astros past Yankees 4-1 for 2-1 lead in ALCS
NEW YORK - A gritty Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory Tuesday to take a 2-1 ...
Oct 15, 2019
Winnipeg teen with terminal cancer encourages people to get out to vote
WINNIPEG - Maddison Yetman had been looking forward to voting in her first federal election since junior high school, but she never expected it to be her last. The 18-year-old from Winnipeg recently r...
Oct 15, 2019
NTL Pipelines donates $10,000 to Sexsmith Christmas Hamper Campaign
The Sexsmith and Area Christmas Hamper campaign started this month and has already received a big donation.NTL Pipelines donated $10,000 towards the campaign on Friday.Naomi Robinson, the Family and C...
Oct 15, 2019 Naomi Robinson, FCSS Coordinator for the Town of Sexsmith (photo from the Town of Sexsmith Facebook page)
An indoor skate park may be in Grande Prairie's future
At Tuesday's Community Living Committee, Councillor Jackie Clayton put forth the motion to have staff explore models, potential locations, and potential partners, to establish and house an indoor skat...
Oct 15, 2019 close up with a skateboard
Defending champion Raptors experimenting after departures
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse expects he'll be experimenting with lineups a lot in the early part of the season. That's the challenge when you lose two starters from any team, let alone an NBA...
Oct 15, 2019
Cup champion Blues visit Trump at White House as full team
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump honoured the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, using the occasion to touch on the situation in Turkey and an agriculture deal with China. Every retur...
Oct 15, 2019
Suspicious death ruled homicide, victim identified
A 28-year-old man from Grande Prairie has been identified as the victim in what police now describe as a homicide.Mounties say Cody Michaloski was found dead in an apartment along Poplar Drive early S...
Oct 15, 2019 Cody Michaloski. Photo supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP
Trudeau says threat to his safety comes at time of online polarization and hate
TORONTO - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau called out his political opponents for widening divisions and ramping up the rhetoric Sunday after he was forced by a security threat to wear a bullet...
Oct 15, 2019