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Rapinoe, Messi win FIFA player of the year awards
MILAN - Lionel Messi won his sixth FIFA player of the year award, while Megan Rapinoe won her first at a lavish ceremony at Milan's iconic Teatro all Scala on Monday. Rapinoe was rewarded at the FIFA ...
Sep 23, 2019
City Council members off to AUMA convention and other council highlights
This week is the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Convention in Edmonton, where members of council will be representing Grande Prairie. The convention will see over 1,100 municipal leaders and...
Sep 23, 2019 Photo credit: Curtis Galbraith
Kinkaid earns shutout as Habs blank Senators; Montreal undefeated in pre-season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators called their 4-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night a good lesson. The Senators were outplayed from start to finish in nearly every area of the game, but if ...
Sep 23, 2019
B.C. Lions still pressing for post-season after 40-7 rout of Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - The odds of post-season football might not be very good for the B.C. Lions, but that doesn't mean they won't be pushing as hard as they can. Point in case is Mike Reilly, who threw for 353 ya...
Sep 23, 2019
B.C. supports Scheer's call for federal money laundering inquiry: Eby
VICTORIA - A national public inquiry into money laundering would be beneficial, no matter which party wins the federal election, says British Columbia's attorney general. David Eby said Monday mo...
Sep 23, 2019
KU receives notice of allegations from NCAA in men's hoops
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations within its storied men's basketball program, including a responsi...
Sep 23, 2019
Emmys apologizes for wrong photo during memoriam segment
LOS ANGELES - The TV Academy is apologizing for using a photo of a living composer instead of the image of the late Andre Previn during an Emmy's memoriam segment. The segment on Sunday used a photo o...
Sep 23, 2019
Vernon Adams Jr. leads late drive as Alouettes stun Blue Bombers 38-37
MONTREAL - What started as an embarrassing beatdown by one of the CFL's best teams turned into a record-setting performance. The Montreal Alouettes orchestrated the largest come-from-behind victory in...
Sep 23, 2019
Podium finishes for locals at cross-country running event
Organizers say 220 cross-country runners from around Alberta came to Muskoseepi Park in Grande Prairie Saturday for the 18th running of the Steve Burgess Memorial cross-country running race. Edmonton-...
Sep 23, 2019 Photo from www.wolvesac.com
Late goal by Fredy Montero gives Whitecaps a 1-1 draw with Columbus
VANCOUVER - Lightning struck twice for Fredy Montero. Montero scored on a header in the 94th minute to give the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew Saturday in Major League Soccer. I...
Sep 23, 2019