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Garbage-hauling ship arrives in Canada after journey from Philippines
VANCOUVER - An infamous load of Canadian trash that had been rotting in the Philippines for more than five years has come full circle, arriving by ship at a port south of Vancouver on Saturday mo...
Jul 01, 2019
Canadian Marie-Soleil Beaudoin to referee World Cup semifinal in Lyon
TORONTO - Canadian Marie-Soleil Beaudoin has been appointed to referee Wednesday's Women's World Cup semifinal between the Netherlands and Sweden in Lyon, France. The 36-year-old from Halifax, by...
Jul 01, 2019
Smith, Team Canada, win FIVB Challenger Cup
Canada's National Women's Volleyball team has earned a spot in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League, after winning the final of the Women's Challenger Cup in Peru. Beaverlodge's Dani Smith and the rest ...
Jul 01, 2019 photo courtesy Volleyball Canada
Felix Auger-Aliassime beats Vasek Pospisil in all-Canadian Wimbledon match
WIMBLEDON, England - Felix Auger-Aliassime overcame a slow start to beat fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 in a first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday. It was the first career G...
Jul 01, 2019
Montreal Canadiens deal winger Andrew Shaw back to Chicago Blackhawks
MONTREAL - Andrew Shaw is heading back to the Windy City. The Chicago Blackhawks reacquired the winger from the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday in exchange for second- and seventh-round picks in the 2020...
Jul 01, 2019
Maple Leafs trade Zaitsev, Brown to Senators for Ceci in six-player deal
TORONTO - The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs have swapped underperforming defencemen. The provincial rivals completed a deal that had been rumoured for nearly 48 hours on Monda...
Jul 01, 2019
Youth Ball Hockey Provincials end with Gold for two Grande Prairie teams.
Two Grande Prairie teams claimed gold as the youth ball hockey provincials wrapped up in the city on Sunday. The U13 Blue Devils put together a 3-1 record in the round robin, beating an Edmonton team ...
Jul 01, 2019 photo courtesy CNG Sports
Sutherland's ready to race in Ponoka final
The final is set for the WPCA stop in Ponoka. Mark and Kirk Sutherland will join Logan Gorst and Vern Nolin in Monday's $50,000 dash for cash, after the four finished with the best times in Sunday's s...
Jul 01, 2019 photo courtesy Curtis Galbraith
Volunteers Needed For Fast Pitch Nationals
Plans are starting to ramp up for the 2019 Men's and Master Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championship. The event is slated to go August 28 to September 1st at South Bear Creek Park here in Grande Prairie...
Jul 01, 2019 Photo courtesy Facebook
'It would be terrible if nothing changed,' says Danforth victim's father
TORONTO - When Ken Price read the final police report on the man who shot his daughter during a rampage through Toronto's Greektown, it galvanized his resolve to tackle o...
Jul 01, 2019