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Kyrou, Hughes, Huberdeau named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - St. Louis Blues centre Jordan Kyrou, New Jersey Devils centre Jack Hughes and Florida Panthers left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kyrou had thre...
Jan 3, 2022
Canada's Roy Rana named head coach of Egypt's men's basketball team
Roy Rana, who coached Canada to a gold medal at the 2017 FIBA under-19 World Cup in Cairo, has been named head coach of Egypt's men's basketball team. The Egyptian Basketball Federation announced Rana...
Jan 3, 2022
Extreme cold warning back in effect for Grande Prairie area
Environment Canada has issued another extreme cold warning for the Grande Prairie region.This includes the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area.The warning comes as most places in the r...
Jan 3, 2022
Provinces announce new measures as Omicron fuels rise in COVID cases, hospitalization
Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in ...
Jan 3, 2022
Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews misses practice for 'precautionary reasons'
Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews and assistant coach Dean Chynoweth were held out of Monday's practice for what the team called "precautionary reasons." The Leafs announced the absences...
Jan 3, 2022
Provincial curling playdowns begin Monday in Grande Prairie
Some of the top curlers in Alberta are in Grande Prairie for the Best of Alberta provincial men's and women's curling championships, began on Monday, January 3 at Bonnett's Energy Centre. There are tw...
Jan 3, 2022
Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez a winner in her opening match of 2022
ADELAIDE, Australia - Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez kicked off her 2022 season with a win on Monday, defeating Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-4 in first-round action at the Adelaide Int...
Jan 3, 2022
Ottawa Senators add three players. one coach to NHL's COVID-19 protocol
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have placed defenceman Thomas Chabot, forwards Zach Sanford and Chris Tierney and assistant coach Bob Jones in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. Ottawa now has nine players in ...
Jan 3, 2022
Federal documents hint at sweeping economic impact from central bank 'digital loonie'
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show Finance Department officials believe there could be sweeping implications for the economy if the Bank of Canada ever issued its own cryptocurrency. The Bank...
Jan 3, 2022
Coronavirus hampering German soccer clubs' Bundesliga return
BERLIN (AP) - German clubs' preparations for the Bundesliga's resumption after the winter break are being hampered by coronavirus infections. Defending champion Bayern Munich is among those worst affe...
Jan 3, 2022