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Canadian navy needs to recruit 1,000 sailors to crew new warships: Commander
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Craig Baines is sounding the alarm over a shortage of sailors to crew Canada's warships. In an exclusive interview with The Canadian Press, Baines s...
Dec 30, 2021
Dan Gorman announces retirement as Evergreen Park General Manager
The search has begun for a new General Manager at Evergreen Park after Dan Gorman announced late last week that he is retiring from the position at the end of 2022. Gorman has spent 10 years at Evergr...
Dec 30, 2021
QMJHL extends break to Jan. 14 due to rise in COVID-19 cases in Eastern Canada
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has extended its holiday break until Jan. 14 as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Eastern Canada. The QMJHL said in a statement Thursday that it's pus...
Dec 30, 2021
Man City rises above December chaos, on course for EPL title
Chaos has reigned in the Premier League in December, with COVID-19 outbreaks decimating squads, forcing the postponement of 16 games and fueling talk of a pause in play that never materialized. Manche...
Dec 30, 2021
Canada's women's soccer named The Canadian Press team of the year after Olympic gold
Nine years ago Canada's national women's team earned bronze at the London Olympics after a controversial semifinal shootout loss to the United States. Canada's women were named the team of the year by...
Dec 30, 2021
In New Year's message, governor general says Canadians can be hopeful amid pandemic
OTTAWA - The governor general says Canadians can be hopeful as they ring in the new year, despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. In her first New Year's message since becoming vice-regal...
Dec 30, 2021
Men's super-G in Bormio called off because of warm weather
BORMIO, Italy (AP) - A men's World Cup super-G scheduled for the Stelvio course on Thursday was called off because of warm weather. With the temperature forecast to reach 7 degrees Celsius (45 degrees...
Dec 30, 2021
GPPSD high school completion rate seeing consistent increase over past decade
The high school graduation rate for students in the Grande Prairie Public School Division has been seeing a continual upward trend over the past decade. The 2021 GPPSD highlight report showed the divi...
Dec 30, 2021
Hong Kong editors charged with sedition, US criticizes raid
HONG KONG (AP) - Two former editors from a Hong Kong online pro-democracy news outlet were charged with sedition and denied bail Thursday, a day after one of the last openly critical voices in the cit...
Dec 30, 2021
Blackhawks scout Brigette Lacquette breaks hockey barrier for Indigenous women
EDMONTON - An NHL scouting job came to Brigette Lacquette at a time when she needed it. She's the first Indigenous woman to scout for an NHL team. Her employer is the Chicago Blackhawks. Lacquette bec...
Dec 30, 2021