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J.T. Miller scores, Vancouver Canucks edge Boston Bruins 2-1 in shootout
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller scored the shootout winner Wednesday, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins. The Canucks winger patiently outwaited Bruins netminder Jeremy...
Dec 08, 2021
Canadians Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort lead Thunder to thrilling win over Raptors
TORONTO - Canadians Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort made the most of their trip home on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, from Hamilton, had 16 of his 26 points in a pivotal third quarter, whil...
Dec 08, 2021
Canadian flanker Karen Paquin named to World Rugby's 2021 Dream Team
Canadian Karen Paquin has been named to World Rugby's Women's 15s Dream Team of 2021. The 34-year-old flanker from Quebec City joins players from England, France, Italy, New Zealand and Wales on the a...
Dec 08, 2021
Father, son arrested in wildfire that threatened Lake Tahoe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A father and son were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of starting a massive California wildfire that destroyed many homes and forced tens of thousands of people to flee Lake ...
Dec 08, 2021
Manitoba elder Dave Courchene Jr., founder of Indigenous education centre, dies at 71
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba elder who founded an internationally recognized centre that shares Indigenous knowledge and teachings died Wednesday at age 71. The Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence in Indigenou...
Dec 08, 2021
Three NDP MPs sign petition criticizing B.C.'s NDP government over pipeline protests
OTTAWA - Three federal New Democrat MPs have signed a petition denouncing British Columbia's NDP government for its handling of an Indigenous protest at a pipeline work site and voicing distress at th...
Dec 08, 2021
Grande Prairie adds six new COVID-19 cases, five recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie recorded six new COVID-19 cases along with five new cases for December 7, bringing the active case total in the Swan City up to 53.In the County Of Grande Prairie, there wer...
Dec 08, 2021
Meadows sues as Jan. 6 panel proceeds with contempt case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as the chairman of the panel pledged to move ...
Dec 08, 2021
GPRC changing name to Northwestern Polytechnic
Grande Prairie Regional College has chosen its new name as it steps forward in its transition into a polytechnic institution.As of March 2022, the school will be known as Northwestern Polytechnic.In a...
Dec 08, 2021
Congress set to change military sexual assault prosecutions
WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of debate, Congress is on track to change how the U.S. military handles sexual assault cases, by taking some authority out of the hands of commanders and instead using in...
Dec 08, 2021