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AP sources: NWHL adding 7th team by expanding to Montreal
The National Women's Hockey League is adding a seventh team by expanding into Montreal next season, two people with direct knowledge of the league's board of governors' approved plan told The Associat...
Mar 23, 2021
China slams Canada's treatment of First Nations in response to sanctions
OTTAWA - China lashed out Tuesday against Canada and other western countries saying they have no right to criticize the regime's human-rights record, considering their own. The criticism was part of t...
Mar 23, 2021
In French woods, rivals take aim at senator's WWI research
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The World War I exploits of Sgt. Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano a degree, a book deal - and academic backlash....
Mar 23, 2021
Falher's Devin Aubin records first WHL goal
Devin Aubin of Falher, Alberta picked up his first goal in the Western Hockey League on Monday, as his Swift Current Broncos earned their first win of the season with a 5-2 victory over the Prince Alb...
Mar 23, 2021
GPIA Academy program to help newcomers, immigrants prepare for life in Canada
The Grande Prairie Intercultural Association (GPIA) is planning to launch a new program to help educate immigrants and newcomers on a range of topics to help them thrive in Grande Prairie and in Canad...
Mar 23, 2021
Health Canada says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, effective but will add warning on clots
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in the process of adding a warning about a rare possible side-effect of blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but is still certain the vaccine is safe and effective...
Mar 23, 2021
B.C. pilot study to allow electric kick scooters to operate legally in six cities
VANCOUVER - A newly approved pilot project will allow electric kick scooters to legally cruise the streets and bike paths of six British Columbia municipalities. The Ministry of Transportation says in...
Mar 23, 2021
Province to pilot app aimed at curbing opioid overdoses in private homes
The provincial government is hoping a new app can help curb the number of opioid overdose fatalities that occur in private homes in Alberta with the launch of a new app.The Digital Overdose Response S...
Mar 23, 2021
Grande Prairie sees record 33 opioid overdose deaths in 2020
New figures from the Alberta government show four people in Grande Prairie died of an opioid overdose in December 2020, adding to the highest-ever recorded yearly total of opioid-related deaths in the...
Mar 23, 2021
One year on, poll suggests Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests Canadians remain deeply wary about the prospect of allowing visitors from the United States. The online Lger poll was conducted last week for the Association for Canad...
Mar 23, 2021