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Canada's Alphonso Davies returns from injury, back in Bayern Munich starting 11
MUNICH - Canadian Alphonso Davies returned from injury Wednesday, resuming his normal role of left back for defending champion Bayern Munich against Locomotiv Moscow in Champions League play. The 20-y...
Dec 9, 2020
Canada's Dwayne De Rosario included on list of Major League Soccer's '25 Greatest'
Canadian Dwayne De Rosario, former Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco and global star David Beckham have made Major League Soccer's list of "The 25 Greatest." The honour roll is part of the league'...
Dec 9, 2020
GPPSD superintendent proud of students, staff adjustments to online learning
Grande Prairie Public School Division superintendent Sandy McDonald says he is proud of how students and staff have adjusted to learning from home."I could not be more proud of our staff and our schoo...
Dec 9, 2020
Fairview RCMP nab suspect in armed robbery investigation
A Fairview resident has been charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at a retail store in the town over the weekend.On Saturday, December 5, Fairview RCMP were called to the reported...
Dec 9, 2020
COVID-19 detected in Yellowknife wastewater, some people asked to get tested
The government of the Northwest Territories says it has found COVID-19 in wastewater in Yellowknife. The N.W.T.'s chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kondola, says this means there is likely an unde...
Dec 9, 2020
Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later
NEW YORK - It's physically impossible to get to the forest scene atop the slender bamboo trees in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and not say out loud "Whoa." Twenty years later, the exhilarating gra...
Dec 9, 2020
AP source: Big Ten expected to let Ohio State play for title
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Big Ten athletic directors support removing the conference's six-game minimum requirement for teams to be eligible to play for the league championship, and a vote is expected Wedn...
Dec 9, 2020
Canada and Britain sign agreement for post-Brexit trade, legislation to follow
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain say they've signed a deal to keep trade flowing smoothly after the U.K. leaves the European Union at the end of the year. The two countries reached an agreement in principl...
Dec 9, 2020
Blue Jays extend affiliation invitations to four teams, including Vancouver Canadians
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have issued affiliation invitations to four minor-league clubs as part of Major League Baseball's player development overhaul. The club announced Wednesday that invitat...
Dec 9, 2020
Forge FC loses to CD Marathon in bid to qualify for CONCACAF Champions League
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Forge FC's long-distance Scotiabank CONCACAF League campaign ended Tuesday in an ill-tempered 1-0 loss to Honduras's CD Marathon that saw both captain Kyle Bekker and coach Bob...
Dec 9, 2020