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Stewart leads Seattle to 2nd WNBA title in 3 years
BRADENTON, Fla. - Breanna Stewart scored 26 points, and the Seattle Storm won their second WNBA championship in three seasons, sweeping the Las Vegas Aces with a 92-59 rout Tuesday night. It's the fou...
Oct 6, 2020
Edmonton Oilers select centre Dylan Holloway in first round of NHL draft
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers selected centre Dylan Holloway with the 14th overall pick in the NHL entry draft on Tuesday. The six-foot, 203-pound forward from Bragg Creek, Alta., had eight goals and...
Oct 6, 2020
Winnipeg Jets select centre Cole Perfetti with No. 10 NHL draft pick
The Winnipeg Jets have chosen Cole Perfetti with the 10th overall pick in the NHL draft. The 18 year old centre from Whitby, Ont., spent last season with the Ontario Hockey League's Saginaw Spir...
Oct 6, 2020
Provincial government announces new natural gas strategy
The province has unveiled a new strategy it thinks will boost the natural gas industry.The plan has goals of exporting hydrogen and hydrogen products across Canada and around the world by 2040.The gov...
Oct 6, 2020
Springer hits 2 HRs, Astros beat A's 5-2 for 2-0 ALDS lead
LOS ANGELES - George Springer hit two homers and the Houston Astros kept making more noise in the playoffs, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series....
Oct 6, 2020
County Regional Fire Service battling wildland fire in Kleskun Creek valley
Firefighters from the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service are battling a wildland fire in Kleskun Creek valley near Range Road 31 east of Teepee Creek.Firefighters were dispatched from Teep...
Oct 6, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Rangers select Lafreniere with No. 1 pick in pandemic-delayed NHL draft
The New York Rangers have selected Alexis Lafreniere with the first pick in the NHL's pandemic-delayed draft. The star winger from the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League registe...
Oct 6, 2020
Elections Canada seeks temporary new law for possible election during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is asking Parliament to quickly pass a temporary new law to give Elections Canada the tools it needs to conduct a federal election safely in the midst of the ...
Oct 6, 2020
D'Arnaud, Braves rally in 7th, beat Marlins 9-5 to open NLDS
HOUSTON - Ronald Acua Jr. made history with his leadoff homer, Travis d'Arnaud hit a tiebreaking shot in Atlanta's huge seventh inning and the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-5 Tuesday in Game 1 of th...
Oct 6, 2020
Toews says no decisions yet made on Linear Assessment Model
Alberta's finance minister says no decisions have been made in regards to any changes being made to the linear assessment model for oil and gas infrastructure in the province, which has many rural mun...
Oct 6, 2020