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Australian BJJ ace Craig Jones making a mark in submission wrestling
Australian Craig Jones has spent the global pandemic training with a few trusted friends in the New York area. And every few weeks, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace twists an opponent into a pretzel and fo...
Jul 9, 2020
County adds new COVID-19 case, City of Grande Prairie case recovers
There was a new case of COVID-19 identified in the County of Grande Prairie on Thursday, while the City of Grande Prairie returned to zero active cases as of the end of day July 8.The province reporte...
Jul 9, 2020
North Atlantic right whales nearing extinction, international nature body says
OTTAWA - North Atlantic right whales are now considered one step away from complete eradication. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is moving the whales from "endangered" to "crit...
Jul 9, 2020
Canadian university football players' careers cut short by age rule, pandemic
Dozens of Canadian football players dreaming of hoisting the Vanier Cup in their fifth and final year of university eligibility have had those hopes dashed. The cancellation of the...
Jul 9, 2020
Cornish heaps lavish praise upon Canadian NCAA star Chuba Hubbard
As last season's NCAA rushing leader, Chuba Hubbard was a deserving winner of the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in U.S. college football. But what really impressed Cornish ...
Jul 9, 2020
Blue Jays manager Montoyo says first-round pick Martin to join camp
Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said that first-round draft pick Austin Martin is expected to join the team's summer training camp at Rogers Centre. Montoyo said the 21-year-o...
Jul 9, 2020
Newly announced program designed to attract petrochemical manufacturing to Alberta
Alberta is already a leader of petrochemical manufacturing in Canada, but a new program could set the province up as a global player. The Provincial Government announced on Thursday the Alberta Petroc...
Jul 9, 2020
Confusion, frustration abound as feds weigh options for $900M student program
OTTAWA - Anxious students and non-profit groups say they're confused and frustrated as they wait to hear what will happen to the $900-million volunteering program previously administered by the W...
Jul 9, 2020
Changes being made to make it easier for parents to pass on Canadian citizenship
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is updating the interpretation of "parent" to make it easier for some parents to pass Canadian citizenship on to their children. Previously, children born abroad to Can...
Jul 9, 2020
With training camps on the horizon, NHL teams hope to keep COVID-19 at bay
The NHL's plan appears robust and detailed. Once players enter so-called "bubbles" in two hub cities later this month as part of the league's blueprint to resuscitate its pandemic-halte...
Jul 9, 2020