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Football Alberta names Grande Prairie’s Dave Bleile Official of the Year
Dave Bleile from Grande Prairie has been named Football Alberta's Official of the Year as he received the Harold Ferguson award on Thursday.According to Football Alberta, Bleile is one of the foot sol...
May 15, 2020

No quiet time during quarantine for Woodbine jockey Rafael Hernandez
TORONTO - Being in quarantine doesn't necessarily mean quiet time for jockey Rafael Hernandez. The 35-year-old native of Puerto Rico returned to Canada on Tuesday after riding in the U.S. during the w...
May 15, 2020

Arkansas venue postpones concert ordered shut due to virus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas theatre said Thursday it will postpone a country-rock concert that would have defied the state's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, days after hea...
May 15, 2020

Football Alberta cancels all summer provincial team programs
Football Alberta has announced the cancellation of the majority of its provincial team programs for the summer of 2020.The decision comes after Football Canada made the announcement Friday that all ev...
May 15, 2020

Canadiens centre Max Domi could finally get shot at playoffs in expanded format
Max Domi dreams of suiting up in the playoffs. If the NHL expands its post-season format to complete the 2019-20 season, the Canadiens centre might get that chance sooner than...
May 15, 2020

Pandemic to push back new climate targets, plastics ban, Wilkinson says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says plans to beef up Canada's national climate action plan and ban some single-use plastics will likely be delayed because of COVID-19. Wilkinson tell...
May 15, 2020

Grande Prairie housing market remains stable despite drop in sales last month
The housing market in Grande Prairie remained quite stable through April, despite the month long economic shutdown due to COVID-19.Lesley Craig, the President of the Grande Prairie Realtors Associatio...
May 15, 2020

Freeland won't say if U.S. wants border agreement extended beyond June 21
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are both "very comfortable" with their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel, but Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland won't say if the...
May 15, 2020

Immigration will be key in post-pandemic era: Liberal Minister Mendicino
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says bringing newcomers to Canada will be essential in the post-pandemic era. But he says the health and safety of Canadians must be&nbs...
May 15, 2020

F1: Belgian GP gets go ahead for Aug. 30, with no fans
BRUSSELS - The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday. After Belgium last month banned all mass events in th...
May 15, 2020