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Vancouver Canucks acquire goalie Louis Domingue in deal with New Jersey Devils
VANCOUVER - An injury to goaltender Jacob Markstrom triggered the Vancouver Canucks' only deal at the NHL trade deadline. General manager Jim Benning acquired veteran goaltender Louis Domingue from th...
Feb 26, 2020
NHL Notebook: Joel Quenneville hoping to take Panthers down familiar path
Joel Quenneville sees a lot of similarities between his new team and the old one. When he took over behind the Blackhawks' bench four games into the 2008-09 season, Chicago had a roster loaded wi...
Feb 26, 2020
Receiver T.J. Jones's free-agent deal with Argos on hold due to CBA wording
TORONTO - Rob Fry and receiver T.J. Jones remain in a holding pattern. Jones agreed to a free-agent contract with the Toronto Argonauts on Feb. 14 reportedly worth $200,000 annually. However, the deal...
Feb 26, 2020
Colorado set to become 22nd state with no death penalty
DENVER - Colorado is close to becoming the 22nd U.S. state to abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers in the Democrat-majority House on Wednesday approved the repeal bill and sent it to Democratic Gov. J...
Feb 26, 2020
New lawsuit: Mississippi prison has 'abhorrent conditions'
JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is a violent, rat-infested place where inmates live in "abhorrent conditions" and their medical needs are routinely ignored, attorneys s...
Feb 26, 2020
County to subsidize wastewater rates in Clairmont
The County of Grande Prairie will be subsidizing the wastewater rates in the Hamlet of Clairmont, to the tune of $200,000.New infrastructure installed in Clairmont has caused an increase to rates, and...
Feb 26, 2020
Injury-depleted Wolfpack add two players on loan from Wigan Warriors
TORONTO - The injury-depleted Toronto Wolfpack have added forwards Ben Kilner and Jack Wells on a one-month loan from Wigan Warriors. The two could be eligible to play in Toronto's Super League game S...
Feb 26, 2020
Peace Region First Nation first to get a grant from provincial pro-energy business fund
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is warning the province's $1-billion fund established last year to support Indigenous participation in major projects won't have any projects to back if the forc...
Feb 26, 2020 Photo by The Canadian Press
County recruiting paid responders for La Glace
The County of Grande Prairie is opening up applications for paid responders to serve at the County's La Glace firehall. Professional firefighting training is free, and the County is looking for traine...
Feb 26, 2020 Courtesy of the County of Grande Prairie
Judge to rule on giving the province more time on a decision for the Rigel oilsands project
An Alberta judge is to rule this afternoon on whether to grant a stay of an order that requires the Alberta government to make an immediate decision on a proposed oilsands project near Fort McMurray.L...
Feb 26, 2020