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Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto listed as week to week with ankle injury
Edmonton Oilers winger Kailer Yamamoto has been sidelined with an ankle injury. The team says Yamamoto is week to week. Yamamoto was hurt Sunday night in a win over the Los Angeles Kings. A first-roun...
Feb 25, 2020
Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government
OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...
Feb 25, 2020
Veteran midfielder Diana Matheson returns to national team after one-year absence
TORONTO - Veteran Diana Matheson returns to the national team after a one-year injury absence for the Tournoi de France, an elite women's soccer tournament. Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller announced his s...
Feb 25, 2020
New water tender stationed at the Sexsmith Fire Department
A new fire fighting unit has been delivered to the Sexsmith Fire Hall. Though it will be stationed in Sexsmith, it will be able to serve the County of Grande Prairie in emergencies. "As demand grows a...
Feb 25, 2020 Photo courtesy of the County of Grande Prairie
HFX Wanderers FC complete 2020 CPL roster by signing two Brazilians
HALIFAX - HFX Wanderers FC have signed a pair of Brazilians in attacking midfielder Joao Morelli and defender Eriks Santos. "Morelli can make that final pass and has shown he can score goals from open...
Feb 25, 2020
Playoff fever hits Grande Prairie Tuesday
It''s a busy night of hockey this evening in Grande Prairie, with three local teams hosting playoff games, while the Grande Prairie Storm jockey for playoff positioning.Athletics look to advance to fi...
Feb 25, 2020 A win for the Kings tonight would move them on to the NWJHL semi-finals (Photo: EverythingGP staff)
39 states investigating Juul's marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. - Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about ni...
Feb 25, 2020
Honolulu marathon CEO says he was abused by Michigan doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The president and CEO of one of the nation's largest marathons has joined a chorus of former students who have complained about a late University of Michigan doctor by saying the ph...
Feb 25, 2020
N.S. Liberal budget opens spending taps as province faces flattening economy
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is opening the spending taps on infrastructure in its fifth consecutive balanced budget, as economic growth is expected to drop sharply this year. The 2020-2...
Feb 25, 2020
World isn't ready for coronavirus outbreak, says Canadian WHO expert
OTTAWA - A renowned Canadian epidemiologist who led a team of experts to China to study the novel coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization says other countries are not ready fo...
Feb 25, 2020