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Oleksiak, Masse leads strong Canadian women's swim team into world championship
Penny Oleksiak wants two things at the world swim championships. Speed, naturally, but the Toronto teenager also hopes to find elements in her races that require repair ahead of th...
Jul 10, 2019

Wolves announce 4 new soccer recruits
The college soccer season is just under 2 months away and with the campaign just around the corner the GPRC Wolves have announced 4 new recruits for their program for the 2019-2020 season.Three of the...
Jul 10, 2019 Marshall Fischer (Top Left), Brayden Bishop (Bottom Left), Leigh Hedges (Top Right), and Jaimie Gomery (Bottom Right) will all be in the line-up when the Wolves take to the field September 7th to open the season (photo credit to the GPRC)

NWJHL announces schedule for 19/20 season
The 2019-2020 season will mark the 25th anniversary for the North West Junior Hockey League and Tuesday afternoon the league released their schedule for the campaign.The year will begin on September 2...
Jul 10, 2019 (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)

Cause of wireless voice outage unclear, some intermittent problems may persist
TORONTO - The cause of a service outage that affected voice calls on numerous Canadian mobile brands, starting Sunday afternoon, remained unclear Monday as carriers said only some customers conti...
Jul 10, 2019

Eat Smart kale salad bags recalled due to possible listeria contamination
Eat Smart brand kale salad bags are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the 794-gram salad bags with best before da...
Jul 10, 2019

UK ambassador to US quits days after leaked cables on Trump
LONDON - Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate h...
Jul 10, 2019

New city by-law would allow ride-sharing services in Grande Prairie
City Hall is looking at new regulations that would allow services like Uber to operate in Grande Prairie.The new vehicle for hire by-law would not only govern taxis and limousines, but also ride shari...
Jul 10, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as 'Terminator'
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including mur...
Jul 10, 2019

In the news today, July 8
Three stories in the news for Monday, July 8 --- FIVE PREMIERS MEETING AT CALGARY STAMPEDE The premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories are mixing b...
Jul 10, 2019

In the news today, July 10
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 10 --- MILITARY'S SECOND-IN-COMMAND TO RESIGN The military's second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effec...
Jul 10, 2019