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Darko Rajakovic continuing to grow as Raptors head coach after two seasons in Toronto
TORONTO - Darko Rajakovic is all about getting better. Whether that's developing players on the Toronto Raptors, supporting his staff, or pushing himself to be a better head coach, he wants to improve...
Apr 15, 2025
Captain Gabriel Landeskog rejoins the Avalanche after 2-game minor-league rehab assignment
DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon spent some time on the ice Tuesday sliding pucks over to his old friend and longtime captain Gabriel Landeskog for shots on goal. It's a possible prelude of things to co...
Apr 15, 2025
'I never really thought it would be possible': First NSL game special for players
VANCOUVER - The memory of being a flag-bearer at the 2015 Women's World Cup still looms large for Christie Gray. She was a 15-year-old soccer player and seeing her idols - including Canadian legend Ch...
Apr 15, 2025
Paris Saint-Germain staves off Villa comeback to reach Champions League semifinals
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain staved off a gallant fightback by Aston Villa to reach the Champions League semifinals despite a 3-2 loss to the English club on Tuesday. Holding a 3-1 l...
Apr 15, 2025
Wolverines team wins bronze medal at provincial sledge hockey tournament
The Grande Prairie Wolverines Adapted Sports sledge hockey team recently came home from a big provincial tournament with a bronze medal.The club only attends one tournament a year, the Matt Cook Weste...
Apr 15, 2025
Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup
DENVER (AP) - A former member of Gambia's military was convicted Tuesday of charges that included torturing people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country's longtime...
Apr 15, 2025
Veteran CFL receiver Ellingson calling it a career and retiring as an Ottawa Redblack
OTTAWA - Greg Ellingson is calling it a career and retiring as an Ottawa Redblack. Ellingson, 36, played 10 CFL seasons with Hamilton (2013-14), Ottawa (2015-18), Edmonton, (2019, 2021), Winnipeg (202...
Apr 15, 2025
Fire Advisory in effect for County of Grande Prairie
Effective as of 3 p.m. today (Tuesday, April 15), the County of Grande Prairie and MD of Greenview have issued a fire advisory.That includes the towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Wembley. This was pu...
Apr 15, 2025
Three new cases of measles reported in Alberta, including Calgary
Alberta is reporting three more confirmed cases of measles, including one in Calgary.Alberta Health Services says the individual in Calgary had visited nearby towns of Banff and Canmore while infectio...
Apr 15, 2025
Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired
SALEM, N.J. (AP) - The family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened in pain Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men's own drinking contributed to their deaths when t...
Apr 15, 2025