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Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce to analyze 2024 federal budget Apr 17
The Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce is organizing Zoom meeting later this month to discuss the 2024 Federal Budget.The budget will be unveiled April 16, and the Chamber will be meeting...
Apr 03, 2024
Sweden opens world women's hockey championship with 3-1 win over Denmark
UTICA, N.Y. - Lina Ljungblom scored the winning goal as Sweden opened up the 2024 world women's hockey championship with a 3-1 win over Denmark on Wednesday. Ljungblom's goal came late in the second p...
Apr 03, 2024
Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife gives birth to stillborn baby, the couple says
COLUMBIS, Ohio (AP) - Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife, Maggie, delivered a stillborn baby on Sunday, the couple said in a statement released by the club. The Jenners said Wednesday t...
Apr 03, 2024
Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The sudden end of the Newfoundland Growlers has left sports fans crushed and business owners anxious in a capital city spurned before by professional hockey teams. John Riche, a Rea...
Apr 03, 2024
Advocacy groups decry federal government's shutdown of mental health website, app
Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government's decision to shut down an online service where people could find free counselling and peer support over the last four years. H...
Apr 03, 2024
Toronto Raptors sign centre Malik Williams to 10-day contract
TORONTO - Centre Malik Williams has signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The six-foot-11 Williams averaged 11.1 points, 9...
Apr 03, 2024
Vancouver FC looks to make a mark, help make a difference with new jersey
Vancouver FC is thinking pink this year, thanks to its new "Cherry Blossom Kit." And hoping to look good while helping make a difference. The away uniform, inspired by the blossoming of the approximat...
Apr 03, 2024
Federal budget to include more money for apartment construction loans
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has revealed another glimpse of what it will present in next week's federal budget, announcing it's setting aside another $15 billion for an apartment construction loan...
Apr 03, 2024
Buffalo Bills agree to trade receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans, AP source says
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills are trading their top receiving threat, Stefon Diggs, to the Houston Texans in a deal that was agreed to on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the discus...
Apr 03, 2024
Broadcast future for Canada soccer appears brighter with CSB, Mediapro nearing deal
TORONTO - It appears Canadian Soccer Business and Mediapro have solved their broadcast differences The two partners appeared headed to court in January, both wanting out of a 10-year agreement struck ...
Apr 03, 2024