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Alberta jobs minister says he only heard rumours before his chief of staff was fired
EDMONTON - Alberta's jobs minister says he heard rumours about his chief of staff raising a sexual harassment issue which she alleges led to her being fired by the premier's office. "A lot of that inf...
Oct 28, 2021
Toronto FC's Yeferson Soteldo may be sidelined for last few games of season
TORONTO - Injured Toronto FC winger Yeferson Soteldo may be done for the season. While Toronto (6-19-7) only has two regular-season games and at least one Canadian Championship outing remaining, Toron...
Oct 28, 2021
Fox World Series Game 2 viewers up 13% from 2020 record low
ATLANTA (AP) - Houston's 7-2 win over Atlanta in World Series Game 2 drew 10,539,000 viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox streaming apps. The game was seen by an average of 10,280,000 on Fox, up 13% f...
Oct 28, 2021
Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff to discuss Blackhawks scandal with Gary Bettman on Friday
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is to meet Friday with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to discuss his role in the Chicago Blackhawks mishandling of allegations that an assistant coach s...
Oct 28, 2021
Alberta tables bill to help municipalities recoup unpaid oil and gas property taxes
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced legislation that it says would help municipalities recoup some of the millions of dollars in unpaid property taxes they're owed by energy companies. "I...
Oct 28, 2021
Joan Nellis elected as chair for Grande Prairie Public School board
The Grande Prairie Public School Division's new board of trustees has elected Joan Nellis to be its board chair.As the new voice and representative for GPPSD's board of trustees, Nellis says it was hu...
Oct 28, 2021
Blackhawks brand could take hit without proper response to sex assault allegation
Sports marketing experts say it remains to be seen whether there will be a sponsorship fallout after allegations of sexual assault within the Chicago Blackhawks organization came to light. A report th...
Oct 28, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 20 new COVID-19 cases, 28 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 20 new cases of COVID-19 and 28 recoveries for Wednesday, October 27, bringing the active case total in the city down to 180.In the County of Grande Prairie, there wer...
Oct 28, 2021
Senators will need to be fully vaccinated to set foot in Senate chamber
OTTAWA - Senators will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to participate in person in Senate proceedings. Senate Speaker George Furey announced the new policy today following co...
Oct 28, 2021
Kennedy says Blackhawks scandal an example of how "systemic response" must change
Former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy said he thinks the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal provides an example of an "archaic approach" of an organization using a "systemic response," something he...
Oct 28, 2021