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No injuries in early morning mobile home fire
At approximately 1:24 a.m. on Friday, January 10, County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Services responded to a fire at a mobile home, north of Sexsmith.Fire crews from Sexsmith, Teepee Creek, Clairm...
Jan 10, 2020 County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service (County of Grande Prairie twitter)
Senators name Jim Little as CEO; exec formerly worked for Shaw, RBC, Bombardier
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have named Jim Little as the team's new chief executive officer. The NHL club said in a statement Friday that Little will be responsible for the overall business stra...
Jan 10, 2020
Shapovalov pushes Djokovic to limit in ATP Cup quarters but Canada falls to Serbia
SYDNEY, Australia - Denis Shapovalov pushed world No. 2 Novak Djokovic to the limit but lost 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) on Friday as Canada was eliminated by Serbia in an ATP Cup quarterfinal. Shapovalov, rank...
Jan 10, 2020
Former FC Edmonton forward Daryl Fordyce signs with Winnipeg's Valour FC
Winnipeg's Valour FC added some experience to its attack Friday by signing former FC Edmonton forward Daryl Fordyce. The 33-year-old joins the Canadian Premier League side after playing the 2019 seaso...
Jan 10, 2020
After five seasons with Toronto FC, Jay Chapman looks forward to life in Miami
Midfielder Jay Chapman is among familiar faces with Canada in camp in California. But a new MLS adventure looms for the 26-year-old with expansion Inter Miami CF after five seasons playing in his...
Jan 10, 2020
California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights - some lost their p...
Jan 10, 2020
Spiritual guru Marianne Williamson ends 2020 White House bid
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, the spiritual guru and bestselling author, ended her campaign on Friday, weeks before voting begins, saying she did not want t...
Jan 10, 2020
Canadian curling team posts comeback win to open Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Canada's mixed curling team opened the Youth Olympics with a 7-4 extra-end win over Russia on Friday. Skip Nathan Young's rink scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth b...
Jan 10, 2020
Ticats head coach Steinauer to let Masoli, Evans battle for No. 1 job
Orlondo Steinauer will let the Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback situation sort itself out in training camp. Hamilton has two bona fide starters under contract after re-signing veteran Jeremiah Mas...
Jan 10, 2020
Iran crash and missile claims put Ukraine president in bind
MOSCOW - As allegations swirl and denials clash over what caused the fatal crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran this week, Ukraine's president is caught in the middle. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy o...
Jan 10, 2020