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Former NFL player Mitch Berger can sympathize with Toronto Blue Jays
Mitch Berger can feel the Toronto Blue Jays' pain. The Blue Jays are playing most of their 30 home games this season in Buffalo, N.Y., after the Canadian government rejected their plan to us...
Aug 19, 2020

California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide
VACAVILLE, Calif. - Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a ...
Aug 19, 2020

City launching survey and open house to seek feedback on potential Revolution Place upgrades
The City of Grande Prairie is looking for the public's feedback when it comes to the Revolution Place revitalization plan.Starting on September 8, the City will launch an online public survey, as well...
Aug 19, 2020

Three new COVID-19 cases identified in County of Grande Prairie
After processing over 9,000 tests at the provincial lab on Tuesday, there were 82 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta.Active cases dropped by 62 to 1,107 for the end of day on August 18 in the p...
Aug 19, 2020

Bayern beats Lyon 3-0, to play PSG in Champions League final
LISBON, Portugal - Serge Gnabry led Bayern Munich into a first Champions League final in seven years, scoring twice in a 3-0 victory over Lyon on Wednesday. After losing four semifinals since lifting ...
Aug 19, 2020

Raptors beat Nets 104-99 to take 2-0 series lead over Brooklyn
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Norman Powell scored 24 points, including the game-clinching dunk in the dying seconds, to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 104-99 victory over the Brook...
Aug 19, 2020

Canada's Brooke Henderson finally back in action at Women's British Open
The time has come for Brooke Henderson to get back into competitive golf. Henderson tees off in the early afternoon on Thursday at the Women's British Open at storied Royal Troon Old Course in Troon, ...
Aug 19, 2020

Federal government to join assessment of Teck coal mine expansion in B.C.
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced it will join in an environmental assessment of a major expansion to a proposed southern British Columbia coal mine. A spokeswoman for Environment Min...
Aug 19, 2020

Prorogation was a surprise, but a new throne speech is welcome, Liberal MPs say
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs were surprised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to shut down Parliament Tuesday, but many say they believe it was the right call to hit the reset bu...
Aug 19, 2020

Liberals plan to use regulations to create income support after CERB winds down
OTTAWA - The Liberals plan to use existing tools to quickly create a new support measure next month for struggling workers who won't qualify for employment insurance. Some four million worke...
Aug 19, 2020