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Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett undergoing procedure for knee injury
Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett has left the NBA campus in Florida to undergo a procedure to clean out loose bodies in his right knee. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Paul Marks at Sunny...
Aug 18, 2020

Blues' Tarasenko out rest of 1st round with shoulder injury
Vladimir Tarasenko will miss the rest of the St. Louis Blues' first-round series against the Vancouver Canucks after aggravating his surgically repaired left shoulder. The team said Tuesday that Taras...
Aug 18, 2020

Longtime Winnipeg Jets star Dale Hawerchuk dies after cancer battle
Dale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer. The Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Col...
Aug 18, 2020

Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she's not running in the next election. Finley says she's had a "heck of a ride" but it's time to move forward. She's represented the Ontario riding...
Aug 18, 2020

GPCSD prepares for in-class and online learning
Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools are ready to offer both in-class and online learning options for students, while also maintaining the COVID-19 guidelines outlined by the Province and the ...
Aug 18, 2020

Severe thunderstorm watch in place for Grande Prairie area
A severe thunderstorm watch has been put in place for the Grande Prairie area by Environment Canada.The watch is in effect for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview area, stretching north to the P...
Aug 18, 2020

Nisga'a Chief who led nation to landmark treaty, Joe Gosnell, dies of cancer
NEW AIYANSH, B.C. - Joe Gosnell, a renowned treaty negotiator, politician and leader of the Nisga'a Nation, has died at the age of 85. A statement from the Nisga'a Lisims government of northwestern Br...
Aug 18, 2020

UPDATE: 10-year-old girl killed in Highway 16 crash near Jasper
UPDATE: Hinton RCMP say a 10-year-old girl has died following a collision between an SUV and a pickup about 10 km east of the Jasper National Park Gates along Highway 16.The girl was one of seven occu...
Aug 18, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 18
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2020: There are 122,872 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,206 confirmed (including 5,721 deaths, 53,930 res...
Aug 18, 2020

Review: 'Hi, My Name is Dicky' a gritty account of a former NHLer's path to sobriety
TORONTO - Richard Clune remembers the drive - the pain, the anxiety, the uncertainty, the fear. It was the spring of 2010 and Clune, who had made his NHL debut earlier that season, was final...
Aug 18, 2020