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Nurse: No rift with Siakam; front office dealing with discipline after outburst
TAMPA, Fla. - Three nights after Pascal Siakam's verbal outburst, Raptors coach Nick Nurse says there's no rift between the two. The Raptors forward was enraged after sitting out the fourth quarter of...
Mar 24, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 25 new COVID-19 cases, 10 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 25 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 recoveries on Tuesday, raising the active caseload in the city by 15 to 169.Thirteen new cases and two recoveries were recorded in the ...
Mar 24, 2021
More questions than answers for Canadian teams as MLS releases 2021 schedule
Major League Soccer released its full 2021 schedule Wednesday, but there were more questions than answers for the three Canadian teams.All three are starting the season based out of the U.S., hoping t...
Mar 24, 2021
Madu threatens to use “extraordinary authorities” against LPS if reforms not made
Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is in hot water with Alberta's Ministry of Justice.The service will be given three weeks to come up with a comprehensive plan for how they can make significant reforms....
Mar 24, 2021
GPCSD board votes to make O'Brien Lake West school French immersion
The board of trustees for Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools has voted to have the new school in O'Brien Lake West become a Grade K-7 French immersion school when it opens in the fall of 202...
Mar 24, 2021
Supreme Court to rule Thursday on whether carbon tax is constitutional
OTTAWA - It's make-it-or-break-it time for the federal government's national price on pollution.The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday whether Ottawa's "carbon tax" is constitutional or if t...
Mar 24, 2021
A first: US Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post
Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation's assistant secretary of health. She is the first openly tra...
Mar 24, 2021
Veteran midfielder Atiba Hutchinson is back looking to get Canada get to World Cup
There are many ways to measure Atiba Hutchinson's contributions to Canadian soccer. But consider the fact that Thursday should mark the veteran midfielder's 28th World Cup qualifier in Canada colours....
Mar 24, 2021
Bo Bichette belts two homers to lead Toronto Blue Jays to win over New York Yankees
TAMPA, Fla. - Bo Bichette hit two home runs and Trent Thornton pitched three scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-0 in pre-season action on Wednesday. Bichette belted...
Mar 24, 2021
Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or get shut down
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister has given the scandal-scarred Lethbridge Police Service until April 16 to serve up an action plan to fix its problems or face being disbanded. Kaycee Madu says ch...
Mar 24, 2021