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NHL ref's career over after hot-mic call on Preds penalty
NASHVILLE - Tim Peel's career as an NHL referee is over after his voice was picked up by a TV microphone saying he wanted to call a penalty against the Nashville Predators. The league on Wednesday ann...
Mar 24, 2021
Snyder to buy out other Washington owners, pending approval
Dan Snyder is buying out the Washington Football Team's minority owners and will become the sole owner of the club. An NFL spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that Snyder's application for a debt waiver ...
Mar 24, 2021
Researchers unveil new image of black hole that they will help unlock its mysteries
A team of international scientists that includes a Canadian researcher has released a more detailed image of a black hole. The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ont., says the n...
Mar 24, 2021
Orders for manufactured goods fell sharp 1.1% in February
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell a sharp 1.1% in February with demand in a key sector that tracks business investment also dropping. Orders for durable good...
Mar 24, 2021
EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID vaccines
BRUSSELS - The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls to ensure more COVID-19 shot supplies for the bloc that should boost its flagging vaccine drive. The EU's executive body said We...
Mar 24, 2021
Firefighter trapped in assisted living home blaze found dead
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - A firefighter who was trapped in a blaze that swept through a suburban New York assisted living home was found dead Wednesday, a day after the fire caused a partial collapse of t...
Mar 24, 2021
Two-year process for Comp site plan, more consultations to come, says Mayor
Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton says a two-year process has gone into coming up with the Avondale Area Redevelopment Plan.This will be used to decide what will go where the current Comp high schoo...
Mar 24, 2021
Jasper National Park officials expecting busy summer season
Officials with Jasper National Park say they are expecting a busy summer in 2021. Steve Young, the Public Relations and Communications Officer for Jasper National Park says people are eager to get out...
Mar 24, 2021
Alphonso Davies looks to make mark off the pitch, becomes UNHCR goodwill ambassador
Alphonso Davies has already made his mark on the soccer pitch. Now the young Bayern Munich star is expanding his reach. The 20-year-old from Edmonton, currently in Florida with the Canadian national t...
Mar 24, 2021
B.C. Premier John Horgan to announce partnerships in COVID immunization plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial COVID-19 immunization team, are to reveal more information today on the vaccine rollout. A government r...
Mar 24, 2021