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Montreal Impact designated player Saphir Taider off to Saudi Arabian club on transfer
Montreal Impact midfielder and designated player Saphir Taider has been transferred to Saudi Arabia's Al Ain FC. The 28-year-old Algerian international had four goals and six assists in 11 games for M...
Oct 14, 2020
Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Nelson Nogier to two-year, two-way contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Nelson Nogier on a two-year, two-way contract. The deal carries an average annual value of US$725,000 in the NHL. Nogier, 24, played 58 games for th...
Oct 14, 2020
Grande Prairie Woman's Show gets underway Friday
The 26th annual Grande Prairie Women's Show is set to get underway at the Bowes Event Centre this Friday.This annual show brings together women's exhibits from Alberta and across Western Canada and gi...
Oct 14, 2020
Six charged in Gift Lake drive-by shooting
Six people have been charged in connection to a drive-by shooting in the community of Gift Lake Metis Settlement earlier this month.RCMP from the Gift Lake Metis Enhanced Unit, Atikameg First Nations ...
Oct 14, 2020
Canadian wrestler and 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Korey Jarvis retires
GUELPH, Ont. - Canadian wrestler Korey Jarvis, who won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, announced his retirement Wednesday. Jarvis, from Elliot Lake, Ont., defeated India's Rajeev Tomar in...
Oct 14, 2020
Man accused of killing Red Deer doctor deemed fit for trial
The man accused in the violent death of a Red Deer doctor this summer has been deemed fit to stand trial. Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in the August 10 killing of Dr. Walter Reynol...
Oct 14, 2020
Percy Schmeiser, Saskatchewan farmer known for fight against Monsanto, dies at 89
Percy Schmeiser, a Saskatchewan farmer who became famous during his legal battle with biotech giant Monsanto, has died. John Schmeiser said his father died quietly Tuesday afternoon at the age of 89.&...
Oct 14, 2020
Founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival has taken the stand in his rape trial
Gilbert Rozon, the founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival, has taken the stand to testify at his rape trial.Rozon, 65, is charged with rape and indecent assault for acts allegedly committed in...
Oct 14, 2020
City committee endorses recommendations to further inclusion, eliminate racism
A City of Grande Prairie standing committee has endorsed a number of recommendations to further and renew the City's commitment to inclusion and the elimination of racism.Five recommendations were pre...
Oct 14, 2020
Canadians spend more money and time online during COVID pandemic: StatCan
Statistics Canada says Canadians have been spending more time and money online since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency found in a survey conducted last month that 44 per cent of...
Oct 14, 2020