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Grande Prairie Minor Hockey players participate in Zoom call with NHL player
On September 9, close to 100 Grande Prairie Minor Hockey players received a special treat, as they were invited to participate in a Zoom call with Dallas Stars forward Justin Dowling. He is currently ...
Sep 18, 2020
Toronto FC expects to play six games in home away from home in East Hartford
Toronto FC expects to play six regular-season games at its home away from home in East Hartford, Conn. And team president Bill Manning says while the first couple of matches will be behind closed...
Sep 18, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps fighting for playoff position on U.S. road trip
VANCOUVER - Ranko Veselinovic has pinballed around North America during his brief tenure with the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Serbian defender bounced from Vancouver to a tournament in Orlando to an all-...
Sep 18, 2020
Seven-year prison sentence in gas station death
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the gas-and-dash death of an Alberta gas station owner has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Mitchell Robert Sydlowski, who is 29...
Sep 18, 2020
Citrus vs. Cactus: Tampa-Dallas NHL final is duel of former coaching associates
EDMONTON - It's not only two American Sunbelt teams facing off Saturday in the NHL's Stanley Cup final, it's also a matchup of two head coaches who once worked together, but with the student now ...
Sep 18, 2020
Man charged in Toronto stabbing, police say; mosque calls for hate crime probe
TORONTO - An arrest has been made in the death of a man who was fatally stabbed outside a Toronto mosque, police said Friday as the religious group called for the murder to be investigated as a hate c...
Sep 18, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Total active cases down, first death from the disease in the MD of Lesser Slave River
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta has dropped again.It is now at 1,424, compared to the 1,483 reported in Thursday's update. The province says 14,702 people have now recovered. Out of ...
Sep 18, 2020
Canada's Smith rallies to win high-profile darts match against Fallon Sherrock
SALZBURG, Austria - Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith rallied from a 5-1 deficit to edge Fallon Sherrock 6-5 Friday in first-round play at the 300,000-pound ($511,7260) Bwin World Series of Darts Fin...
Sep 18, 2020
Lake Babine Nation signs deal with Ottawa and British Columbia
VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have signed an agreement with the Lake Babine Nation that Chief Gordon Alec says will help lead to its prosperity. Alec says the agreement is an...
Sep 18, 2020
Rugby Canada adds Phil Mack to developmental academy coaching staff
Rugby Canada has added former Canadian international Phil Mack to its coaching staff. Mack, who turned 35 on Friday, joins the coaching staff of the Rugby Canada men's development academy in Lang...
Sep 18, 2020