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AP source: Players' board rejects 60-game season by 33-5
NEW YORK - The executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a proposed 60-game schedule by a 33-5 vote, daring Commissioner Rob Manfred to give a unilateral order for the ...
Jun 22, 2020
Stampeders receiver coach McDaniel taking COVID-19 pandemic in stride
The uncertainty around the 2020 CFL season has been a curse and boon for Marquay McDaniel. The COVID-19 outbreak has delayed the start of McDaniel's first year as the Calgary Stampeders' receiver...
Jun 22, 2020
U.S. residents en route to Alaska via Canada ticketed for breaking health rules
BANFF, Alta. - American visitors attempting to use a loophole allowing them to travel through Canada on the way to Alaska ran into the long arm of the law in Banff National Park last week. The RCMP is...
Jun 22, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Peace Region Monday
No new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Peace as the province added 32 new cases for June 22. There are now 542 active cases in the province, with 7,041 having recovered. The North Zone current...
Jun 22, 2020
US moves to restrict Chinese media outlets as 'propaganda'
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration added four Chinese media outlets Monday to a list of organizations that should be considered "foreign missions" because of their ties to the government and the Co...
Jun 22, 2020
NHL pares down hub city shortlist, Canadian sites still in the running
The NHL has begun winnowing its possible locations to resume the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but all three potential Canadian cities are still in the running. The Blue Jackets were informed Mon...
Jun 22, 2020
Sportsnet considering computer-generated imagery, pumped-in noise if NHL resumes
Rogers Sports & Media president Jordan Banks said he's determined to give viewers the energy and real-time reaction of a regular NHL broadcast if hockey resumes play in empty arenas this summ...
Jun 22, 2020
Iran commits to handing over PS752 black boxes, start compensation talks: Ottawa
Ottawa says Iran's foreign minister has committed to sending the flight recorders from the civilian airliner it shot down in January to be analyzed in France without delay. The federal government...
Jun 22, 2020
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
UPDATE: June 25, 9:30 a.m.: Grande Prairie RCMP say Katie Mcfadzen (Guthrie) has been located, safe and unharmed.Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Katie Mcfadzen (Gut...
Jun 22, 2020
Two Peace Region athletes invited to Canada's U-18 Women's Development Team summer camp
A couple of Peace Region athletes will be attending Hockey Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Summer Camp.Spirit River's Dayle Ross and Brooke Disher from Fort St. John have both been invited to ...
Jun 22, 2020