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Jay Bouwmeester's cardiac episode brings back vivid memories for two Canucks
VANCOUVER - Jordie Benn had an unwelcome flashback on Tuesday night, when news broke that defenceman Jay Bouwmeester had suffered a cardiac episode on the St. Louis Blues' bench during the first perio...
Feb 12, 2020
NHL, players schedule more labour talks for next week
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have scheduled another round of labour talks next week after concluding two days of negotiations in Toronto on Wednesday. In an email to The Associated Press, NHL ...
Feb 12, 2020
UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM - The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in Israeli settlements in the ...
Feb 12, 2020
Storm drop ninth straight game, gear up for rematch against Thunder
The Grande Prairie Storm's season high losing streak stretched to nine games Tuesday night as they fell 3-2 to the Drayton Valley Thunder. "We were invisible for 60 minutes tonight," said coach Ryan A...
Feb 12, 2020 Storm forward Jackson Wozniak. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing
Huskies force deciding game five Thursday, beat Falher 3-0
The Grimshaw Huskies forced a fifth and deciding game Tuesday night, as they shutout the Falher Pirates 3-0 on home ice. After a scoreless first period, the Huskies came out alive and jumped on the bo...
Feb 12, 2020 Falher Pirates. Photo Credit: EverythingGP
Decision on St. Patrick school's future needs to be made on February 18
The Grande Prairie and District Catholic School Board has just a few days to decide what to do to replace St. Patrick school.The school was closed in 2017, when it was discovered that serious remediat...
Feb 12, 2020 St Patrick School (photo by Shaun Penner)
Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...
Feb 12, 2020
Kobe Bryant, daughter buried in Southern California cemetery
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday in a cemetery near the family's Southern California home, according to death certificates. Pacific View Memorial Park...
Feb 12, 2020
Liberals pull plug on decade-old plan to move elite Joint Task Force 2 unit
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is pulling the plug on a decade-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 to a new base, ending years of speculation and uncertainty for the comm...
Feb 12, 2020
A Canadian evacuee describes life under quarantine at CFB Trenton
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - It's the little luxuries that make all the difference to Myriam Larouche. Back in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the Canadian graduate student said she felt trapped i...
Feb 12, 2020