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Aird signs with Winnipeg's Valour FC, Petrasso lands at York 9 FC
TORONTO - Canadian international winger Fraser Aird, released by Scotland's Cove Rangers last month after an incident in the stands, has joined Winnipeg's Valour FC. Aird, a former Glasgow Ranger...
Jan 24, 2020
JDA Kings looking to bounce back, Huskies look to stay hot
North Peace Navigators @ County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings The JDA Kings will look to bounce back tonight when they host the North Peace Navigators at the Crosslink County Sportsplex. The Kings are c...
Jan 24, 2020 Photo Credit: EverythingGP
Storm return home to face rivals from Fort Mac
The Grande Prairie Storm continue their stretch of four games in five days tonight at home as they welcome the Fort McMurray Oil Barons to town.The Storm recently split a two-game road trip in Spruce ...
Jan 24, 2020 Storm playing the Drumheller Dragons. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing
Champagne hopeful about UN Security Council bid despite stiff competition
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's "cautiously optimistic" about Canada's chances of winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council this year as the governm...
Jan 24, 2020
Union fined for violating court order in Regina refinery labour dispute
REGINA - A judge has fined a union that represents more than 700 workers at a Saskatchewan oil refinery $100,000 for violating a court order that set limits on picketing durin...
Jan 24, 2020
Canada-Afghanistan under-19 cricket match rained out in South Africa
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - Canada's match against Afghanistan at the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup was abandoned Friday without a ball played because of rain. The Canadian men, who previously los...
Jan 24, 2020
Encana completes corporate restructuring to Ovintiv, shift to U.S.
CALGARY - Encana Corp. says it has completed its corporate reorganization under the new name Ovintiv Inc.The shake-up also includes technically moving the company to be U.S.-based, though the company ...
Jan 24, 2020 photo courtesy encana.com
At least 4 dead as magnitude 6.8 quake rocks eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 rocked eastern Turkey on Friday, causing some buildings to collapse and killing at least four people, Turkish officials said. The qua...
Jan 24, 2020
B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan
VICTORIA - Media outlets in Canada should practise civility and self-regulation in respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says British Columbia's pr...
Jan 24, 2020
Montreal Impact bring back Nigerian midfielder Orji Okwonkwo
MONTREAL - Nigerian youth international midfielder Orji Okwonkwo has rejoined the Montreal Impact on loan from Italian club Bologna FC 1909. Montreal will have the option to make the deal permane...
Jan 24, 2020