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Northern Lights Gas Co-op gets $16 million for natural gas supply line
Northern Lights Gas Co-op has received a grant of at least $16 million from the Province of Alberta that will help construct 92 kilometres of high-pressure natural gas supply line from NOVA Gas Transm...
Jul 10, 2020
Toronto FC pre-game meal set for 5:30 a.m. before 9 a.m. Florida morning kickoff
TORONTO - The 9 a.m. kickoff is daunting. So is the 5:30 a.m. pre-game meal. Toronto FC gets one heck of an early start to the MLS is Back Tournament on Sunday when it faces D.C. United at ESPN's Wide...
Jul 10, 2020
All 5 former winners in same half of Champions League draw
GENEVA - All five former Champions League winners were put into the same half of the draw on Friday, setting up a possible semifinal pairing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Real Madrid, Ju...
Jul 10, 2020
Mackenzie County under provincial watch as COVID-19 cases climb
Alberta added 77 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, while the Mackenzie County area has now been placed on Alberta Health's watch list with active case numbers on the rise in the area.The area that incl...
Jul 10, 2020
Pandemic has Curling Canada facing Olympic trials qualifying complications
OTTAWA - Curling Canada has been forced to re-think qualification for the Olympic team and mixed doubles trials after cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams and mixed...
Jul 10, 2020
Judge halts 1st federal execution in 17 years, citing virus
A federal judge in Indiana on Friday halted the first federal execution planned in 17 years scheduled three days from now over COVID-19 concerns. Daniel Lee had been scheduled to die by lethal injecti...
Jul 10, 2020
Grocers defend pandemic pay cut decisions as independently made despite emails, calls
OTTAWA - Executives from three of Canada's largest grocery chains onFriday defended their decision to end temporary wage increases for grocery store workers during COVID-19 on the same day, even ...
Jul 10, 2020
Canadian forward Tesho Akindele signs contract extension with Orlando City
Canadian international forward Tesho Akindele has agreed to a contract extension with Orlando City SC that includes options for the 2022 and '23 seasons. The 28-year-old's previous contract was to end...
Jul 10, 2020
Heavy rain impacting some County crops more than others
How much all the recent rain has affected County of Grande Prairie crops depends on when they were seeded, says Ag. Fieldman Sonja Raven."Some of the well-established crops, like the canola that we're...
Jul 10, 2020
With new name and album, The Chicks' voices ring loud again
NASHVILLE - The Dixie Chicks are no more. Breaking their ties to the South, The Chicks are stepping into a new chapter in their storied career with their first new music in 14 years. The Texas trio of...
Jul 10, 2020