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Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says one of his priorities is to fix the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COV...
Jul 08, 2020

Federal government projecting $343 billion deficit this year
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals say they expect nearly two million Canadians to remain without jobs this year as the COVID-19 pandemic drags down the domestic economy and federal aid sends the deficit t...
Jul 08, 2020

Veteran defensive lineman Tracy unsure when he'll play for Montreal Alouettes
Adrian Tracy isn't optimistic that he'll be playing football in 2020. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent Feb. 13, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put the CF...
Jul 08, 2020

Valleyview RCMP warn of phone scam quickly making rounds
The Valleyview RCMP say they received 40-plus reports just on Tuesday, July 7 alone from residents in the area saying that they received a phone call from individuals telling them that their "social s...
Jul 08, 2020

Ex-Wolfpack players Ryan Brierley, Cory Paterson form sports management company
While elite athletes occasionally represent themselves in contract talks, Scottish rugby league international Ryan Brierley has gone one big step further. Brierley, now playing for Hull Kingston Rover...
Jul 08, 2020

Grande Prairie Grand Slam of Curling event postponed to September 2021
The Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling event slated to hit the pebbled ice at the Coca-Cola Centre in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.The news came down Wednesday morning, as Sportsnet (who own...
Jul 08, 2020

Crane collapses in east London; rescue teams on site
LONDON - A 20-meter (65-foot) crane collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London, injuring four people and leaving one person missing, authorities said Wednesda...
Jul 08, 2020

Canadians playing more golf in 2020 - once COVID-19 restrictions lifted
If it seems like it's been harder to get a tee time this summer, it's not just your imagination. Golf Canada reports that there were 17 per cent more scores registered with the national sport bod...
Jul 08, 2020

Grand Slam trims six-stop curling circuit to just two events in 2020-21 season
Sportsnet is trimming its six-stop Grand Slam of Curling circuit to just two events next season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The network, which owns and operates the top-flight curling...
Jul 08, 2020

UPDATE: Funnel cloud advisory ended in Grande Prairie area
UPDATE: The special weather advisory has been lifted for all affected areas.A special weather advisory has been issued for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge and Valleyview areas as conditions are favour...
Jul 08, 2020