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Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus
MILAN - The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be cancelled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. Also, an unnamed Sc...
Mar 06, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps hope to set the tone early against LA Galaxy
VANCOUVER - Head coach Marc Dos Santos wants the Vancouver Whitecaps to show some early aggression when they play their first away match of the season against the LA Galaxy on Saturday. Dos Santos bel...
Mar 06, 2020
Coronavirus may force government to ditch balanced-budget plan: Kenney
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says the novel cornonavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta's economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023....
Mar 06, 2020
Alberta's Bottcher tops Ontario's Epping 10-3 to lock up 1-2 Page berth at Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - Alberta's Brendan Bottcher locked up a berth in the 1-2 Page playoff game at the Tim Hortons Brier with a 10-3 victory over Ontario's John Epping on Friday afternoon. Bottcher secured...
Mar 06, 2020
Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin city officials have cancelled the South by Southwest arts and technology festival. Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster as a precaution because of the threat of the nove...
Mar 06, 2020
Dr. Murray officially installed as GPRC President
The Grande Prairie Regional College Board of Governors officially installed Dr. Robert Murray as the ninth President and CEO of the college.That happened at a special ceremony Friday morning at the Do...
Mar 06, 2020 Dr. Robert Murray gives a speech during the installation ceremony (photo courtesy of GPRC)
Navy's aging warships getting harder to repair: Defence report
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department study has found that the Royal Canadian Navy's maintenance facilities are having a harder time fixing Canada's warships because of staff shortages, lack of spar...
Mar 06, 2020
Bujold hopes to cap comeback from baby with trip to Tokyo Olympics
What would Mandy Bujold say to her daughter about chasing her dreams? When the Canadian boxer was weighing a possible return to the Olympic ring four years after Games heartbreak i...
Mar 06, 2020
Local volleyball players in Canada West medal game tonight
Three Peace Region products will be helping their USports women's volleyball teams chase a medal in the Canada West bronze medal game Friday night.The Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack will travel t...
Mar 06, 2020 Wanham's Quinn Pelland is one of three players from the Peace Country playing in tonight's game. Photo from the Mount Royal University Cougars web site.
U.S. knocks Canada out of CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship with 4-0 win
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Canada's hopes of qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup ended Wednesday in a 4-0 loss to the U.S. in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championshi...
Mar 06, 2020