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Lions, Stampeders looking for bounce-back efforts in CFL week 2 action
CALGARY - The B.C. Lions and Calgary Stampeders find themselves in similar spots heading into Thursday night's game at McMahon Stadium between the two winless CFL teams. The Lions lost their opening g...
Aug 11, 2021
UNA holds information picket outside QEII amid ongoing wage negotiations
United Nurses in Alberta marched outside the QEII hospital in Grande Prairie Wednesday, August 11, protesting the provincial government's proposed salary rollbacks. Grande Prairie was one of the 25 co...
Aug 11, 2021
Winnipeg Jets announce vaccination requirement for fans to attend home games
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets will require all fans to be fully vaccinated to attend home games at Canada Life Centre this season.The Jets' parent company, True North Sports and Entertainment, made the...
Aug 11, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 16 new COVID-19 cases, Alberta adds 501
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 16 new cases of COVID-19 for August 10, along with seven recoveries, bringing the total number of active cases in the Swan City to 227. On Tuesday, Alberta Health o...
Aug 11, 2021
Here are the key players in the military's sexual misconduct scandal
OTTAWA - The Canadian military has been roiled by allegations of misconduct and questions about due process. Here are the key players in the scandal: Gen. Jonathan Vance: Former chief of the defence s...
Aug 11, 2021
Bethel-Thompson leads upstart Toronto Argonauts into Winnipeg against Blue Bombers
Another week, another rough West Division road opponent for McLeod Bethel-Thompson and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (1-0) visits the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night. Bethel-Thompson threw for ...
Aug 11, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps striker Lucas Cavallini to miss several weeks with knee injury
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say striker Lucas Cavallini will miss the next several weeks with a knee injury. Cavallini, 28, suffered a grade two-plus PCL sprain in the first half of Vancouver'...
Aug 11, 2021
Weyerhaeuser celebrates planting of 250 millionth tree in Alberta
Local, provincial and federal politicians gathered at the Weyerhaeuser Tree Grove in Grande Prairie on August 11 to celebrate the planting of Weyerhaeuser's 250 millionth tree in Alberta.The planting ...
Aug 11, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Feds to roll out vaccine passports for foreign travel
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of interna...
Aug 11, 2021
Veteran running back Wilder Jr. accumulates 161 net offensive yards in Edmonton debut
It certainly hasn't taken James Wilder Jr. long to scrape the rust off his game. The six-foot-three, 230-pound running back accumulated 161 total offensive yards in the Edmonton Elks season-opening 16...
Aug 11, 2021