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Jets send Capitals two second-round picks for defenceman Brenden Dillion
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have added defenceman Brenden Dillon to their squad. The Jets acquired the 30-year-old blueliner from the Washington Capitals on Monday in exchange for two second-round dr...
Jul 26, 2021
Red Sox rally late for 2nd straight game, beat Blue Jays 5-4
BOSTON (AP) - Alex Verdugo hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox rallied late for the second straight game, beating Toronto 5-4 on Monday night in the opener ...
Jul 26, 2021
Jets re-sign forward Paul Stastny to one-year, US$3.75 million deal
WINNIPEG - Forward Paul Stastny is staying with the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced on Monday that they have agreed to a one-year, US$3.75 million deal with Stastny, who was set to become an unrestr...
Jul 26, 2021
Vigen wins in High River
A Grande Prairie driver is the High River chuckwagon champion.Chanse Vigen won Sunday's $30,000 final at the Battle of the Foothills wagon races in High River. Vigen and outriders Rory Armstrong and R...
Jul 26, 2021
Peace Region man raises over $28,000 for Odyssey House following 200-mile journey
A Peace Region man has completed his 200-mile journey through the mountains of Grande Cache, where he was able to raise over $28,000 in support of Grande Prairie's Odyssey House.On July 14, Phil Troye...
Jul 26, 2021
Pettersson, Hughes, among players extended qualifying offers from Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Quinn Hughes, a 2018 first-round pick, was among seven players extended qualifying offers from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Hughes, 21, was selected seventh overall by Vanco...
Jul 26, 2021
Argos head coach Dinwiddie continues to be cautious with QB Nick Arbuckle's injury
Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie continues to be cautious with quarterback Nick Arbuckle's hamstring injury. Dinwiddie kept Arbuckle out of Toronto's scrimmage Monday as a precaution. He to...
Jul 26, 2021
Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say
VANCOUVER - A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say. Michael Fromm, a meteorologist with the Unit...
Jul 26, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating pedestrian fatality in Clairmont
The Grande Prairie RCMP along with the RCMP Collision Reconstructionist are investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred on the evening of July 25.At 11:37 p.m.. the RCMP responded to a pedestria...
Jul 26, 2021
B.C. public health order places moratorium on new mink farms due to COVID-19
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped existing farms at their current numbers after two more of the animals tested positive for the virus that causes...
Jul 26, 2021