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Junior Canucks and Navigators remain tied for second after Friday results
Both the Dawson Creek Junior Canucks and North Peace Navigators gained ground on the idle Fort St John Huskies in the race for top spot in the NWJHL. Brandon Rowley moved into a tie for the league sco...
Nov 23, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP
GPRC Volleyball teams lose marathon matches at home while basketball falls in Fort McMurray
It was another tough night for GPRC sports teams as they went a combined 0-and-4 on Friday.The volleyball teams were home to the University of Alberta at Augustana, where both local clubs dropped 5 se...
Nov 23, 2019 photo courtesy Shaun Penner
Cuba fashion show is small step for private enterprise
HAVANA - Thousands of young Cubans packed a Havana arena to witness a small step forward in the tumultuous relationship between one of the world's last communist states and its small but vibrant priva...
Nov 23, 2019
Embattled Russian track president Dmitry Shlyakhtin resigns
MOSCOW - The president of the Russian track and field federation resigned on Saturday, two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigation involving fake medical documents. Dmitr...
Nov 23, 2019
Former Trump adviser undercuts GOP impeachment defences
WASHINGTON - A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump's top European envoy was sent on a "domestic political errand" seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testim...
Nov 23, 2019
Iraqi official: Pence visits US troops in surprise Iraq trip
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi official say Vice-President Mike Pence has arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says Pence arrived at the Ain al-Asad air base...
Nov 23, 2019
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say one protester has died and 12 have been wounded amid ongoing clashes in central Baghdad. Security and medical officials say the protester died when security forces fired ...
Nov 23, 2019
St. John's the latest city to offer sensory-friendly space at Christmas parade
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The holiday season brings flashing lights and blasting Christmas carols to public spaces and shopping malls across Canada, making it a challenge for people with sensory disorders to...
Nov 23, 2019
Odyssey House benefits from Share the Warmth campaign
The first annual Share the Warmth clothing drive appears to have been a success. Business Network International's (BNI) Northern Connection chapter, which is based in Grande Prairie, collected clothin...
Nov 23, 2019 Van loaded with freshly laundered clothes for Odyssey House (photo courtesy of BNI Northern Connections)
Metis Nation looks to join forces with other minorities on human rights issues
OTTAWA - As the temperature rises in debates about separatist sentiment in the West and legally enforced secularism in Quebec, minorities and Indigenous communities alike...
Nov 23, 2019