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O'Leary legal challenge of leadership finance rules set for April
OTTAWA - Celebrity businessman and former Conservative leadership contender Kevin O'Leary has an April court date to challenge the constitutionality of campaign finance law. O'Leary filed a ...
Nov 10, 2019

Supreme Court says drug trafficker need not pay additional fine by 6-3 margin
OTTAWA - A convicted drug trafficker should not have to pay a fine as part of his punishment to offset the fact he used money he obtained from his crimes to pay his legal fees, the Supreme Court of Ca...
Nov 10, 2019

Good day for GPAC teams
GPAC teams went 3-and-0 in action on Saturday.The Ernie's Sports Experts Major Midget Storm improved to 8-and-2 on the season with a 4-2 win over the Calgary Royals. Dayne Tews had a goal and two assi...
Nov 10, 2019

Ottawa Fury pro soccer team suspends operations
OTTAWA - The Canadian pro soccer landscape no longer includes the nation's capital after Ottawa's sports scene absorbed another blow Friday. The Ottawa Fury have suspended operations, saying they have...
Nov 10, 2019

Top teams in NWJHL pick up wins on second day of Showcase
After the all-stars shined on Friday night, all six teams in the NWJHL took center stage on day two of the league's Showcase event at Crosslink County Sportsplex. Tulsen Fawcett and Keegan Ferguson ea...
Nov 10, 2019 Photo courtesy Shaun Penner/EverythingGP

UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - In a legal victory for Kyiv, the United Nations' highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine alleging that Russia breached treaties on ter...
Nov 10, 2019

Bannon says Stone was Trump campaign link to WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's campaign viewed Roger Stone as an "access point" to WikiLeaks and tried to use him to get advanced word about hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton, a former top presid...
Nov 10, 2019

Athletics and Canucks remain unbeaten in NPHL
There are now just two unbeaten teams remaining after the first two weekends of the 2019-2020 North Peace Hockey League season. The Grande Prairie Athletics improved to 3-and-0, and handed the Manning...
Nov 10, 2019

Harvest a struggle in Alberta, Saskatchewan, but a miracle in Manitoba
Winter's icy fingers have touched most of the Prairies since late September, causing havoc and frustration for many farmers trying to get crops off their fields. Dave Reid, who farms near Cremona...
Nov 10, 2019

Over 200 light displays will be featured at 11th annual Northern Spirit Light Show
The Peace Draft Horse Club's 11th annual Northern Spirit Light Show opens to the public Thursday, November 14.The public will be able to take a wagon ride, or drive their own cars, through Evergreen P...
Nov 10, 2019 Northern Spirit Light Show (photo by Dylan Payne)