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Canada survives red card, penalty to defeat Nicaragua at CONCACAF U-20 Championship
ALAJUELA - Canada survived a first-half red card and penalty to defeat Nicaragua 4-1 Saturday and remain unbeaten at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Despite being a player down for 80-plus min...
May 31, 2025

AHS warning of possible measles exposures in three communities
Alberta Health Services is issuing public alerts after possible measles exposures in three Peace Country communities.This includes the Real Canadian Superstore in Grande Prairie on May 24 between 1 p....
May 31, 2025

Wildfire news for Saturday
Updated from an earlier version.A wildfire that invovles a log deck has forced the closure of the Two Lakes Road 80 kilometres southwest of Grovedale. Photo supplied by Alberta Wildfire.Fire watchers ...
May 31, 2025

Tigers want to win Memorial Cup for goalie Meneghin: 'Harrison's our heartbeat'
RIMOUSKI - Oasiz Wiesblatt skated up to the Western Hockey League's championship trophy. A hockey team's captain traditionally hoists the silver chalice first before handing it off to teammates for th...
May 31, 2025

Glass retakes lead in Stompede WPCA aggregate
Jason Glass had the fastest time Friday night at the WPCA races at Stompede.Preston Faithful, Logan Gorst and Rae Croteau Jr. rounded out the top four on the day. Chanse Vigen was eighth and Tuff Dreg...
May 31, 2025

Redemption for Yates on epic mountain climb as he closes in on Giro d'Italia title
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - Simon Yates produced one of the greatest rides of his career on one of cycling's most grueling climbs to all but win the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Yates started the penultimat...
May 31, 2025

As 2026 FIFA World Cup looms, CRTC dispute between OneSoccer and Rogers drags on
As the one-year countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup looms, a fight to open the door to a wider TV audience for Canadian soccer drags on. On one side is OneSoccer, the subscription streaming service t...
May 31, 2025

Rallies in support of Canada Post workers scheduled across the country
Rallies in support of Canada Post workers are set to take place across the country today amid ongoing labour tensions between the employer and the union representing roughly 55,000 staff. The Canadian...
May 31, 2025

99 St. & 100 Ave. intersection under repair work
The City of Grande Prairie will begin some "minor road repairs" at the 99 Street and 100 Avenue intersection on Sunday, June 1.The project is expected to take two days as crews work to fix areas of th...
May 31, 2025

Quebec to seek leave to appeal school board reform ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
MONTREAL - Quebec will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal lower court rulings that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education ri...
May 31, 2025