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NWHL cancels expansion plans, open to talk of new league
The National Women's Hockey League is cancelling plans to add a pair of Canadian teams for the 2019-20 season for now and making clear it is open to doing what's best for women's hockey. Even if that ...
May 30, 2019
Trump hitting Mexico with 5% tariff in response to migrants
WASHINGTON - In a surprise announcement that could compromise a major trade deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the count...
May 30, 2019
Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, as federal tax looms
EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one.The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heat...
May 30, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press
Raptors forward OG Anunoby expected back for Game 2 of NBA Finals on Sunday
TORONTO - Forward OG Anunoby is expected back in the Raptors lineup on Sunday for Game 2 of the NBA Finals as Toronto hosts the Golden State Warriors. Anunoby has missed the entire post-season after h...
May 30, 2019
Fire ban expands in County of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie is expanding its fire ban.It now includes recreational fire pits and restrictions on off-highway vehicle use.No outdoor fires are permitted and all burn permits are revoke...
May 30, 2019 Photo from dreamstime
Durant travels with the Warriors to Toronto ahead of finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kevin Durant is travelling with the Golden State Warriors to Toronto for the first two games of the NBA Finals, leaving open the chance he could be ready to return from a strained ri...
May 30, 2019
Enbridge offers 2024 finish for Great Lakes tunnel project
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it could have a proposed oil pipeline tunnel built and operating beneath a crucial Great Lakes channel by early 2024, responding to demands from Mich...
May 30, 2019
Scheer vows to end 'illegal' border crossings as part of immigration policy plan
OTTAWA - If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to "illegal" border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitm...
May 30, 2019
Grande Prairie woman hopes to inspire youth in her new role
A woman from Grande Prairie is hoping a new role will help kids in the community . Dani-lee Laviolette has been named a Facebook National Ambassador for the We Matter campaign, one of 35 from across C...
May 30, 2019 Day 1 of the #HopeForum in Winnipeg. Photo from the We Matter Campaign Facebook page.
Researchers from the University of Alberta studying how birds develop personalities
Research from the University of Alberta is putting a whole new meaning on the term bird brain.Biologist Kimberley Mathot has been delving into how birds develop individual personalities.Mathot studied...
May 30, 2019