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Familiarity breeds respect among NHL East playoff teams
TORONTO - Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper took exception to the Columbus Blue Jackets being referred to as "a blue-collar" team. "Is that a positive or a negative?" Cooper said Monday, a day before his Eas...
Aug 10, 2020

City staff being asked to do preparation work on possible mask bylaw
City Council is asking administration to develop a bylaw on mandatory face coverings in indoor public places for future discussion. Staff would also come up with public health triggers for when such a...
Aug 10, 2020

Police investigating after insults, expletives yelled at federal minister's staff
Ottawa police are investigating after someone yelled obscenities at a member of federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna's staff, video of which was posted to social media. A 90-second v...
Aug 10, 2020

Raptors beat Bucks 114-106; key players for both teams sit
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Chris Boucher scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-106 on Monday. Though the meeting featured the ...
Aug 10, 2020

Traffic bylaw changes approved, speed limit drops on some city roads
Grande Prairie City Council has unanimously approved a long list of changes to the Traffic Bylaw. This includes some lower speed limits, including on the old by-pass and on Wapiti Road north of 68 Ave...
Aug 10, 2020

'Horrific:' Witness says Alberta doctor slain while working in medical clinic
RED DEER, Alta. - A witness to a fatal attack at a central Alberta medical clinic says the victim was her family doctor. The assault happened at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in ...
Aug 10, 2020

Judge grants stay to Quebec English school boards as legal challenge plays out
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted a stay to English school boards challenging a provincial government law abolishing them, pending the outcome of a legal challenge on it...
Aug 10, 2020

New York Rangers win NHL draft lottery
TORONTO - The New York Rangers have won the NHL draft lottery. The club had a 12.5 per cent shot of securing the top pick in the second phase Monday after a placeholder secured the No. 1&nbs...
Aug 10, 2020

Trump abruptly escorted from White House briefing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned m...
Aug 10, 2020

Grande Prairie sees three new COVID-19 cases, three recoveries over weekend
There were three new cases of COVID-19 identified in the City of Grande Prairie over the weekend, while there were also three more recovered cases to keep the active case total at 11.In Alberta, there...
Aug 10, 2020