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Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveil Grey Cup championship rings celebrating 2019 win
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveiled their 2019 Grey Cup championship rings on Thursday night. Made by Canadian jeweller Baron Championship Rings, the diamond-studded two-toned ring cele...
Aug 06, 2020

Canucks beat Wild 3-0, take series lead in penalty-filled NHL qualifying game
EDMONTON - Jacob Markstrom got the shutout and Brock Boeser scored one for a fallen friend Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks pushed the Minnesota Wild to the brink of elimination in NHL qualifying pla...
Aug 06, 2020

Jason Day leads PGA as Koepka continues to be a major force
SAN FRANCISCO - Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Day took advantage of a TPC Harding P...
Aug 06, 2020

Hagerty rides Trump support to Senate GOP win in Tennessee
NASHVILLE - Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty rode the endorsement of President Donald Trump to victory Thursday in a contested Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee....
Aug 06, 2020

A timeline of Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum
Some key events in Canada-U.S. trade relations since 2018: Aug. 6, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to reimpose a 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, saying "Canada was taking adv...
Aug 06, 2020

Canada vows retaliatory measures as Trump restores tariff on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising to impose retaliatory tariffs on American products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is restoring an import tax o...
Aug 06, 2020

Enforcement Services cracking down on distracted driving in August
The City of Grande Prairie's Peace Officers will be stepping up their enforcement on distracted driving throughout the month of August as a part of it's Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). Wh...
Aug 06, 2020

Confident Chiarot helping Habs shut down high-flying Penguins offence
TORONTO - Ben Chiarot says when his confidence goes up, the game slows down. It must be moving at a snail's pace right now for the Montreal Canadiens defenceman. Chiarot played an instrumental role in...
Aug 06, 2020

Canadian international Jonathan David reportedly on the move to France's Lille
Canadian striker Jonathan David is close to finalizing a deal to join France's Lille, according to L'Equipe. The French sports newspaper reported Thursday an agreement with Belgium's KAA Gen...
Aug 06, 2020

Alberta adds 56 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
Alberta once again added less than 100 new cases of COVID-19, as there were no new cases of identified in the Grande Prairie area.The province added 56 cases for August 6, the sixth day in a row it ad...
Aug 06, 2020