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Hurricanes to bring emergency backup goalie Ayres to Raleigh for game
TORONTO - The Carolina Hurricanes aren't done with David Ayres just yet. Ayres, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver, was forced to be Carolina's emergency goalie for its road game Saturday night against...
Feb 25, 2020
Vets with PTSD treated like 'lepers,' doctor tells Desmond fatality inquiry
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A New Brunswick doctor who specializes in treating veterans with PTSD apologized today for comments he made about the Department of Veterans Affairs during testimony before a fatal...
Feb 25, 2020
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6B opioid settlement
The generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt has a tentative $1.6 billion deal to settle lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis, it announced Tuesday. The deal is intended to end hundreds of lawsuits ...
Feb 25, 2020
Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto listed as week to week with ankle injury
Edmonton Oilers winger Kailer Yamamoto has been sidelined with an ankle injury. The team says Yamamoto is week to week. Yamamoto was hurt Sunday night in a win over the Los Angeles Kings. A first-roun...
Feb 25, 2020
Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government
OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...
Feb 25, 2020
Veteran midfielder Diana Matheson returns to national team after one-year absence
TORONTO - Veteran Diana Matheson returns to the national team after a one-year injury absence for the Tournoi de France, an elite women's soccer tournament. Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller announced his s...
Feb 25, 2020
New water tender stationed at the Sexsmith Fire Department
A new fire fighting unit has been delivered to the Sexsmith Fire Hall. Though it will be stationed in Sexsmith, it will be able to serve the County of Grande Prairie in emergencies. "As demand grows a...
Feb 25, 2020 Photo courtesy of the County of Grande Prairie
HFX Wanderers FC complete 2020 CPL roster by signing two Brazilians
HALIFAX - HFX Wanderers FC have signed a pair of Brazilians in attacking midfielder Joao Morelli and defender Eriks Santos. "Morelli can make that final pass and has shown he can score goals from open...
Feb 25, 2020
Playoff fever hits Grande Prairie Tuesday
It''s a busy night of hockey this evening in Grande Prairie, with three local teams hosting playoff games, while the Grande Prairie Storm jockey for playoff positioning.Athletics look to advance to fi...
Feb 25, 2020 A win for the Kings tonight would move them on to the NWJHL semi-finals (Photo: EverythingGP staff)
39 states investigating Juul's marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. - Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about ni...
Feb 25, 2020