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Fritz's Islanders begin chase for Stanley Cup
The 2019 NHL playoffs begin Wednesday night and Grande Prairie product and former Storm Captain Tanner Fritz will be hoping to help his team make a lengthy playoff run.Fritz was called up from the AHL...
Apr 10, 2019 (photo credit to NHL.com)
Coroner's inquest into deadly stage collapse at Radiohead show reconvenes
TORONTO - A coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead concert is reconvening roughly a day after the jury began its deliberat...
Apr 10, 2019
Injured Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup
An injury to rising Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will keep her off the country's Fed Cup team for a World Group playoff against reigning champion Czech Republic later this month. Te...
Apr 10, 2019
Alberta Election: Where the leaders are on April 10
Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel is in Grande Prairie today at the Mamawe Concourse at Montrose. At 11 a.m. he's making an announcement there on crime prevention. NDP Leader Rachel Notley spends th...
Apr 10, 2019
You Again: Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins primed for playoff rematch
TORONTO - All the Toronto Maple Leafs want to do is look forward. Their recent history with the Boston Bruins, however, makes it hard not to take a long gaze in the rear-view mirror. The Lea...
Apr 10, 2019
Europe hurt by US trade threats, central bank says
FRANKFURT - Global trade conflicts, including U.S. threats to impose tariffs, are holding back the eurozone economy, the European Central Bank's president said Wednesday as he underlined its readiness...
Apr 10, 2019
Advisers: Baltimore's mayor still recovering from pneumonia
BALTIMORE - Close advisers to embattled Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh say she's still recovering from a serious case of pneumonia. The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday that Catherine Pugh continues to ...
Apr 10, 2019
Scientists reveal first image ever made of a black hole
WASHINGTON - Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting its hot, shadowy edges where light bends around itself in a cosmic funhouse effect. Assembling data g...
Apr 10, 2019
Ontario researcher among global team unveiling first image of a black hole
An international team of researchers that includes an Ontario scientist is to unveil the first captured image of a black hole. The picture was compiled by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, a&...
Apr 10, 2019
Judge orders detention of former Peruvian president
LIMA, Peru - A judge in Peru has ordered the 10-day detention of former President Pedro Pablo Kucyznksi as part of a money laundering probe into his consulting work for the company at the heart of Lat...
Apr 10, 2019