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Prime minister's Regina trip cancelled in favour of private meetings in Ottawa
REGINA - A scheduled visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Regina has been cancelled. Eleanore Catenaro, a spokeswoman for Trudeau, confirmed to The Canadian Press this morning that the prime mini...
Mar 05, 2019
GP Sports Council to undergo name change
Friday night at the 2019 Northwest Alberta Sports Excellence Awards it was announced that the Grande Prairie Sports Council would be rebranding and moving forward will now be known as the Grande Prair...
Mar 05, 2019
Experts say popular Yukon ice cave seriously unstable, close to collapse
WHITEHORSE - Experts say a unique, cave-like tunnel formed by a retreating Yukon glacier remains a popular tourist attraction but is no longer safe to enter and may collapse soon. The Kluane ice cave,...
Mar 05, 2019
City Councillor Clyde Blackburn diagnosed with leukemia
A Grande Prairie city councillor has announced on his personal Facebook page that he has been diagnosed with leukemia. Clyde Blackburn says in his post that he is facing an aggressive form of cancer t...
Mar 05, 2019
Elite 10 dropped from schedule as Grand Slam circuit trimmed to six events
TORONTO - The Grand Slam of Curling series trimmed the Elite 10 competition from the calendar Tuesday as the circuit moves to a six-event season for the 2019-20 campaign. The Sportsnet series will mai...
Mar 05, 2019
Former CFL head coach Marc Trestman joins XFL's Tampa Bay franchise
TAMPA, Fla. - Former CFL head coach Marc Trestman has joined the upstart XFL. The league announced Tuesday Trestman has been named the head coach/GM of the new franchise in Tampa Bay. “Marc is a...
Mar 05, 2019
Canadian international goalkeeper Milan Borjan honoured by Red Star Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia - Canadian international goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who plays his club soccer for Red Star Belgrade, has been named Red Star Sports Club Male Athlete of the Year for 2018. The award, an...
Mar 05, 2019
Canada's teen phenom Stephen Gogolev aiming for podium in world debut
Stephen Gogolev is barely 14 years old, but there is no childhood naivete to his skating. The Toronto teen has a keen sense of body awareness that belies his age, says Elvis Stojko, and will be one of...
Mar 05, 2019
Barrett promoted to senior men's national team GM, Nash takes on adviser role
TORONTO - Canada Basketball promoted Rowan Barrett to general manager of the senior men’s national basketball team on Tuesday while Steve Nash moved from GM into a senior adviser role. Barrett h...
Mar 05, 2019
Canada's Roger Sloan looking to gather momentum on second PGA Tour go-around
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - There was a time not that long ago when Roger Sloan would have been thrilled with a top-30 showing on the PGA Tour. In 2019, that doesn’t cut it. The 31-year-old Canad...
Mar 05, 2019