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Canada drawn into tough World Cup group with Lithuania, Australia and Senegal
Canada might have been drawn into arguably the toughest group for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, but Rowan Barrett isn’t complaining. With a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the line, Canada’...
Mar 16, 2019
New US military budget focused on China despite border talk
WASHINGTON - Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons. To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national securit...
Mar 16, 2019
NWJHL, NPHL finals both resume
Both the NWJHL and NPHL finals resume Saturday night. The County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings hold a 1-0 series lead as they host Fort St John in game 2 of the NWJHL final. Puck drop is 8pm at the Cros...
Mar 16, 2019
New Manitoba consultant was behind sweeping education changes in Nova Scotia
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will be getting advice on education reform from a consultant who recently prompted Nova Scotia to eliminate elected school boards and make other sweeping changes. Av...
Mar 16, 2019
Migrant farm worker review prompts renewed calls for reforms, protections
OTTAWA - In midsummer 2018, while many Canadians were enjoying cold drinks on a hot day, a group of migrant farm labourers in Southern Ontario made a desperate phone call. The workers had been recruit...
Mar 16, 2019
19 years after her murder in India, husband still haunted by wife's last words
VANCOUVER - The last words Sukhwinder Singh Mithu remembers from his wife were a plea to her killers. “Don’t hurt my Mithu. Don’t hit him,” he recalls Jaswinder (Jassi) Kaur Si...
Mar 16, 2019
As Brexit stalls, supporters protest betrayal of their dream
SUNDERLAND, England - With Britain’s departure from the European Union likely to be put on hold, some Brexit supporters fear their dream is dying. But they aren’t giving up without a fight...
Mar 16, 2019
PCFAC Storm draw first blood in North semi
The PCFAC Female Midget Elite Storm have won game one of their AFHL North division semi final series, 3-1 over Sherwood Park. Marissa Coulter, Vanessa Legace and Jensyn Wallan scored for the Storm, wh...
Mar 16, 2019
Former Storm signs NHL contract
A former member of the Grande Prairie Storm has signed an NHL contract. 20 year old Jake Elmer, who played in the Swan City during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, signed a three year deal on Friday w...
Mar 16, 2019
AHS looking to break trend in teen vaping with information session
Alberta Health Services will be hosting a community information session next week, which is looking to educate teens on the risks associated with vaping. AHS is also hoping to provide some reduction s...
Mar 16, 2019