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Perry gets 400th goal, Lightning beat Oilers 5-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Corey Perry became the 103rd NHL player to reach 400 goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday night. Perry had a nifty deflection of Mikhail Serga...
Feb 23, 2022
CF Montreal book ticket to Champions League quarter-finals with dominant 3-0 win
MONTREAL - CF Montreal delivered a massive statement with an impressive 3-0 win in the second leg round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League at the Olympic Stadium against Mexican club Santos Laguna...
Feb 23, 2022
Alberta teachers’ union ‘cautiously optimistic’ as fewer COVID-19 cases in schools
EDMONTON, AB - The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association says he is cautiously optimistic after seeing COVID-19 cases go down in classrooms a little over a week after the province lifted a ma...
Feb 23, 2022
Latest Alberta budget to see boost in health-care spending
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says tomorrow's provincial budget will see a historic blitz of health-care spending powered by a roaring, re-energized economy.Kenney says the COVID-19 pandemic...
Feb 23, 2022
Tank flushing maintenance underway in Bezanson
County of Grande Prairie Public Works crews will be out this week doing tank flushing maintenance in the Hamlet of Bezanson.During the procedure, residents may notice a slight discolouration in the wa...
Feb 23, 2022
Grande Prairie adds 133 COVID-19 recoveries, 47 new cases over four-day reporting period
The City of Grande Prairie reported 133 COVID-19 recoveries and 47 new cases from Feb. 18-22. There are 189 active cases in the city.Over the same four-day period in the County of Grande Prairie, ther...
Feb 23, 2022
Alberta government promises historic health spending blitz in provincial budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial budget will include an unprecedented blitz of health-care spending powered by a roaring, re-energized economy. Kenney announced $1.8-billion...
Feb 23, 2022
Rallies being held for “Albertans Dying for Access”
Lethbridge, AB - Rallies and vigils are being held in Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge Wednesday (February 23) to remember those who have died from drug overdose, and call for government action.Alber...
Feb 23, 2022
NBC's scores are in: Record low Olympics ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - The final scores are in, and NBC is no doubt happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror. The games reached an average combined audience of 11.4 million people in ...
Feb 23, 2022
Sartini, Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue building in 2022 MLS season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are hoping their momentum has staying power as they head into another Major League Soccer season. The 'Caps surged through the last three months of the season, fini...
Feb 23, 2022