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Devils snap seven-game losing skid with thumping win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Michael McLeod scored twice and the New Jersey Devils snapped a seven-game losing streak by handing the Montreal Canadiens a crushing 7-1 loss Tuesday night. The Devils were looking to rede...
Feb 08, 2022

Raptors' Barnes, VanVleet to compete in NBA all-star competitions
The NBA says Raptors Scottie Barnes and Fred VanVleet will compete in all-star competitions on Saturday. Barnes will compete in the skills challenge while VanVleet will take part in the three-point co...
Feb 08, 2022

Ottawa Senators survive late rally from Carolina Hurricanes to win 4-3
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk hadn't scored in 15 games, but the Ottawa Senators captain made up for lost time scoring twice in a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. Alex Formenton and Chris ...
Feb 08, 2022

Grande Prairie adds 24 new COVID-19 cases and 39 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 24 new COVID-19 cases and 39 recoveries for February 7. There are 453 active cases in the city (down 15).The County of Grande Prairie added 12 new cases of COVID-19 al...
Feb 08, 2022

'Procedural fairness' raised in B.C. extradition case over murder: Court
VANCOUVER - A panel of judges in British Columbia's Court of Appeal says important questions about "procedural fairness" have been raised in the case of a man convicted of murder in the United States....
Feb 08, 2022

4.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of Grande Prairie
Earthquakes Canada says a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit 77 kilometres south of Grande Prairie. The shake occurred at 3:53 p.m. and was recorded at 10 kilometers deep. The epicentre of the earthquake wa...
Feb 08, 2022

Alberta announces plan to end all COVID-19 restrictions
Premier Jason Kenney has announced the province's ts plan to remove all COVID-19 restrictions.The plan will be done in three different stages. It was approved by the COVID-19 cabinet committee on Tues...
Feb 08, 2022

Appeals court rules in Biden’s favor on abortion referrals
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Federally funded family planning clinics can continue to make abortion referrals for now, a federal court ruled Tuesday, in a setback for a dozen Republican attorneys general who...
Feb 08, 2022

Whitecourt RCMP investigating high school threat
RCMP in Whitecourt say they are investigating a threat that was found written on a bathroom stall at Hilltop High School on Feb. 7.Police say the information received referred to a shooting at the sch...
Feb 08, 2022

College athlete group files complaint, seeks employee status
An advocacy group filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday, the latest step in a push to give employee status to college athletes and afford them the right to competitive p...
Feb 08, 2022