Author Archives:
Veterans Walker, Snith to lead young Canadian luge team at Beijing Olympics
CALGARY - Olympic medallists Tristan Walker and Justin Snith will lead a young Canadian luge team at the 2022 Beijing Games. Luge Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the six-athlete te...
Jan 18, 2022
Canadiens name player agent Kent Hughes as NHL team's new general manager
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have named player agent Kent Hughes as the NHL club's 18th general manager. The 51-year-old Montreal native has been an agent and partner of Quebec-based firm Quartex...
Jan 18, 2022
Women's hockey league to increase salary cap, add 2 teams
The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each teams' salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women's hockey tr...
Jan 18, 2022
Storm swept by Bobcats to kick off homestand
The Lloydminster Bobcats solidified their hold on sixth place in the AJHL's North Division with a pair of wins over the Grande Prairie Storm. On Sunday, the Bobcats scored four times with the power pl...
Jan 18, 2022
Ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won't run for governor
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday he will not run for governor, but will instead devote himself to fighting inequality in New York. His decision to not enter ...
Jan 18, 2022
Toronto lab finds security vulnerabilities, censorship framework in Olympic app
TORONTO - Researchers at a Toronto-based tech laboratory have uncovered security vulnerabilities and censorship frameworks in an app all 2022 Beijing Olympics attendees must use. The Citizen Lab, a re...
Jan 18, 2022
More amenities coming to Veterans Memorial Gardens after $99,000 grant
A post on the Veterans Memorial Park, Grande Prairie Facebook page says it will be a high-tech, small event venue by the middle of May.It has been given a Cultural and Community Spaces Safe Re-Opening...
Jan 18, 2022
Blinken to visit Ukraine as US-Russia tensions escalate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian in...
Jan 18, 2022
Experts stress Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 treatment not a replacement for vaccines
There's hope that Health Canada's approval of Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 treatment will help ease the strain on the country's health-care system, as hospitalizations continue their steady climb. The ...
Jan 18, 2022
Another snow day for Toronto kids, Prairie provinces brace for storms, ice and snow
A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday will keep many of them dark for another day, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain...
Jan 18, 2022