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Storm bolster blueline with pair of deals
For the second time in a week, the Grande Prairie Storm have acquired a defenceman that previously spent some time in the QMJHL.The Storm picked up the rights to 20-year-old Antoine Desrochers from Pr...
Nov 17, 2022
Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down
DALLAS (AP) - The Uvalde officer who was leading the city's police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has...
Nov 17, 2022
'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine
CALGARY - A cardiac surgeon in Calgary has spearheaded a move to send medical and surgical supplies to Ukraine after seeing a doctor there treat open-heart surgery patients in a bomb shelter. Dr. Paul...
Nov 17, 2022
Alberta education minister says she will listen to top doctor about masks in schools
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's education minister says she will take advice from the province's new chief medical officer of health on whether to allow school boards to bring in mask mandates in schools with...
Nov 17, 2022
Circulating respiratory viruses in Alberta: Dr. Joffe
Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, has issued a statement about the increase in respiratory viruses in the province:"The annual influenza, or flu season, is here. Albertans are...
Nov 17, 2022
Bombers GM Walters expecting head coach O'Shea to re-sign with club in off-season
REGINA - Winnipeg GM Kyle Walters isn't worrying about the long-term future of Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea. O'Shea is in the final year of his contract with Winnipeg, which will chase a third ...
Nov 17, 2022
CF Montreal's new logo for 2023 MLS season pays tribute to team's past
MONTREAL - CF Montreal's new branding borrows heavily from the soccer team's past. The Major League Soccer club unveiled its new logo on Thursday, which will be used starting in the 2023 season. The n...
Nov 17, 2022
Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony
WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday. Griner has been relocated to a ...
Nov 17, 2022
Quebec police nab three suspects in connection with thefts of bulldog puppies
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested three people in connection with a series of puppy thefts targeting breeders last year. The cases involved breeders across the province who were...
Nov 17, 2022
Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign kicks off for 2022
The Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle campaign in Grande Prairie officially kicked off Thursday morning as Mayor Jackie Clayton made the first donation for this year into one of the iconic red kettles...
Nov 17, 2022