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Argos head coach Dinwiddie looking to emulate Bombers' successful model
REGINA - Mike O'Shea and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are where Ryan Dinwiddie wants the Toronto Argonauts to be. Winnipeg faces Toronto in the Grey Cup game Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The Blue Bombers ar...
Nov 16, 2022
Growing the North to return to an in-person gathering in 2023
One of the top networking gatherings in the Peace region is returning to an in-person setting for 2023.Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce communications and public relations director Tom ...
Nov 16, 2022
Argos' Davis calls preparing for sixth Grey Cup in six seasons an 'absurd' feat
REGINA - Ja'Gared Davis is heading to his sixth consecutive Grey Cup game, an unlikely streak he calls "absurd." Davis and his Toronto Argonauts teammates will take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the t...
Nov 16, 2022
Australia says Djokovic has visa to play Australian Open
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The Australian government confirmed on Thursday that Novak Djokovic had been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over hi...
Nov 16, 2022
Australia says Djokovic has visa to play Australian Open
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The Australian government confirmed on Thursday that Novak Djokovic had been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over hi...
Nov 16, 2022
International Paper gives grants to community organizations
Six community organizations will be benefiting from grants given out by International Paper's Grande Prairie mill. Tom Macher, International Paper's Mill Manager says in a news release, "Our company c...
Nov 16, 2022
Winter 'Freedom Convoy' blockades cost billions to Canada's economy, inquiry hears
OTTAWA - Transport Canada estimates as much as $3.9 billion in trade activity was halted because of border blockades across the country related to protests against COVID-19 restrictions last winter. T...
Nov 16, 2022
NHL Notebook: New coaching hires making waves across league
Jim Montgomery mapped out a straight-forward approach before entering the fray as a new voice in a veteran locker room. "Learn from them," the first-year Boston Bruins head coach said. "They have an i...
Nov 16, 2022
Tom Brady, Larry David, other celebrities named in FTX suit
NEW YORK (AP) - A host of Hollywood and sports celebrities including Larry David and Tom Brady were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arguing that thei...
Nov 16, 2022
Two oilfield workers killed in explosion near Slave Lake say RCMP
UPDATE: November 17CALGARY - Work remains halted at an oil and gas site in northern Alberta where two contractors died Saturday in an explosion. Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. CEO Brian Schmidt says he d...
Nov 16, 2022