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Veteran running back Harris resumes practising with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Andrew Harris has resumed practising with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran Canadian running back was back on the practice field Friday after missing Toronto's final 10 regular-season games...
Nov 4, 2022
Canadians begin to receive temporary boost to GST rebate today
OTTAWA - Canadians who are eligible for the GST rebate can expect to receive an additional lump-sum payment as early as today. A bill introduced by the Liberal government to temporarily double the reb...
Nov 4, 2022
Canada sanctions Haitian officials as MPs told gangs are wreaking ‘civil war
Ottawa is sanctioning at least two senior Haitian officials for their alleged support of gangs in the country. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has announced sanctions in lockstep with the U.S. fo...
Nov 4, 2022
Revellers return to Hong Kong 7s for 1st time since pandemic
HONG KONG (AP) - Thousands of revellers returned to Hong Kong Stadium on Friday to enjoy a highly anticipated international rugby sevens tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began...
Nov 4, 2022
Revellers return to Hong Kong 7s for 1st time since pandemic
HONG KONG (AP) - Thousands of revellers returned to Hong Kong Stadium on Friday to enjoy a highly anticipated international rugby sevens tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began...
Nov 4, 2022
Court says conditional sentence curbs are constitutional in Indigenous case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of provisions that prevent an offender from avoiding jail by serving their sentence in the community, finding no evidence they had...
Nov 4, 2022
Up to 20 cm of snow expected in Grande Prairie region by Saturday
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie - Beaverlodge -Valleyview region. Heavy snow is expected to start falling Friday afternoon, with total amounts expected to reach...
Nov 4, 2022
Oath Keepers head Rhodes on stand in Jan. 6 sedition trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes took the witness stand on Friday in his high-stakes seditious conspiracy trial as he tries to counter allegations that his far-right extremist gro...
Nov 4, 2022
Senators Sports & Entertainment say process is underway to sell NHL team
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are on the market. The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment says a process has been initiated for the sale of the NHL club. Galatioto Sports Partners,...
Nov 4, 2022
New assistant principal at St. Joe's
St Joe's High School in Grande Prairie has a new assistant principal. Jessica Johnston has been promoted to the position after being a teacher at the school since 2009. In a news release, the division...
Nov 4, 2022