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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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2022
Roughly 100 kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa convoy protest: police
OTTAWA - Roughly 100 kids are living in the trucks idling on the streets of downtown Ottawa during the cold, noisy and prolonged protest that has grabbed hold of the capital, police say. Police office...
Feb 8, 2022