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Wolves women's hockey team to start season Thanksgiving weekend
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's hockey team will make its regular season debut at home on Thanksgiving weekend. The Wolves will host NAIT October 9 and 10 at the Design Works Centre. Some home exhibition games will be played in September. The Wolves will host Lloydminster AAA for two games on September 19 a...
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Football
Local players named to Football Alberta U16 Female team
Two players from the Peace have been named to Football Alberta's U16 Female team. Running back Tylene Lewis of Sexsmith and defensive lineman Gabrielle Shaw of Valleyview will both play at the U16 Western Showcase. It is set for July 13 to 19 in Calgary. Alberta's games are set for July 15 and 18. Lewis and Shaw both p...
Jun 28, 2026
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Baseball provincials, rugby, lacrosse, North Peace Rodeo on this weekend
Baseball ProvincialsThe U16 Baseball Alberta Girls League Provincials will be held Friday through Sunday at Evergreen Park.The host Reds will play Grande Cache in the tournament's opening game at 9 a.m. Friday.Games continue at noon and 3 p.m. with the Reds playing the Rocky Sun Devils at 6 p.m.On Saturday, games start...
Jun 26, 2026
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Football
Alberta U16 boys, U18 women's football teams include Grande Prairie athletes
Alberta's U16 boys and U18 girls football teams will both have some local representation. Grande Prairie's Reid Hebert is part of the U16 boys Team Alberta that will play in the 2026 Football Canada Western Challenge in Winnipeg. It will go from June 30 to July 5. Hebert is a defensive lineman and plays high school fo...
Jun 23, 2026
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Volleyball
Canada goes 3-1 in Week 2 of women's VNL play
Canada's women's volleyball team finished 3-1 in Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League play in Bangkok, Thailand. Canada beat Poland 3-2 on Sunday. The only loss came to the host side, 3-1 on Saturday. "After yesterday, I saw a team that entered in the court hungry and they wanted to win so much! This is the victory...
Jun 22, 2026
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Baseball
Wheatbelt Baseball League games on Monday
There are some games in the Wheatbelt Baseball League tonight (Monday, June 22).Rycroft will visit Sexsmith.Game time is 7:15. Grimshaw will be in Manning for a doubleheader that starts at 6:30 p.m.
Jun 22, 2026
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LeBron James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere
LeBron James will not be back with the Los Angeles Lakers and plans to play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere. His decision is perhaps the biggest domino that will fall during the NBA's offseason player movement window, alongsi...
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The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada 1:50 p.m. Norway is up 1-0 on Ivory Coast halfway through their Round of 32 matchup at Dallas Stadium. Antonio Nusa put Norway ahead with a goal in the 39th minute. The winner of the match faces five-ti...
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Trial to start in February for N.S. youths charged in hockey hazing sex assault case
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has confirmed a trial will start in February for two minor hockey players accused of sexually assaulting teammates during a hazing ritual last fall. Neither of the accused appeared Monday in provincial youth court in Truro...
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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's six-justice conservative majority, which ha...
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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's conservative majority, which has repeatedly...
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Local Sports
Wolves women's hockey team to start season Thanksgiving weekend
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's hockey team will make its regular season debut at home on Thanksgiving weekend. The Wolves will host NAIT October 9 and 10 at the Design Works Centre. Some home exhibition games will be played in September. The Wolves will host Lloydminster AAA for two games on September 19 a...
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In the news today: Canada vs. Morocco, Ontario heat wave, future of CUSMA
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada to face Morocco in Round of 16 at World Cup Canada will face Morocco in the Round of 16 at the World Cup after the North African giants defeated the Netherl...
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World Cup delivers double dose of patriotism for Canadian dual citizens
VANCOUVER - It was almost 28 degrees in Vancouver last Wednesday, but Alex Garcia was still determined to wear two soccer jerseys at the city's FIFA Fan Festival. On the outside was the green one of his native Mexico - but on the inside, Canadian red. ...
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World Cup knockout ticket prices in Vancouver and Toronto? It's a tale of two cities
VANCOUVER - Ticket prices for Thursday's round-of-32 World Cup game in Vancouver have plummeted since it became clear Canada wouldn't be playing there - but it's a whole different ball game in Toronto. Fans there will get to see two highly rated teams,...
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Italy's failure to qualify for World Cup has Canadian sports shops changing game plan
More than a year before the World Cup, Canadian sports stores placed what they thought was a safe bet on Italy's national soccer team. As one of the few teams to win four World Cups, the Azzurri are in a rare club. Even though they failed to qualify fo...
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A look at Morocco, Canada's Round of 16 World Cup opponent
Morocco Nickname: The Atlas Lions Head coach: Mohamed Ouahbi FIFA world ranking (official): No. 7 Best World Cup result: Fourth place, 2022 Key players: Attacking midfielder/forward Ismael Saibari scored a goal in each of Morocco's three group-stage ga...
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Canada to face Morocco in Round of 16 at World Cup
Canada's path at the World Cup is getting rockier. Canada will face Morocco in the Round of 16 on Saturday after the Atlas Lions defeated the Netherlands 3-2 on penalty kicks Monday following a 1-1 draw in Guadalupe, Mexico. Cody Gakpo gave the Netherl...
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Chuckwagons
Croteau Jr. makes family history at Wainwright Stampede
Heavy rainfall in Wainwright led to the finale of the Wainwright Stampede's Championship Sunday to be cancelled. This is the second time in three weeks professional chuckwagon racing has seen the championship being awarded to the driver with the best three-day aggregate time rather than through a Championship Final Hea...
Jun 22, 2026
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Minor Hockey
PCFAC earns league accolade
The Peace Country Female Athletic Club has been given some league honours. It has been named the first recipient of the Program of the Year Award by the Alberta Female Hockey League. The organization says in a social media post that this is "a testament to the dedication of our players, coaches, volunteers, famili...
Jun 21, 2026
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Chuckwagons
Vigen makes new track record at Day 2 of Wainwright Stampede
The conditions were right on Friday night at the Wainwright Stampede for Grande Prairie native Chanse Vigen to break a longstanding track record and win the day money.The second night of professional chuckwagon racing saw Vigen cross the finish line with a time of 1:01.98 from barrel two in the 12th heat, beating the 4...
Jun 20, 2026
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Local Sports
Cranberry Lake Rodeo, Hines Creek Race Days, baseball, football, rugby, lacrosse all on this weekend
Cranberry Lake RodeoThe 44th annual Cranberry Lake Rodeo is set for Friday through Sunday at the grounds near DeBolt.Events start with the ranch rodeo at 5 p.m. Friday, followed by the All-Pro chuckwagons at 8 p.m.The schedule for Saturday and Sunday starts with the local rodeo starting at 11 a.m., with the wild horse ...
Jun 19, 2026
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Community
Eastlink Centre hosting swim meet this weekend means limited availability for some amenities
The Piranhas Summer Sizzler Swim Meet will be held Friday and Saturday at the Eastlink Centre.City Hall says the aquatics area is still open to the public, but there are some things that won't be available.On Friday, the dive tank and towers will not be available from 2-9:30 p.m.The FlowRider is off limits from 2-9 p.m...
Jun 19, 2026
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Community
Bezanson pays tribute to Daren Zenner
Bezanson has put up another sign that pays tribute to someone who grew up there and went on to do big things. A post on the Discover Bezanson social media page, says that a sign honouring the late Daren Zenner has gone up along the same road where the sign that salutes rodeo cowboy Dusty LaValley is also located. Zenne...
Jun 18, 2026
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