Round 2 of the North Peace Hockey League playoffs starts Tuesday night (Feb. 2).Grande Prairie will be in Manning and Spirit River in Dawson Creek as both semi-final series get underway.Both games will start at 8:30 p.m.Grande Prairie and Spirit River both host Game 2 Thursday night.

The Grande Prairie Storm won their lone game over the weekend.The boys hosted the Devon on Sunday (Feb. 22) afternoon, beating the Xtreme 9-2. Grande Prairie's Roghan Walker recorded his first AJHL hat trick in the landslide win.Grande Prairie has clinched a playoff position and sits second in the AJHL's North Division...

A father-son duo from Grande Prairie has been recognized with some awards from Swimming Canada.A story by Jim Morris posted to the organization's website says Oliver Dawson is Swimming Canada's Junior Male Swimmer of the Year and Breakout Performer of the Year for the Olympic Program.Oliver's dad, Alex Dawson, was name...

There is one game in the North Peace Hockey League tonight (Tuesday, February 17) with Falher in Grande Prairie. The A's lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.Valleyview will be in Spirit River Wednesday. The Rangers lead 3-1.The other two series ended on Saturday.Manning won 8-3 in High Prairie to complete a four-game swe...

The Storm are now in first place in the AJHL's North Division after sweeping a weekend home-and-home series against Whitecourt.Grande Prairie won 4-3 in a shootout at home Friday night, then won 3-2 in overtime in Whitecourt on Saturday.Grande Prairie now has 66 points, good for first place and a single point up on Whi...

The Grande Prairie Storm have their biggest match-up to date, as they host Whitecourt for Pattison Media night at Bonnett's starting at 7 p.m.Tonight has massive standings implications as the Wolverines currently lead the North division and entire AJHL with 63 points; the Storm trails only by one, sitting at 62.This wi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address that ...

TORONTO - Cason Wallace led all scorers with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a late charge to beat the Toronto Raptors 116-107 on Tuesday. Wallace also had eight rebounds and six assists as Oklahoma City (45-14) won its third straight....

NASHVILLE - Nashville SC scored twice in the first half and kept Atletico Ottawa out of scoring range en route to a 5-0 victory in the second leg of their first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup matchup on Tuesday. Alex Muyl, Jordan Knight, Woobens Pacius, ...

VANCOUVER - Finding motivation on the ice is never hard for Jake DeBrusk. Even as his Vancouver Canucks linger in the basement of the NHL standings, the winger is eager to get back to playing games this week following the extended Olympic break. "Mot...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP have released court documents that reveal details about two of four young hockey players facing sexual assault charges after police investigated a complaint about a hazing ritual last fall. The police documents confirm that t...

Now comes the real fun for Ryan Dinwiddie. With CFL free agency essentially over, Ryan Dinwiddie has switched from general manager to head coach/offensive co-ordinator with the Ottawa Redblacks. He's started the process of putting together the club's n...

NEW YORK - Vancouver Whitecaps forward Emmanuel Sabbi has been suspended for one game for "serious foul play," the MLS Disciplinary Committee announced Tuesday. Sabbi was also fined an undisclosed amount. The incident took place in the 50th minute of V...

DUNEDIN - New York first baseman Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in four runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays came up short in their comeback bid in an 8-7 loss to the Yankees in spring training action Tuesday. Goldschmidt's two-run homer off Tyler Roger...

Round 2 of the North Peace Hockey League playoffs starts Tuesday night (Feb. 2).Grande Prairie will be in Manning and Spirit River in Dawson Creek as both semi-final series get underway.Both games will start at 8:30 p.m.Grande Prairie and Spirit River both host Game 2 Thursday night.

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have locked up a key piece, signing defensive midfielder Andres Cubas to a two-year extension. The deal, announced Tuesday, will see the 29-year-old Paraguayan international play for Vancouver through the 2027-28 sea...

MONTRÉAL - Canadian long track speedskater Laurent Dubreuil is sounding the alarm about the lack of funding for Canadian amateur sports and the consequences it could have on the country's success at the Winter Olympics going forward. The Quebec native ...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed defensive back Jamal Parker, the CFL club announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 28-year-old from Pennsauken, N.J., had 36 defensive tackles, one interception, and a 60-yard fumble return tou...

DUBAI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov lost his opening-round match of the Dubai Tennis Championships 6-2, 6-4 to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta on Tuesday. Shapovalov had eight aces to four double faults in the one-hour, 17-minute match. The world No. 36 from...

TORONTO - Nearly nine million Canadians watched the end of the men's gold-medal hockey game at the Milano Cortina Olympics, which CBC says was Canada's most-watched moment at the Games. But it's an apparent decline from Sochi 2014, the last time Canada...

TORONTO - Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and Canadian offensive lineman Landon Rice are among seven players who'll participate in the league's mentorship program this year. Masoli, an American who spent last season with the B.C. Lions, and Rice, who playe...

TORONTO - A proposed mine in Ontario's Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory hurdle despite a First Nation's protest. The federal government has decided not to designate Wyloo's Eagle's Nest project for an impact assessment, which examines...

Local ski hills will be open on Monday for Family Day.Fairview Ski HillFairview Ski Hill will host Family Day Fun Races.Entry is free for all ages, and the races are open to skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels.Registration will start at 11 a.m. Races will go from 1-5 p.m.Fairview Ski Hill is open from 11 a.m. u...

NWJHLPeace River has joined the Wheat Kings in the second round of the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs.The Navigators beat Dawson Creek 6-2 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.The other two series will resume Friday.La Crete will be in Sexsmith. The Lumber Barons lead 2-0Fort St. John travels to Fair...

There is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs Wednesday night.Dawson Creek travels to Peace River. The Navigators lead the best-of-five series 2-0.Last night, Fort St. John beat visiting Fairview 7-3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 Friday in Fairview.In the North Peace Hockey League last night, Fal...

NWJHLThe Wheat Kings are the first team to advance to the second round of the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs.A 5-4 Sunday in Beaverlodge completed a three-game sweep for the Wheat Kings.The NWJHL playoffs resume Tuesday with Fairview in Fort St. John. They are tied 1-1.Wednesday, Dawson Creek in Peace River. T...

The Grande Prairie Storm are on a four game win streak following a double-defeat of Calgary this weekend at Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm hosted the Canucks on Saturday and Sunday. Grande Prairie swept the series with scores of 4-2 and 4-3, respectively.GP now sits second in the AJHL North Division and league with ...

StormThe Storm hosts Calgary Saturday night at 6 in the Alumni Game and Sunday afternoon at 2 in the Billet Appreciation Game.Grande Prairie is in second place in the AJHL's North Division, three points behind first-place Whitecourt.The Wolverines have two games in hand.NWJHL The rundown of NWJHL games this weekend ca...