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Local hockey, curling qualifier this weekend, Nitehawk closed Friday
StormThe Storm host Lloydminster Friday and Saturday. Game times will be 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Storm are fifth in the North Division with 27 points, two back of Bonnyville but with three games in hand.The Bobcats are in second place in the North Division, five points back of first-place Whitecour...
Dec 12, 2025
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Wednesday hockey: One NWJHL game postponed
The Northwest Junior Hockey League game tonight (Wednesday, December 10) in Beaverlodge between the Blades and Fairview has been postponed because of the weather. The Wheat Kings in Sexsmith game, however, is still set for an 8 p.m. start.A reminder that the Storm versus Lloydminster game that was set for Grande Prairi...
Dec 10, 2025
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PWPSD
PWPSD celebrating boys' and girls' volleyball teams' performance at provincials
Peace Wapiti Public School Division is celebrating its senior boys and girls volleyball teams.Both the Peace Wapiti Academy and Beaverlodge Regional High School teams had impressive showings at the Volleyball Provincials in Grande Prairie last month.For the first time in the school's history, the Peace Wapiti Academy s...
Dec 10, 2025
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Hockey
Storm game postponed, Junior A World Challenge underway
Storm game postponedThe Grande Prairie Storm game that was scheduled for Wednesday against the Lloydminster Bobcats has been postponed. The team says in a social media post that the new date will be confirmed soon. The Storm also say this does not affect Friday and Saturday's doubleheader with the Bobcats. Junior A Wor...
Dec 08, 2025
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Curling
Four teams advance to men's and women's provincials after qualifiers in Grande Prairie
Three teams from Edmonton and one from St. Albert advanced to provincials out of the men's and women's qualifiers held at the Grande Prairie Curling Centre over the weekend.The Peter Hlushak and Zach Davies teams from Edmonton advanced from the men's side.Local curler Varyk Doepker is the second on the Hlushak team. Th...
Dec 08, 2025
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Curling
Ontario, Saskatchewan win titles at Canadian Senior Curling Championships
Ontario won the women's title, and Saskatchewan the men's crown, at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Ottawa.Sherry Middaugh's rink beat Amber Holland's team from Saskatchewan 7-5 in the women's final.Bruce Korte's team from Saskatchewan won the men's final, 8-4, over Ontario's Mike Harris.Alberta's women's ...
Dec 07, 2025
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Sports

Dobes rebounds for big win as Canadiens hold off McDavid, Oilers
MONTREAL - Jakub Dobes needed a strong performance after consecutive poor showings. Six minutes into Sunday's game, the Montreal Canadiens goalie was staring down Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on a two-minute 5-on-3 power play - an early test ...
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Canadiens coach St. Louis sends thoughts to Brown University after shooting
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis sent his thoughts to the community at Brown University - where his son Ryan is a student and hockey player - a day after a campus shooting left two people dead and nine others wounded. "He was on cam...
7h ago
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Quinn Hughes completes a Wild few days with a goal in first game with Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A "Welcome to Minnesota" message played on the video board during a first period break, and Minnesota Wild fans loudly welcomed Quinn Hughes to the self-proclaimed "State of Hockey." Hughes did not seem to notice because he had h...
8h ago
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Dobes, Canadiens hold off Oilers for 4-1 win as Draisaitl remains at 999 points
MONTREAL - Jakub Dobes stopped 27 shots as the Montreal Canadiens held off the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 and prevented Leon Draisaitl from recording his 1,000th point on Sunday. Ivan Demidov, Joe Veleno, Nick Suzuki and Alexandre Texier scored for Montreal (...
10h ago
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Mahomes tears ACL as Chargers eliminate Chiefs from playoff contention with 16-13 victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The final images of the Kansas City Chiefs' postseason pursuit were Patrick Mahomes getting helped to the locker room with what turned out to be a torn ACL in his left knee, a white towel draped over his head, and...
11h ago
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Mahomes tears ACL as Chargers eliminate Chiefs from playoff contention with 16-13 victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The final images of the Kansas City Chiefs' postseason pursuit were Patrick Mahomes getting helped to the locker room with what turned out to be a torn ACL in his left knee, a white towel draped over his head, and backup quarter...
11h ago
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Kansas City Chiefs dice que Patrick Mahomes sufre ruptura de ligamento en la rodilla izquierda
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs dice que Patrick Mahomes sufre ruptura de ligamento en la rodilla izquierda. The Associated Press
12h ago
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Bills rally from 21-point deficit to beat Patriots 35-31, stay alive in AFC East race
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots are still in good position to win the AFC East. But the Buffalo Bills made sure it would have to happen on another day, against a different opponent. Josh Allen threw three ...
14h ago
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Novak teams with Coughlin to win Grant Thornton and pick up another team title
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Andrew Novak made three straight birdies on the back nine and Lauren Coughlin finished off their 9-under 63 in modified fourballs for a three-shot victory Sunday in the Grant Thornton Invitational, the second team title this year fo...
14h ago
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Novak and Coughlin win mixed team. A.J. Ewart among 5 players to earn PGA cards at Q-school
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Andrew Novak made three straight birdies on the back nine and Lauren Coughlin finished off their 9-under 63 in modified fourballs for a three-shot victory Sunday in the Grant Thornton Invitational, the second team title this year fo...
14h ago
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Bills rally from 21-point deficit to beat Patriots 35-31, stay alive in AFC East race
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes, and James Cook ran for two TDs and caught another as the Buffalo Bills rallied from a 21-0 deficit to beat New England 35-31 on Sunday, preventing the Patriots from clinching the AFC Eas...
15h ago
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Zeev Buium scores in his Canucks debut as Vancouver beats the Devils 2-1
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Zeev Buium scored in his first game since being traded to Vancouver, Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced and the Canucks beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday. The game was initially supposed to be Quinn Hughes and...
16h ago
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New ownership group takes over Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanvile, Ont.
BOWMANVILLE - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park has been purchased by a new ownership group. The new group is led by Peter Thomson with Chris Pfaff and Alek Krstajic as partners. CTMP is a multi-track motorsport facility outside Bowmanville, Ont., that ope...
16h ago
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Canadian speedskating women win team pursuit gold; finish World Cup season ranked 1st
HAMAR - Ivanie Blondin helped Canada win gold in the team pursuit before adding a bronze in the women's mass start event on Sunday at an ISU World Cup Speed Skating competition. Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann, Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Que., and Blondin...
17h ago
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Man City and Aston Villa win to stay in touch with Premier League leader Arsenal
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City and Aston Villa kept the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal with wins on Sunday. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 victory against To...
18h ago
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Johannes Lochner stays hot, Germans sweep 2 World Cup bobsled races in Lillehammer
LILLEHAMMER, Norway (AP) - Johannes Lochner's retirement season is shaping up to be his best. Lochner - who will end his career after the Olympics in February - won a World Cup four-man bobsled race for the second consecutive day on Sunday, leading ano...
18h ago
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Hockey Canada
US beats Canada in Para Cup gold medal game
The US beat Canada 2-0 to take gold at Hockey Canada's Para Cup in Dawson Creek.The game was played on Saturday, December 6.The Americans went unbeaten in five games at the tournament.China beat Czechia 4-2 in the bronze medal game, its first win in five starts at the Para Cup.
Dec 07, 2025
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Storm
Storm notch home shutout win over Pontiacs
The Storm beat visiting Bonnyville 2-0 Friday night in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game.Leland Gill made 19 saves for the shutout. Zachary Wilson and Max Fogle scored the Grande Prairie goals. Wilson also recorded an assist.The announced attendance was 1,619.With the win, Grande Prairie moves into fourth place in the AJ...
Dec 06, 2025
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Hockey Canada
Canada-US to meet in Para Cup final
Canada will play the US Saturday night in the gold medal game at Hockey Canada's Para Cup being played in Dawson Creek.Canada advanced with a 7-0 win over Czechia Friday night in the semi-finals. The Americans beat China 13-2 in the other semi.The US won a preliminary round game over Canada 3-2.The gold medal game star...
Dec 06, 2025
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Local Sports
Nitehawk opening, hockey, men's and women's curling qualifiers this weekend
Nitehawk Nitehawk will open this weekend. The ski hill is open from 11-5 Saturday and Sunday. The Tube Zone is open from 12-2 and 2:30-4:30. StormThe Storm host Bonnyville Friday in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game. All the stuffies thrown on the ice after Grande Prairie's first goal will be donated to the hospital. Gam...
Dec 05, 2025
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Para Cup
Canada loses to USA at Para Cup preliminaries in Dawson Creek
The 2025 Para Cup is taking the day off in Dawson Creek this Thursday, Dec. 4, following the end of preliminary round action.Team Canada lost on Wednesday, Dec. 3, against Team USA 3-2, while Czechia beat China 6 - 1.Canada will face Czechia, and the Americans will play China, on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 a...
Dec 04, 2025
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Local Sports
High school volleyball, basketball players taking over NWP gym
The Northwestern Polytechnic gym will be busy over the next few days, even though the Wolves volleyball and basketball teams are off until the New Year.The Wolves will host their Junior High All-Star Volleyball Games for Grade 7-9 kids on Thursday. The girl's game starts at 6 p.m. The boy's game is at 7 p.m. The Senior...
Dec 04, 2025
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