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3D Children's Charity
3D Children Charity underway at CKC
The 3D Children's Society Annual Soccer and Hockey Tournament is getting underway today (Friday, May 10) starting at 8:30 a.m. Hosted at the Community Knowledge Campus, money raised from this event will go towards the families of kids with serious medical needs. In 2019, the organization hit a massive milestone after r...
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National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
Friday semi-final day at NAHC
Friday is semi-final day at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.Girl's On the girl's side, Alberta will play Manitoba at 5 p.m. while British Columbia plays Ontario at 9 p.m.Alberta and Ontario are both unbeaten in four games and had byes in the semi-final round. The winners will meet in the gold medal game Sa...
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volleyball
Goldie named to Volleyball Alberta Hall of Fame
Grande Prairie's Leigh Goldie is one of three inductees this year for the Volleyball Alberta Hall of Fame.Goldie was a teacher and coach with the then-called Grande Prairie Regional College for over 40 years. He is being inducted in the Builder category. Goldie will join former Wolves men's and women's coach Ron Thomso...
May 09, 2024
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National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
Schools in the Peace hear presentation from Olympic medalist
A huge crowd gathered at St. Joe's High School last night to hear a presentation from a former player for Canada's women's hockey team.Brigette Lacquette was the first ever First Nations player named to Team Canada and went on to win silver medals at the Olympics and World Championships.Lacquette says she wants to tell...
May 09, 2024
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NWP Women's Volleyball Coach moving to University of New Brunswick
Northwestern Polytechnic is saying goodbye to their Women's Volleyball Coach.Lauren Hale-Miller will be leaving NWP after five seasons to begin her role as head coach for the University of New Brunswick's REDS Women's Volleyball team.Hale-Miller is a graduate of UNB and has a coaching history that spans six provinces, ...
May 09, 2024
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National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
Mayor Jackie Clayton welcomes the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
The City of Grande Prairie has shared a statement from Mayor Jackie Clayton, welcoming those part of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship to Grande Prairie:"I am pleased to welcome the athletes, coaches and spectators who have travelled from across the country to Grande Prairie for the 2024 National Aborigi...
May 06, 2024
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Whitecaps put unbeaten road record on the line in Los Angeles
VANCOUVER - Amid a busy month of May, the Vancouver Whitecaps (5-2-3) will put their unbeaten road record on the line when they visit a familiar foe on Saturday in LAFC (4-4-3). "Last year, it was probably our biggest rivalry of the year," said Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini following a training session in Van...
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Panthers overpower Bruins 6-2, take 2-1 series lead
BOSTON (AP) - Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored on the same Bruins double-minor, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 14 shots and the Florida Panthers beat Boston 6-2 on Friday night and grabbed a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Evan Rodrigues scored twice, and Brandon Montour also connected for ...
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Nembhard's late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 win over Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knick...
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Toronto tops Minnesota 2-0 to sit one win away from PWHL final
TORONTO - Jesse Compher scored the go-ahead goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 win and 2-0 lead in its best-of-five semifinal series against Minnesota in Professional Women's Hockey League playoff action on Friday. Hannah Miller added an empty-netter for top-seeded Toronto in front of 8,581 f...
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Santana's solo shot lifts Twins over Blue Jays 3-2 in rematch of wild-card series
TORONTO - Carlos Santana's go-ahead home run in the fifth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday. Jose Miranda's RBI single in the first inning opened the scoring as Minnesota (23-15) won its third straight. Pinch-hitter Max Kepler added another RBI single in the ninth. Joe Ryan (2-2...
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CFLPA launches appeal against CFL for failing to provide access to full Kelly report
The CFL Players Association launched an appeal Friday night against the CFL for denying it access to the full independent report that resulted in the league suspending quarterback Chad Kelly for violating its gender-based violence policy. On Tuesday, the CFL suspended its 2023 outstanding player from playing in the Tor...
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Blue Jays' Cricket Night cross-promotes ball-and-bat sports at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - Saad Zafar is ready for cricket to take the next step in Canada, both on the pitch and in the stands. Zafar, Canada's captain for the upcoming Cricket World Cup, was getting set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Friday before the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Minnesota Twins. His appearance was part o...
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Schauffele shoots 67, lead McIlroy, Day by four at Wells Fargo Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Xander Schauffele has been a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard most of the year. Now he's hoping to close the door. Schauffele shot a 4-under 67 on Friday after opening with a 64, leaving him at 11-under 131 and four shots ahead of Rory McIlroy and Jason Day heading into the weekend at the...
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Snowbirds in Vancouver for puck-drop flyby as Canucks face Oilers
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be performing a flyover across downtown Vancouver at the start of tonight's Stanley Cup playoff game between the Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers. The Royal Canadian Air Force says the flyover will happen just after 7 p.m. tonight, before the puck drops at Rogers Arena. The...
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Korda shoots 66, keeps bid alive for sixth straight LPGA Tour win
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - Nelly Korda has no intention of letting anyone run away with the Cognizant Founders Cup and end her bid to become the first player to win six straight LPGA Tour tournaments. Hear that Rose Zhang and Madelene Sagstrom. Faced with a 10-stroke deficit starting her second round Friday in the event that...
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Tickets still available as 'Messi Mania' visits CF Montreal; club expects a sellout
MONTREAL - Tickets are still available for "Messi Mania" in Montreal - if you're willing to pay up. Montreal hosts Lionel Messi's Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer action Saturday at Stade Saputo as the global icon makes his first professional trip to Canada. As of late Friday afternoon multiple sections ...
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Oilers star Leon Draisaitl questionable for Game 2 vs. Canucks
VANCOUVER - Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl is questionable for Game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. The 28-year-old German forward appeared to be in pain late in Edmonton's dramatic 5-4 loss to the Canucks Wednesday. He didn't participate in practice on Thursday or in the Oilers' optional pre-game skate...
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Kylian Mbappé announces he's leaving Paris Saint-Germain
PARIS (AP) - Kylian Mbappé announced Friday on social media that he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain, an expected move for the French superstar who is expected to join Real Madrid. Mbappé said on X that he will play his final home game on Sunday against Toulouse. "I never thought it would be this diffi...
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CF Montreal prepares for 'Messi Mania' as Inter Miami visits Canada
MONTREAL - CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette says he's pinching himself knowing he might come face-to-face with Lionel Messi. Montreal hosts Messi's Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer action Saturday at Stade Saputo as the global icon makes his first professional trip to Canada. The Argentine superstar - widely cons...
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Italian star Lorenzo Insigne set to return for Toronto FC for New York City FC visit
TORONTO - A victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday and Toronto FC can match its entire points total of last season when it finished last in the league at 4-20-10. And that's with Toronto (6-4-1) having 22 matches remaining in the regular season after weekend play. There's more good news with word that Itali...
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Last year's runner-up Germany tops Slovakia at ice hockey worlds
PRAGUE (AP) - Last year's runner-up Germany topped Slovakia 6-4 to open the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Dominik Kahun, Jonas Muller, Lukas Kalble, Marc Michaelis, Leonhard Pfoderl and Tobias Eder had a goal each for the Germans and Philipp Grubauer stopped 35 shots in the Group B game in the eastern city o...
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Maple Leafs captain John Tavares added to Canada's world hockey championship roster
PRAGUE, Czechia - Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares has been added to the Canadian roster at the world men's hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Friday. Tavares became available after the Leafs were eliminated by the Boston Bruins in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It will be...
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B.C. light-heavyweight boxer Buneet Bisla goes after Canadian title on Victoria card
Since taking up taekwondo at the age of four, Buneet Bisla has won an armful of armful of amateur boxing and kickboxing titles. On Saturday, the 26-year-old from Surrey, B.C., looks to add to that collection when he faces Manitoba's Devin Tomko in Victoria for the vacant Canadian light-heavyweight boxing title. The two...
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'We're here to win': New MLSE president backs Shanahan, Treliving
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs' key decision makers spoke with the media today for the first time since the team's first-round playoff exit. The message was clear - everything is on the table moving forward, and past results are unacceptable. New Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment president Keith Pelley, team president ...
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Reports: WNBA franchise awarded to Toronto's Kilmer Group for 2026 season
TORONTO - Several media reports say the WNBA is officially coming to Toronto. The CBC was the first to report that the women's professional basketball league has awarded a franchise to the Kilmer Group. The reported deal would have Toronto's WNBA team start playing in May 2026. Larry Tanenbaum is the chairman and CEO o...
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3D Children's Charity
3D Children Charity underway at CKC
The 3D Children's Society Annual Soccer and Hockey Tournament is getting underway today (Friday, May 10) starting at 8:30 a.m. Hosted at the Community Knowledge Campus, money raised from this event will go towards the families of kids with serious medical needs. In 2019, the organization hit a massive milestone after r...
13h ago
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National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
Friday semi-final day at NAHC
Friday is semi-final day at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.Girl's On the girl's side, Alberta will play Manitoba at 5 p.m. while British Columbia plays Ontario at 9 p.m.Alberta and Ontario are both unbeaten in four games and had byes in the semi-final round. The winners will meet in the gold medal game Sa...
14h ago
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