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Canada to play for gold after downing Russia 5-0 in semifinals

EDMONTON - Canada will play for gold at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton after beating Russia 5-0 in semifinal action Monday. Alex Newhook returned from injury to put Canada on the boa...

Jan 04, 2021

Canada steamrolls Germany 16-2 at world juniors as P.A. connection makes impression

EDMONTON - Dylan Cozens scored a hat trick and had three assists in Canada's 16-2 win over Germany to open the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday.Meanwhile, Prince Albert Raider blue line...

Dec 27, 2020

Canada steamrolls Germany 16-2 at world juniors as P.A. connection makes impression

EDMONTON - Dylan Cozens scored a hat trick and had three assists in Canada's 16-2 win over Germany to open the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday.Meanwhile, Prince Albert Raider blue line...

Dec 26, 2020

Shedding game rust key for Canadian team in defending world junior men's hockey gold

A Canadian team lacking game legs opens defence of its world junior men's hockey title Saturday in Edmonton.The host team kicks off its preliminary round against Germany at Rogers Place.Canada has pla...

Dec 25, 2020

'Very hopeful:' Planning underway for modified Calgary Stampede in 2021

CALGARY - A world-famous annual rodeo that survived the Great Depression, two world wars and a devastating flood seven years ago was felled by a microscopic virus this year and will have a different l...

Dec 24, 2020

Alberta plans joint men's and women's curling championship for Sylvan Lake

SYLVAN LAKE - Alberta intends to hold its provincial men's and women's curling championships jointly in January.Curlers won't "bubble" at the Jan. 25-31 events at Sylvan Lake's NexSource Centre, but m...

Nov 12, 2020

Vigils to take place tonight for slain doctor

RED DEER, Alta. - Two vigils are planned tonight for a family doctor who was killed at a walk-in clinic in Red Deer earlier this week.Dr. Walter Reynolds, a 45-year-old father of two girls, died in ho...

Aug 14, 2020

COVID-19 concerns leads to "different look" for Heritage Day celebrations in Grande Prairie

Heritage Day activities are set for Monday at Muskoseepi Park and the Heritage Village. Recreation Programming and Events Supervisor with the city Hayley Kramps admits this year's Heritage Day activit...

Aug 02, 2020

Streaming concert, online videos and fireworks app to help mark Canada Day 2020

OTTAWA - Canadians are being offered a buffet of online videos, crafts and even a stop-motion animation app to celebrate Canada Day from home. Federal officials are releasing the details of how July 1...

Jun 15, 2020

North Peace Stampede Association cancels 2020 events

The North Peace Stampede Association has announced that it is cancelling it's two summer events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and provincial mandates banning large gatherings. They add both the Big 4 ...

May 09, 2020