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Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later
NEW YORK - It's physically impossible to get to the forest scene atop the slender bamboo trees in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and not say out loud "Whoa." Twenty years later, the exhilarating gra...
Dec 09, 2020
AP source: Big Ten expected to let Ohio State play for title
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Big Ten athletic directors support removing the conference's six-game minimum requirement for teams to be eligible to play for the league championship, and a vote is expected Wedn...
Dec 09, 2020
Drayton Valley partners with U of A Faculty of Extension to build education opportunities
The Town of Drayton Valley has announced a partnership with the University of Alberta's Faculty of Extension to build more education opportunities in the community.The Town has signed an agreement wit...
Dec 09, 2020
Canada and Britain sign agreement for post-Brexit trade, legislation to follow
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain say they've signed a deal to keep trade flowing smoothly after the U.K. leaves the European Union at the end of the year. The two countries reached an agreement in principl...
Dec 09, 2020
Thunder's Marcellus commits to University Alaska Fairbanks
The Drayton Valley Thunder have announced that 2002-born forward Mason Marcellus has committed to play Division I hockey for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Nanooks are members of the W...
Dec 09, 2020
Team Canada release five as selection camp resumes in Red Deer
Canada's top junior male hockey players returned to the ice Tuesday following a 14-day quarantine, although there were fewer of them.Five players were released from Canada's selection camp roster in R...
Dec 09, 2020
Blue Jays extend affiliation invitations to four teams, including Vancouver Canadians
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have issued affiliation invitations to four minor-league clubs as part of Major League Baseball's player development overhaul. The club announced Wednesday that invitat...
Dec 09, 2020
Forge FC loses to CD Marathon in bid to qualify for CONCACAF Champions League
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Forge FC's long-distance Scotiabank CONCACAF League campaign ended Tuesday in an ill-tempered 1-0 loss to Honduras's CD Marathon that saw both captain Kyle Bekker and coach Bob...
Dec 09, 2020
Boeing 737 Max back in air 2 years after grounded by crashes
RIO DE JANEIRO - Commercial flights with Boeing 737 Max jetliners resumed Wednesday for the first time since they were grounded worldwide following two deadly accidents nearly two years ago. Brazil's ...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 impacting child and family poverty in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta College of Social Workers, the Edmonton Social Planning Council and Public Interest Alberta have released their report on the state of child and family poverty in Alberta.Aro...
Dec 09, 2020