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Halifax Thunderbirds set to make National Lacrosse League debut on Saturday
Cody Jamieson has played lacrosse his whole life, including suiting up for the Knighthawks the past nine years in Rochester, N.Y. Now he gets to show Halifax what the sport he loves is all about. The ...
Dec 06, 2019
Kenney headed to Ottawa to push Trudeau for "fair deal for Alberta within Canada"
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight cabinet ministers are travelling to Ottawa next week to push for federal co-operation to grow the economy.Kenney says he will head into a meeting with Prime Mini...
Dec 06, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Jim Pattison Broadcast Group announces Prairie Equity Scholarships winners for 2019
Students at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon, Manitoba and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta are the 2019 recipients of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Prairie ...
Dec 06, 2019 JPBG Winnipeg GM Mark Patric and Desiree Brightnose.
Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with social media app Siku
HALIFAX - A social media app geared towards the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie traditional knowledge to smartphone technology. The Siku app and web platform...
Dec 06, 2019
Lane closure on Riverside Drive
Drivers should be aware of a multi-day lane closure next week on Riverside Drive. The northbound lane, south of 77 street, will be closed to traffic from 8 a.m. on Monday, December 9 to 5 p.m. on Frid...
Dec 06, 2019 Shown with a red line, the northbound lane of Riverside Drive between 77 and 76 streets will be closed from 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13. (Google Maps)
Impact re-sign goalkeeper Clement Diop to one-year deal with option for 2021
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed French goalkeeper Clement Diop to a one-year contract with an option for 2021. The 26-year-old has spent the last two Major League Soccer seasons with the Im...
Dec 06, 2019
Half the field is set for Humpty’s Champions Cup in Olds
The town of Olds is preparing to host the Humpty's Champions Cup, a bonspiel that will bring the world's top curlers to the community from April 29 to May 3, 2020. There are still a dozen men's and wo...
Dec 06, 2019
CommunityNOW: Bower Place and Child Advocacy Centre team up for the holidays!
Bower Place is teaming up with the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) for the holiday season.Volunteers from the centre are working the gift wrapping station at The Great Indoor Market from...
Dec 06, 2019
St. Petersburg mayor shoots down plan for Rays to play in Montreal before 2028
MONTREAL - A potential return of Major League Baseball to Montreal is on hold until at least 2028 after the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., said negotiations to split the Tampa Bay Rays' home dates hav...
Dec 06, 2019
Jimmy Carter released from Georgia hospital
AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection. Carter, 95, was discharged from Phoebe Sumter Medical Cente...
Dec 06, 2019