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Protectors of the trails

January 27th, 2009 - 5 h 00

Ski trails don't just groom themselves. In order to craft the paths at Little Red River Park and the neighbouring Nisbet Forest into dual rails of hard packed, iced-over snow, volunteers spend hours out in the woods towing metal torture...

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Canadian Jeff Batchelor wins silver at snowboarding halfpipe championships

January 23rd, 2009 - 5 h 00

HOENGSEONG, South Korea - Canadian Jeff Batchelor bounced back from a poor first run to win silver in the halfpipe at the Snowboard World Championships on Friday. Japan's Ryoh Aono won in dominating fashion, posting two electrifying runs. France's...

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He's a rising star

December 30th, 2008 - 5 h 00

Martin Steyn is on the map as one of the best alpine skiers in the country. When the Prince Albert product was in Panorama Mountain Village near Invermere, B.C., for the Alpine Canada K2 Rising Stars Camp earlier this month, he was one of just 35...

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Cold weather stopping skiers, snowboarders

December 27th, 2008 - 5 h 00

PRINCE ALBERT - PRINCE ALBERT - The Little Red River ski and snowboard hills are looking a little bare these days. With a late start to the season due to a burst pipe, warmer weather at the start of the season and a cold snap that last for nearly...

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Reunited and it feels so good

December 27th, 2008 - 5 h 00

Prince Albert - Sandra Crawford and her dog Chewie are together again. Crawford, the subject of a Dec. 17 Herald story called, "Relocating to no location," moved from Ontario about two months ago to Prince Albert, only to find a lack of...

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Notable Conservatives get Senate seat

December 23rd, 2008 - 5 h 00

OTTAWA - Broadcaster Mike Duffy, his former colleague Pamela Wallin and Olympic hero Nancy Greene are among 18 Conservatives headed to the Senate in Stephen Harper's biggest volley of patronage since he became prime minister. A fixture on...

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All-around Adam a big presence

December 20th, 2008 - 5 h 00

Adam Wendt didn't have to worry about getting in shape for basketball season. Days after winning a silver medal at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association 5A volleyball provincials, the six-foot-six multi-sport athlete for the St. Mary...

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Relocating to no location

December 17th, 2008 - 5 h 00

As tears rolled down her cheeks, Sandra Crawford tried to remain optimistic. "Every day I just wake up and I say a prayer and I say 'today's the day I find a place to live,'" said Crawford. Crawford moved to Prince Albert about two months ago...

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Gondola tower collapses at Whistler resort trapping passengers

December 16th, 2008 - 5 h 00

WHISTLER, B.C. - What was to be a day of fun and skiing turned into a terrifying ordeal for those jolted and then left stranded when a gondola tower partially collapsed. No one was seriously hurt in the accident that happened at about 2:30 p.m....

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Growing ski resort looks to boost numbers

November 4th, 2008 - 5 h 00

A new kilometre-long run brings new meaning to skiing the Wapiti Way. The run is one of a number of renovations made to the Wapiti Valley Resort over the last summer season. It's the latest in a series of add-ons made over the last few years to...

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