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Russia, US go toe-to-toe at anti-doping meeting
KATOWICE, Poland - The fight was about doping. The United States delivered haymakers. Russia came back with jabs. The proverbial blows were delivered Wednesday in a vast conference room in Poland duri...
Nov 8, 2019
First Student cancels all buses Friday
First Student has cancelled all school buses today due to inclement weather and the developing winter storm. The cancellations affect both urban and rural routes in both the Grande Prairie Public Scho...
Nov 8, 2019
US productivity falls for first time in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON - American workers were less efficient in the July-September quarter, pushing down productivity for the first time since late 2015. With economic growth slowing, in part because the stimulu...
Nov 8, 2019
A$AP Rocky returns to Sweden months after assault conviction
STOCKHOLM - A$AP Rocky will perform in Sweden several months after he was convicted of assault in a street brawl. Concert promoter Live Nation says the rapper will return to Stockholm "after tremendou...
Nov 8, 2019
UK police identify truck victims; 10 teenagers among 39 dead
LONDON - UK police say 10 teenagers are among the 39 people found dead in a truck container in southeastern England. Police released the list of victims Friday. The authorities have been working with ...
Nov 8, 2019
Remembrance Day commemorations and Drake high on weed biz; In-The-News Nov. 8
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 8. What we are watching in...
Nov 8, 2019
Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site
AMMAN, Jordan - A young man from a Palestinian refugee camp on Wednesday stabbed eight people, including four foreign tourists and their tour guide, at a popular archaeological site in northern Jordan...
Nov 8, 2019
Erdogan: Turkey captured slain IS leader al-Baghdadi's wife
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. Erdogan made the announcement w...
Nov 8, 2019
New custom fire trucks will soon serve County of Grande Prairie
Brand new, bigger, and better equipped fire trucks will soon be operating in Bezanson and La Glace. County of Grande Prairie's Regional Fire Service's Chief, Dan Verdun, says the new trucks will repla...
Nov 8, 2019 Photo: Facebook / County of Grande Prairie
Iran 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills at least 5, injures 300
TEHRAN, Iran - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said. The temblor struck Tark county in Iran's Eas...
Nov 8, 2019