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New principals named for GPCSD schools
Three new principals will be leading Grande Prairie Catholic School District schools starting this fall. Laura Houle-Tapson will be the new principal at St Mary's school in Sexsmith. A former Alberta ...
Jun 9, 2022
Storm captain to play U-Sports hockey in the fall
Recent Storm captain Nathaniel Bierd has committed to join the University of Waterloo in the fall. Bierd led the Storm in scoring with 66 points in 59 games this past season. Over his four-year career...
Jun 9, 2022
Miami Cubans oppose Democrats' Spanish-language radio deal
MIAMI (AP) - A major effort by Democrats to recover lost ground among Hispanics by purchasing Spanish-language radio stations is stirring up opposition in Miami, where Cuban exiles describe it as an a...
Jun 9, 2022
Auger-Aliassime through to Libema quarterfinals, Shapovalov upset in Stuttgart
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Libema Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on Thursday. The Montreal native...
Jun 9, 2022
Quebec minister for relations with Canada criticized for deleting texts with Ottawa
Quebec's minister responsible for relations with Canada is defending her decision to erase text messages between herself and her federal counterpart, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc...
Jun 9, 2022
Virginia General Assembly tabling Commanders stadium bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The General Assembly is tabling for the year legislation intended to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia, a top state lawmaker said Thursday. Democratic Senate Majority Lea...
Jun 9, 2022
Virginia General Assembly tabling Commanders stadium bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The General Assembly is tabling for the year legislation intended to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia, a top state lawmaker said Thursday. Democratic Senate Majority Lea...
Jun 9, 2022
Official: 4 dead, 1 unaccounted for in Marine aircraft crash
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Four Marines were killed and another is missing after an Osprey aircraft crashed in the Southern California desert, a military official said Thursday, a day after the accident. The of...
Jun 9, 2022
Canada would need to spend $75.3B more to reach NATO defence spending target: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would need to spend an additional $75.3 billion on defence over the next five years for Canada to reach NATO's target of two per c...
Jun 9, 2022
Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department is opening a "pattern-or-practice" investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has looked the other way in ...
Jun 9, 2022