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Hoilett, Wotherspoon to miss Canada's CONCACAF World Cup qualifying game in Mexico
Canada will be without forward Junior Hoilett and midfielder David Wotherspoon for Thursday's CONCACAF World Cup qualifying game in Mexico. The two British-based players - Hoilett is with England's Re...
Oct 5, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating Monday night shooting
Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating a shooting they say took place near downtown on Monday night.Police say just before 11 p.m. officers responded to a shooting in the area of 105 Avenue and 100 Str...
Oct 5, 2021
As small business sentiment drops, Liberals pressed to give benefits extra life
OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of small businesses countrywide says its members are increasingly sour on their financial prospects, underlined by uncertainty over the fate of federal pandemic...
Oct 5, 2021
Canada to play Portugal, Belgium in rugby test matches in November
TORONTO - The Canadian men's rugby team will play Portugal and Belgium during the November test window. The tour will take the 21st-ranked Canadians to No. 19 Portugal on Nov. 6 and No. 27 Belgium on ...
Oct 5, 2021
Police uniforms, gear stolen in Calgary
Police uniforms and other gear were stolen from a home in Calgary on the weekend.Police say the theft happened Saturday and officers who searched the northwest neighbourhood found some items, but not ...
Oct 5, 2021
Oil prices could hit US$100 per barrel this winter: experts
CALGARY - Experts say the price of crude oil could hit US$100 per barrel this winter.The return of travel and the easing of pandemic restrictions around the globe has sent demand for oil skyrocketing....
Oct 5, 2021
Caster Semenya working on memoir, 'Silence All the Noise'
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya is working on a book about her triumphs as a runner and her experiences as an intersex woman with naturally high testosterone levels, including her...
Oct 5, 2021
City looking for new board and committee members
Members of the public are being encouraged to apply to become a member of a board or committee with the City of Grande Prairie.The Combative Sports Commission, Community Advisory Committee, Community ...
Oct 5, 2021
Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were cited for their work in "the physical modeling of Ea...
Oct 5, 2021
Erin O'Toole faces caucus, Echaquan findings addressed: In The News for Oct. 5, 2021
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 Oct. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 5, 2021