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Canada invokes pipeline treaty with U.S. in dispute over Line 5 pipeline
OTTAWA - Canada is formally invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty with the United States in a bid to prevent Michigan from turning off the taps to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. The dispute stems from a nearly...
Oct 4, 2021
Registration open for 2021 youth Halloween activities in Grande Prairie
Registration for the City of Grande Prairie's Halloween Spooktacular has officially opened, along with a new addition called the Halloween Hunt. The annual Spooktacular will take place on October 31 a...
Oct 4, 2021
Snow possible over next few days in Grande Prairie area
The forecast for the Grande Prairie area shows the region could see the snowflakes fly for the first time this fall.Environment Canada is predicting that between Monday and Wednesday a cold front will...
Oct 4, 2021
Reports: Rochester mayor to resign as part of plea deal
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren agreed to resign before her term ends as part of a deal to settle charges she violated campaign finance rules during her 2017 reelection campaign, ...
Oct 4, 2021
Lions receiver Whitehead expected to miss two-to-four weeks following hand surgery
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions announced Monday receiver Lucky Whitehead will require surgery for a broken hand and is expected to be out two-to-four weeks. The CFL club said Whitehead was injured in its ...
Oct 4, 2021
Grande Prairie would be impacted disproportionately with permanent daylight time: expert
An expert in the field of sleep and circadian rhythm suggests Grande Prairie and area residents could be disproportionately impacted if Alberta were to shift to daylight saving time on a permanent bas...
Oct 4, 2021
Shots fired on Amtrak train in Arizona; 1 in custody
One person is in custody after someone opened fire Monday aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, causing passengers to flee, police said. The shooting happened just after 8 a.m. on a train parked ...
Oct 4, 2021
Little room for error when towing banners by plane, ex-pilot says after Quebec crash
MONTREAL - An ex-professional pilot says that while it's too soon to say what caused a plane pulling a marriage proposal banner to crash near Old Montreal over the weekend, there's little room for err...
Oct 4, 2021
Italy's center-left claim mayoral wins; populists slump
ROME (AP) - Italy's center-left forces, spearheaded by the Democrats, were sweeping to victory Monday in Milan and other big city mayoral races while clinching a runoff berth in Rome, where the populi...
Oct 4, 2021
NHLers reflect on banner summer for Canadian women: 'It's fantastic what they did'
Pierre-Luc Dubois was in the middle of his workout. The televisions perched throughout the gym usually show an endless loop of sports highlights from the previous night's action. On this August mornin...
Oct 4, 2021