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Canada's Gushue and Einarson miss podium at world mixed doubles curling championship
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada's Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue settled for a fourth-place finish at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday after a 7-4 loss to Sweden in the bronze-...
May 23, 2021
Canada's Cam Levins dips under Tokyo marathon standard with a week to spare
Canada's Cam Levins raced Sunday knowing it was his last shot. Two previous failed attempts lingered in the back of his mind.He ran in the rain, and all alone for the last 25 kilometres, conditions no...
May 23, 2021
Canadian troops lining up in droves to be vaccinated with 85% receiving one dose
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Canadian military personnel are coming forward in droves to be vaccinated, with more than 85 per cent of all troops receiving at least one dose. That s...
May 23, 2021
Families vow to continue land battle in New Brunswick's Kouchibouguac National Park
KOUCHIBOUGUAC, N.B. - A group of 50 people gathered last week on a grassy area overlooking the Fontaine River on New Brunswick's east coast to share memories and erect a teepee. Their answer for why t...
May 23, 2021
Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists
Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry. But they admit that there are risks and costs, and urge...
May 23, 2021
2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at New Jersey house party
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - At least two people were killed and 12 others were wounded in a shooting at a South Jersey house party, state police said. New Jersey State Police said a 30-year-old ma...
May 23, 2021
Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists
Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry. But they admit that there are risks and costs, and urge...
May 23, 2021
2021 summer staff now in place for County agriculture department
The County of Grande Prairie's agriculture department has brought in 21 temporary staff this summer. Ag. Fieldman Sonja Raven says the temporary staff group includes mower and sprayer operators."And t...
May 23, 2021
Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 9
ROME (AP) - A mountaintop cable car plunged to the ground in northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least nine people and sending two children to the hospital, authorities said. A photo of the wreckage ...
May 23, 2021
Grande Prairie Airport using nearly $750k in federal grants for safety upgrades
The Grande Prairie Airport is using two federal grants totaling $747,551 to do some safety upgrades to the facility.Doug Mark, the Director of Operations at the airport, says the first grant they succ...
May 23, 2021