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GPPSD names Sean Sargent nominee for Alberta School Board Association Award
The Grande Prairie Public School Division has named Sean Sargent as its nominee for the Alberta School Board Association's Friends of Education Award.The award recognizes organizations and individuals...
Sep 12, 2023
Red Cross official says 10,000 people missing after deadly floods in eastern Libya
GENEVA (AP) - The head of delegation for Libya for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says that 10,000 people are missing after devastating flooding in the North Afri...
Sep 12, 2023
In the news today: "Freedom Convoy" trial, Trudeau heads home from India after delays
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focus Tuesday The Facebook page of the "Fr...
Sep 12, 2023
MP Michael Chong in D.C. to tell U.S. lawmakers about being a foreign meddling target
WASHINGTON - The Conservative MP at the centre of Canada's foreign interference saga is telling his story today to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Michael Chong, whose tale of Chinese meddling has bee...
Sep 12, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focal point of criminal trial Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Facebook page of the "Freedom Convoy" protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day. The ...
Sep 12, 2023
Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday opened the first case to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul - deepening a showdown with the fa...
Sep 12, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday before an expe...
Sep 11, 2023
Heim hits grand slam as Rangers dump Jays 10-4 in opener of key four-game series
TORONTO - Jonah Heim hit a grand slam to power the Texas Rangers to a 10-4 rout of Toronto on Monday night to end the Blue Jays' three-game winning streak and gain ground in the American League wild-c...
Sep 11, 2023
Spirit River RCMP locate missing woman
UPDATE:RCMP report that Davola Girvan has been located safe. They would like to thank the public for their assistance.----ORIGINAL:Spirit River Mounties in Spirit River are requesting the public's ass...
Sep 11, 2023
Alberta premier asks ministers for ‘full assessment’ of E. coli outbreak in Calgary
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she's asked her health minister, as well as her children and family services minister, to "do a full assessment" of an E. coli outbreak linked to Calg...
Sep 11, 2023