Author Archives:
Local PGA pro hosting golf clinic and Q&A
Grande Prairie youth will have a chance this weekend to partake in a two-hour golf clinic and Q&A with a PGA tour pro.Rycroft-born Max Sekulic will be at the Grande Prairie Golf and Country Club t...
Jul 04, 2023
Marie-Philip Poulin ready for new women's pro hockey league
A woman destined to be a star player in the new North American women's professional hockey league can't wait to get started. Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie Philip-Poulin was among the Prof...
Jul 04, 2023
'The next Cale Makar': Hutson impresses Reinbacher at Canadiens development camp
BROSSARD, Que. - Canadiens fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher had some high praise for talented defence partner Lane Hutson at Montreal's development camp on Tuesday. "You get the puck, skate i...
Jul 04, 2023
Manitoba man killed in tent by tree felled during storm: RCMP
MANIGOTAGAN, Man. - Manitoba RCMP are investigating the death of a man apparently killed in a tent by a falling tree. Police responded to a call early Monday about a sudden death at a campground at Ma...
Jul 04, 2023
British Columbia port strike enters day four as talks stall
VANCOUVER - The strike at British Columbia ports enters its fourth day after talks between the two sides stalled on Monday. More than 7,000 workers who load and unload cargo at more than 30 B.C. ports...
Jul 04, 2023
Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wi...
Jul 04, 2023
Alberta’s potato industry worth $2.87 billion: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report is highlighting the significance of potatoes to Alberta's economy.Titled, "The Alberta Potato Industry; Growing Success in 2022," the Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) says...
Jul 04, 2023
NWP bursaries receive a significant boost from golf tournament proceeds
Over $60,000 was raised during this year's NWP Northwestern Classic golf tournament. Held in early June, the 34th edition of the event raised funds for the school's Welcome First awards. NWP president...
Jul 04, 2023
Local arm wrestlers 'pull' out medals out of Nationals
Several members of the Northern Twistmasters Arm Wrestling Club are returning home from nationals with medals. Rycroft's Brian Marginet took gold in both the right and left arm competitions of the 70 ...
Jul 04, 2023
Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister
EDMONTON - A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. "(The c...
Jul 04, 2023