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Deleted bookmark led to child pornography site that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says a device seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to a child pornogra...
Jul 29, 2022
Former sport minister Duncan has zero faith Hocky Canada can clean up its sport
TORONTO - As a former gymnast who has seen the darker side of that sport, Kirsty Duncan's mandate was to try to eradicate abuse in Canadian sport. Duncan, who was Canada's sport minister from 2015 to ...
Jul 29, 2022
Canada's ambassador to Ukraine working off-site in Kyiv due to security concerns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the flag over the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv in May and announced it was reopening for business. But nearly three months on, Canada's ambassador to Ukraine ...
Jul 29, 2022
Alberta RCMP advise drivers to be safe this long weekend
With the return of summer festivals and no restrictions, Alberta RCMP is advising drivers to be safe on roads and highways this long weekend. Mounties do have some tips for drivers to ensure a safe an...
Jul 29, 2022
More gold for the Piranhas at nationals
The Grande Prairie Piranhas have won two more gold medals at the Swimming Canada Junior and Senior Championships in Montreal.Oliver Dawson won his second gold of the meet in the 14-15 age group 200 me...
Jul 29, 2022
City of Grande Prairie continuing Annual Sidewalk Improvement Program
The City of Grande Prairie continues its annual sidewalk improvement program on Tuesday, August 2.Five locations getting replaced are:92 Avenue Service Road from 99 Street to end91A Avenue from 98 Str...
Jul 29, 2022
Swim star Summer McIntosh races to gold at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Swimming star Summer McIntosh has added to her burgeoning trophy case, earning Canada's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women's 400-metre individual medl...
Jul 29, 2022
Blinken presses Russia to free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukr...
Jul 29, 2022
Record breaking heat in Grande Prairie this week
On Wednesday and Thursday, Grande Prairie saw the highest temperatures recorded since 1942!32.9 degrees Celsius was reached on Wednesday, beating the previous record of 29.2 degrees Celsius in 2009. T...
Jul 29, 2022
Parents facing tough conversations, decisions in wake of Hockey Canada controversies
Sylvain Perrier was sitting down to lunch with his wife and daughter when he saw the breaking news that Hockey Canada was embroiled in another group sexual assault investigation, this time involving t...
Jul 29, 2022