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After apology in Alberta, First Nations want Pope to say sorry on Quebec soil
MONTREAL - As Pope Francis's visit to Canada shifts east, Indigenous leaders say their communities deserve to hear him on Quebec soil beg forgiveness for the sins of the Catholic Church in that provin...
Jul 26, 2022
24-year-old man last seen in Grande Prairie over a month ago
The Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating 24-year-old Jared Larson. Jared was last seen in the Grande Prairie area on June 7, 2022, and police wish to locate him to co...
Jul 26, 2022
Ex-Liberal MP accused of using office for personal gain sees trial extended to fall
OTTAWA - The trial for former Liberal MP Raj Grewal, who stands accused of using his political office for personal financial gain, will extend until at least this fall. The ex-Brampton politician face...
Jul 26, 2022
Off-road vehicle collision results in fatality near Big Mountain Haul Road
On Sunday July 24, 2022, at around 12:00 a.m., the Grande Prairie RCMP received a 9-1-1 call of an off-road vehicle collision near the Big Mountain Haul Road.EMS, fire services and RCMP attended the s...
Jul 26, 2022
Pence, newly burnished by Jan. 6 hearings, pressing ahead with presidential ambitions
WASHINGTON - Two of the central characters in America's January 6 drama are back in the national capital - both of them with presidential ambitions. Former vice-president Mike Pence, who refused to do...
Jul 26, 2022
Heatwave makes it way to Peace Region this week
A heat warning has been issued by Environment Canada in Grande Prairie, as well as most of the Peace Region. For more than five days, temperatures are expected to rise over 29 degrees Celsius with ove...
Jul 26, 2022
De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds
Sprinter Andre De Grasse and decathlete Pierce LePage are among the top Canadian track and field stars who have withdrawn from competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. De Grasse ran the anchor le...
Jul 26, 2022
Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country's new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between M...
Jul 26, 2022
Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the whe...
Jul 26, 2022
Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the whe...
Jul 26, 2022