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Football hero's killer can't be re-tried for murder
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who killed former a former NFL player in a New Orleans area road rage incident in 2016 cannot be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturne...
Jun 29, 2022

Winless Redblacks face daunting challenge in containing Lions' explosive offence
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have a major obstacle standing in their way as they chase their first win of the CFL season - Nathan Rourke and the powerful B.C. Lions offence. The Lions head into Thurs...
Jun 29, 2022

City Council endorses Richmond Industrial Area Revitalization Strategy
Grande Prairie City Council has outlined key areas of the Richmond Industrial Area that require revitalization. Kim Pinnock, Senior Executive Advisor with Infrastructure and Economic Development with ...
Jun 29, 2022

Nominations now open for Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce Awards of Distinction
Eight categories are now accepting nominations for the 2022 Grande Prairie and District Chamber Awards of Distinction. The award nomination process goes through many steps. First with the nomination p...
Jun 29, 2022

Anti-hate group launches online booklet to combat hate among young people
A group that monitors hate groups in Canada has launched an online booklet to help identify, confront and prevent various forms of hate in classrooms and online. Bernie Farber, chair of the Canadian A...
Jun 29, 2022

Memorial service held for RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson, killed in N.S. mass shooting
HALIFAX - An RCMP officer who was among 22 people killed in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting was remembered today during a regimental service in Halifax that recalled her brave actions. People lined...
Jun 29, 2022

French court convicts 19 men in 2015 Paris attacks trial
PARIS (AP) - A French court has found 19 men guilty of terrorism-related charges for the Islamic State terrorist attacks on the Bataclan theater, Paris cafes and France's national stadium in 2015. The...
Jun 29, 2022

Florida jury sworn in to determine school shooter's penalty
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A jury for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial was finally sworn in Wednesday, completing a nearly three-month selection process that ended with two last-m...
Jun 29, 2022

Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations rising as new variants gaining ground
MONTREAL - Quebec is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations driven by new Omicron subvariants that account for about 75 per cent of infections, the province's public health director...
Jun 29, 2022
Firefighters and services a big portion of latest County of Grande Prairie council meeting
At the Monday, June 27 County of Grande Prairie Council meeting, regional fire training and fire protection were oft topics discussed and debated. Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with t...
Jun 29, 2022