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Interest in Grande Prairie Pirates girls fastball growing after first season
It's been just over a year since the Grande Prairie Pirates girls fastball team decided to return to the field.Prior to the summer of 2020 when the league returned, the Grande Prairie area had been wi...
Jun 17, 2021
Hurricanes extend Brind'Amour, who wins coach of year honors
Rod Brind'Amour never worried much about being able to reach a deal to remain coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. "It was just a matter of time, really," Brind'Amour said Thursday as the team announced ...
Jun 17, 2021
Henley has happy return to Torrey and takes early Open lead
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Russell Henley's visit to the rough-and-tumble South course at Torrey Pines went a lot better Thursday than the last time he played, especially under the circumstances. Anything aroun...
Jun 17, 2021
Grande Prairie down to 40 active COVID-19 cases; Alberta closing in on 70% vaccination
The City of Grande Prairie recorded two new COVID-19 cases and four recoveries for Wednesday, June 16, dropping the City's active case total to 40.In the County of Grande Prairie, there were two new c...
Jun 17, 2021
High Prairie man charged with sexual assault, exploitation in Yellowknife
A High Prairie man has been charged in connection with what police call " a historical investigation" of sexual assault and exploitation in the Northwest Territories.Yellowknife RCMP say this is conne...
Jun 17, 2021
Dr. Howard Njoo says Public Health Agency of Canada is still reviewing CFL protocols
Dr. Howard Njoo says the Public Health Agency of Canada continues to review the CFL's return-to-play protocols, but can't provide a timeline for when final approval might come. The CFL's board of gove...
Jun 17, 2021
Panel says Grassy Mountain coal mine in Alberta Rockies not in public interest
A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, saying its impacts on the environment and Indigenous rights aren't worth the economi...
Jun 17, 2021
Provincial leaders want more federal money for health care, plan to meet in fall
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are reiterating a call for more federal health care funding. Following a conference call, the premiers issued a statement asking the federal government to increase its share...
Jun 17, 2021
Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas fires incendiary balloons
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month's 11-day war after activists mobilized by the territory's milita...
Jun 17, 2021
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors ...
Jun 17, 2021