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‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place 2’ as moviegoing returns
The domestic box office is getting back to normal, with moderate wins and sizable second weekend drops. After its triumphant first weekend, "A Quiet Place Part II" fell 59% at the North American box o...
Jun 06, 2021

Canadian UFC fighter Tanner Boser left to ponder another surprising judging decision
Like many visitors to Las Vegas, Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser leaves a loser. But the Alberta heavyweight likely deserves better. The 29-year-old from Bonnyville, Alta., who now calls Edmonton home, w...
Jun 06, 2021

'Convenient ignorance:' Canadians' knowledge of residential schools woefully lacking
TORONTO - Widespread shock at the discovery of what are believed to be the buried remains of 215 Indigenous children has highlighted the pervasive ignorance among many Canadians of one of the most sor...
Jun 06, 2021

Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run boarding schools but didn't offer the apology sought by...
Jun 06, 2021

'Explosion of fury and violence and blood,' Toronto's shelters see rise in violence
TORONTO - New data shows the number of violent incidents in Toronto shelters has more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon those who use the system say is partially driving an incre...
Jun 06, 2021

Survey seeks to learn community's ideas on identity, future of GPRH
Alberta Health Services is conducting a survey that seeks to gather the community's ideas that will help shape the identity of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.AHS Senior Operating Officer for Gra...
Jun 06, 2021

Grande Prairie woman walking 215 kilometres in honour of Kamloops residential school kids
A Grande Prairie woman says she is going to walk 215 kilometers throughout the month of June to honour the 215 children whose remains were confirmed to be buried at the site of the former Kamloops res...
Jun 06, 2021

Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run boarding schools but didn't offer the apology sought by...
Jun 06, 2021

Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run boarding schools but didn't offer the apology sought by...
Jun 06, 2021

A journey back through the Kardashians as their TV show ends
NEW YORK (AP) - It's almost time for all those famous Kardashians to shuffle off to Hulu and new projects as their 20-season reality TV mainstay comes to an end. But before they do, here's a journey b...
Jun 06, 2021