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Sen. Lynn Beyak denies claiming to be Metis
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak is denying she ever claimed to be Metis. She issued a two-line statement today saying the media have reported that she is Metis but she says she has never been a mem...
Feb 5, 2020
Local basketball player Lee Danderfer signs contract in Poland
Lee Danderfer, a native of Grande Prairie, has signed a contract with the Polish basketball club Tarnovia Basket Tarnowo Podgrne. Danderfer is a 26-year-old guard and has been practicing with the team...
Feb 5, 2020 Lee Danderfer. Photo Credit: Tarnovia Basket Tarnowo Podgórne
Consultation opens on local election rules
EDMONTON- Government has opened consultation on the rules that govern municipal and school board elections in order to ensure they meet the needs and expectations of Albertans.While the Local Authorit...
Feb 5, 2020
Missing Saskatchewan man's body found north of Airdrie
CALGARY - The body of a Saskatchewan man reported missing in Calgary earlier this week has been found.Police believe the body, discovered in a rural area north of Airdrie, is that of Sheldon Wolf from...
Feb 5, 2020
Fourth-ranked Canadian basketball women just 2 games away from ticket to Tokyo
Eight victories in nine games over the past six months, and a best-ever No. 4 world ranking. And now just two wins stand between what's arguably Canada's strongest women's basketball team&nb...
Feb 5, 2020
One man in custody after incident at GPRC Wednesday morning
The Grande Prairie Regional College went into a brief lockdown Wednesday morning, due to a male on the school grounds wielding what was believed to be a knife.The Grande Prairie RCMP received reports ...
Feb 5, 2020 A man with what was believed to be a knife on campus led GPRC to a brief lockdown on Wednesday morning (Photo: EverythingGP staff)
Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history
WASHINGTON - Closing arguments Monday in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial were directed more toward history than to sway the outcome, one final chance to influence public opinion and set the...
Feb 5, 2020
Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial
NEW YORK - The final accuser at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial is expected to take the witness stand Wednesday as prosecutors wind down the New York City case by highlighting an alleged assault that's ...
Feb 5, 2020
Quebec premier says returns will fly high with $30-million blimp investment
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is dismissing naysayers who are accusing his government of wasting $30 million on an investment in giant blimps. Legault told report...
Feb 5, 2020
As new coronavirus cases climb, Canadians in Wuhan to be flown out Thursday
A chartered plane carrying Canadians from the centre of a virus outbreak in China is scheduled to depart Thursday. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the flight w...
Feb 5, 2020