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Fire breaks out at south side home Wednesday morning
A fire broke out in the attached garage of a home in the Country Club West neighbourhood early Wednesday morning.The Grande Prairie Fire Department was called out to the fire on 99 Street, near 66 Ave...
Jan 15, 2020 Photo: Liam Verster
Documents suggest Thomas Markle to testify in Meghan lawsuit
LONDON - The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called as a defence witness in her lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, court papers reveal. Meghan is suing the newspaper ...
Jan 15, 2020
AP Source: NHL All-Star game to feature women 3-on-3 event
The NHL is increasing its promotion of women's hockey by adding a three-on-three game between U.S. and Canadian national team members to its All-Star festivities later this month in St. Louis.. The wo...
Jan 15, 2020
Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part time to Canada
SANDRINGHAM, England - Britain's pragmatic queen brokered a deal Monday to secure the future of the monarchy, charting a course for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, that allows them to live part tim...
Jan 15, 2020
Australian Open qualifiers battling extreme conditions because of wildfires
ADELAIDE, Australia - Tennis players competing in the Australian Open qualifying tournament finally got some relief Wednesday from the tiny, noxious smoke particles that made many feel like their...
Jan 15, 2020
Ronan Farrow among nominees for book critic prizes
NEW YORK - Ronan Farrow has already won a Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement. Now he's up for a literary honour, a National Book Critics...
Jan 15, 2020
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
Female filmmakers were shut out, "Parasite" made history and "Joker" edged out "The Irishman," "1917" and "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" in Monday's Oscar nominations. Todd Phillips' R-rated supe...
Jan 15, 2020
Anger in Iran over jet's downing; gunfire disperses protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Popular anger swelled Monday in Iran over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner and the government's attempt to conceal its role in the tragedy, as online vide...
Jan 15, 2020
Report: Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin
MOSCOW - The Tass news agency reports that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation to President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Russian news agencies said Putin thanked Medvedev ...
Jan 15, 2020
Pipeline at centre of B.C. conflict is creating jobs for First Nations: chief
A pipeline at the centre of a conflict between hereditary chiefs and a natural gas company in northern British Columbia is creating jobs for Indigenous people and lifting communities from poverty, say...
Jan 15, 2020