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Actor Jeremy Irons to head jury at Berlin film festival
BERLIN - British actor Jeremy Irons will head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival next month, organizers said Thursday. Irons will be jury president at the festival's 70th edition, runn...
Jan 9, 2020
UK lawmakers vote on Brexit bill; EU warns of choppy waters
LONDON - Britain is set to pass a major milestone on the road to Brexit Thursday, when the bill authorizing the country's departure from the European Union receives final approval from the House of Co...
Jan 9, 2020
Questions, questions: What's next for Prince Harry & Meghan?
LONDON - The announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, that they will step back from royal duties and seek a new "progressive" path has raised many questions about their future. ...
Jan 9, 2020
Province seeking public input on future of agriculture research
The provincial government is looking for public input on the future of agricultural research in Alberta.Six public engagement session will be held around Alberta this month, including one in Grande Pr...
Jan 9, 2020 Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen (middle) chatting with local farmers at Saskatoon Lake Hall on August 22 (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Piikani RCMP find stolen hay bales, then turn up cache of firearms, ammunition and drugs
BROCKET - There was quite the haul for Piikani Nation RCMP on Monday (Jan. 6). Around 3:30 that afternoon, officers located hay bales that had been stolen from Pincher Creek, at a residence near Brock...
Jan 9, 2020 14 Firearms seized from Brocket area home -- Piikani RCMP
Plant that would produce fuel out of garbage may come to Grande Prairie
A pair of companies are hoping to build a plant that produces fuel from feedstock derived from garbage in Grande Prairie.Local company Renewable U Energy and Red Deer-based Cielo Waste Solutions would...
Jan 9, 2020 Photo: Cielo Waste Solutions.
Peace Region products at curling events that start today
A rink with a couple of Peace Region curlers will start play today at the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic Thursday in Tempe, Arizona.Team Karsten Sturmay will open play at 2 p.m. against the Mike Si...
Jan 9, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Black wants Trudeau to see the effect of federal policies with Alberta visit
Alberta Senator Doug Black has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking that he hold a cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray in early 2020.In the letter, which was delive...
Jan 9, 2020 Senator Doug Black (centre) wants Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers to see how their policies are harmful to Albertans (Canadian Press File Photo)
Germany, NATO moving soldiers out of Iraq amid tensions
BERLIN - Germany moved 35 soldiers serving in Iraq to neighbouring Jordan and Kuwait on Tuesday, while NATO said it was also shifting some of its troops out of the country amid tensions over the U.S. ...
Jan 9, 2020
Nationwide protest in France over pensions as talks continue
PARIS - Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes Thursday to denounce French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension system...
Jan 9, 2020