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Charges laid in stolen jewelry case from September
The Grande Prairie RCMP have laid charges against a man connected to a case of stolen jewelry dating back to September.During a traffic stop in Clairmont on September 30, a male driver of a vehicle pr...
Dec 3, 2019
Differing views on cheque presentation between City and County
What was described as a rather unusual delegation took place at yesterday's City Council meeting.County of Grande Prairie Council attended the meeting during an open delegation to present a $1.2 milli...
Dec 3, 2019 County of Grande Prairie Council poses with the $1.2 million giant cheque outside City Hall on Monday (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)
Correction: Plane Crash-South Dakota story
In a story Dec. 1 about a South Dakota plane crash that killed nine people, The Associated Press reported the wrong last name for one of the victims. He is Kyle Naylor, not Kyle Taylor. A corrected ve...
Dec 3, 2019
‘Thanksgiving antics’ NC elk gets tangled up in red hammock
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. - An elk is running around western North Carolina with a shredded hammock on its head, and apparently a love of apples is to blame. News outlets report Jim Beaver told the Haywood ...
Dec 3, 2019
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a south Georgia hospital over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said Monday. Deanna Congileo, a s...
Dec 3, 2019
Prince Andrew’s accuser asks UK public for support
LONDON - Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest...
Dec 3, 2019
Finland’s prime minister resigns over postal service dispute
HELSINKI - Finland's prime minister resigned Tuesday after a key coalition partner withdrew its support from his five-party government following a strike at the country's postal service that spread to...
Dec 3, 2019
Mississippi residents protest pothole with holiday decor
MCCOMB, Miss. - Residents of a Mississippi city are protesting a large pothole in their neighbourhood by decorating it with holiday cheer. The Enterprise-Journal reports residents of McComb's Edgewood...
Dec 3, 2019
Stocks slump as Trump says trade deal with China can wait
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Tuesday after President Donald Trump cast doubt over the potential for a trade deal with China this year and threatened to impose tariffs on French...
Dec 3, 2019
Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight
LISBON, Portugal - Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Portugal on Tuesday after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, telling cheering supporters that the journey had "energized" her ...
Dec 3, 2019