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GPRC names new President and CEO
Don Gnatiuk's successor has been chosen.GPRC announced Tuesday morning that Dr. Robert Murray will be taking the role of President and CEO of Grande Prairie Regional College, effective December 2, 201...
Oct 29, 2019
Child care services at Dave Barr Community Centre to end in 2020
As of June 30,2020, the City of Grande Prairie will no longer be running child care services out of the Dave Barr Community Centre.This past September, the City began exploring it's future with the ch...
Oct 29, 2019 Dave Barr Community Centre (photo by Shaun Penner)
Raptors reward sports science guru McKechnie with VP role, contract extension
TORONTO - From DeMar DeRozan's shoelace to Kawhi Leonard's load management, Toronto Raptors sports science guru Alex McKechnie has earned a reputation for coming up with innovative solutions for rehab...
Oct 29, 2019
Brandon Banks, Cody Fajardo and Dane Evans named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks, Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans and Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo are the top performers for Week 20 of the CFL season. Banks complied a personal-b...
Oct 29, 2019
Baby of Saskatchewan curler who died giving birth to be released from hospital
SASKATOON - The baby daughter of a promising Saskatchewan curler who died during childbirth last week is going home. Aly Jenkins of Warman, Sask., a member of Sherry Anderson's rink, died Oc...
Oct 29, 2019
Calgary mayor, former Alberta premier willing to help PM bridge western divide
OTTAWA - Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is willing to help bridge the current divide between western Canada and the federal government, but called speculation about him being appointed as a representativ...
Oct 29, 2019
Ninety-eight rookie MPs undergo House of Commons training in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ninety-eight new MPs are in Ottawa to learn how to manage their budgets, get their parking passes and, later on, protect their sanity. The House of Commons began welcoming the rookie MPs, inc...
Oct 29, 2019
Injured Jozy Altidore absent from training in Atlanta, said to be back home
ATLANTA - It looks like Toronto FC will be without injured striker Jozy Altidore again for Wednesday's MLS Eastern Conference final in Atlanta. The U.S. international was not at training at a local cl...
Oct 29, 2019
December election? UK ponders early, Brexit-dominated vote
LONDON - Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country's political deadlock over Brexit, after the main opposition Labour Party said it would agree to t...
Oct 29, 2019
Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main pr...
Oct 29, 2019