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Groups, councillor call on Montreal to end discriminatory police checks
Montreal community groups and a local city councillor want a ban on street checks by police. The coalition of groups announced today they'll ask the City of Montreal to put a moratorium on t...
Oct 25, 2019
Activist Greta Thunberg attends 'post-election climate strike' in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg attended a climate rally in Vancouver on Friday when 15 young people announced their plans to sue the federal government because of the impac...
Oct 25, 2019
Mayor Given says cuts to municipal funding "not a surprise"
Big cuts seemed to be the theme of the 2020 Provincial Budget, and Grande Prairie's Mayor is not surprised to see some of the city's funding getting the axe.Funding for Municipal infrastructure was sl...
Oct 25, 2019 City of Grande Prairie Emblem (photo by Emily Keller)
Judge: Justice must give House Mueller grand jury evidence
WASHINGTON - A judge has ordered the Justice Department to give House Democrats secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl ...
Oct 25, 2019
Storm looking to drop losing skids in Camrose Friday
The Grande Prairie Storm will be looking to shed a couple of three game losing skids tonight when the begin their three game, three-day road trip in Camrose to battle the Kodiaks.The Storm are coming ...
Oct 25, 2019 Photo: Stephen Moore
With playoff fate set, Alouettes expected to rest some starters against Ticats
MONTREAL - A watered-down Alouettes roster going up against the league-best Tiger-Cats is evidence that Montreal is slowly shifting its attention to the CFL playoffs. As much as they want to prove the...
Oct 25, 2019
N.S. government to return to talks with Crowns, as controversial law paused
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government today held off on enacting legislation that would have forced striking Crowns back to work, promising to return to the neg...
Oct 25, 2019
Good news in new provincial budget says local Chamber Chair
Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce Chair Dan Wong says there is good news regarding the new Grande Prairie hospital and Highway 40 in the new provincial budget.The new hospital is still...
Oct 25, 2019
Wolves Kyllo claims two awards for rookie season performance
Mariah Kyllo is taking home top honours for her play this season, as she has been named the recipient of the ACAC Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year award for the North Division, as well as a member of...
Oct 25, 2019 Wolves Midfielder Mariah Kyllo receives her 2019 Rookie of the Year award, and her All Conference First team award (Photo: Facebook / GPRC)
US budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years
WASHINGTON - The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged to $984.4 billion, its highest point in seven years, and is widely expected to top the $1 trillion mark in coming years. The 26% surge ...
Oct 25, 2019