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Peace Regional RCMP say they have recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property
Peace Regional RCMP say they recovered what they call thousands of dollars worth of stolen property during a traffic stop in Peace River Sunday.Mounties spotted a vehicle displaying a stolen license p...
Sep 23, 2019
One man arrested after a vehicle collided with multi-residential building
One man has been arrested after a vehicle was driven into a building on 111 Street and 104 Avenue in Grande Prairie around 2:40 p.m. Monday afternoon.RCMP responded to a complaint of a vehicle collidi...
Sep 23, 2019 Photo credit: Destiny Mmk/Facebook
GM strike in 2nd week: Some progress but no end in sight
NEW YORK - The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend a...
Sep 23, 2019
Kanye West attracts thousands to Wyoming for worship service
BILLINGS, Mont. - Kanye West has held an outdoor worship service that attracted thousands of people to the Wyoming city where he owns a ranch. The Billings Gazette reports West held the free event Sun...
Sep 23, 2019
AP interview: Colombia to denounce Maduro at UN meeting
BOGOTA - Colombia's president compared Nicols Maduro to Serbian war criminal Slobodan Milosevic as he goes on a diplomatic offensive to corral the Venezuelan socialist, warning that he would be making...
Sep 23, 2019
CFL taking a closer look into Adams-Bighill incident during Alouettes win
The CFL is reviewing the helmet-swinging incident Saturday involving Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill. Bighill and Adams...
Sep 23, 2019
Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people
NEW YORK - The Emmy Awards plunged to a record-low viewership of 6.9 million, illustrating a collective shrug by the public for an annual program that celebrates the best of television and is designed...
Sep 23, 2019
Judges may not be buying that 'Stairway' needs new trial
A group of US judges don't seem inclined to order a new trial in a copyright fight over the Led Zeppelin song, "Stairway to Heaven." Members of an 11-judge panel at a Monday hearing before the 9th U.S...
Sep 23, 2019
Official opening held for Highway 43X
A special ceremony was held today to mark the official opening of the Highway 43X Bypass. The four-lane divided highway, which connects the two portions of Highway 43 at Richmond Hill, also includes a...
Sep 23, 2019 Photo by Jeff Henson.
Stanton homers, Paxton wins 10th straight as Yanks top Jays
NEW YORK - The oft-injured Yankees started Saturday with a rare positive medical report. Then they got something even scarcer this year - a signature, soaring home run from Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton ...
Sep 23, 2019