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GP AA U13 Peewee 2 Reds off to Provincial Final
It has been a perfect weekend for the AA U13 Peewee 2 GP Reds baseball team in Sherwood Park and Monday morning they will loop to cap it all off with a Provincial title.The Reds went a perfect 4-0 thr...
Jul 29, 2019 (photo credit to the GP Reds Facebook Page)
New farm legislation seeks to be grown from the grassroots
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The newly minted provincial agriculture minister made his first trip to southeastern Alberta in that capacity to hear from local farmers and ranchers about what should be in the new...
Jul 29, 2019
2 US teens jailed in Italy in policeman's killing
ROME - Two American teenagers who were classmates at a California high school spent a second night in a Rome jail Saturday after they were interrogated for hours about their alleged roles in the murde...
Jul 29, 2019
Court update: jail time in July incident, trial date set after December theft
Alberta Justice says a July incident where homeowners cornered a suspect until police arrived has led to a six-month jail term for the man charged.Arlen Jake Camille Ferguson of Horse Lake admitted to...
Jul 29, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
City, province partnering to offer collaboration grant
A Collaboration Grant is now available for organizations in Grande Prairie that are working to make a positive social difference in the community.The City of Grande Prairie and the Alberta Government'...
Jul 29, 2019
Hong Kong police tear gas protest against mob violence
Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas, swung batons and forcefully cleared out protesters who defied warnings not to march in a neighbourhood where last weekend a mob apparently targeting demons...
Jul 29, 2019
Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to US
STOCKHOLM - Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action against climate ch...
Jul 29, 2019
Police going door to door in northern Manitoba hunt for B.C. homicide suspects
GILLAM, Man. - More personnel and equipment are being poured into the gruelling hunt for two B.C. homicide suspects in the bug infested and bog strewn landscape surrounding the tiny nor...
Jul 29, 2019
In the news today, July 29
Six stories in the news for Monday, July 29 --- NEW TIP IN MANHUNT FOR B.C. MURDER SUSPECTS A new tip has led police involved in the escalating manhunt for two B.C. murder suspects to anothe...
Jul 29, 2019
U.S. House breaks with no new NAFTA tabled for ratification. Now what?
OTTAWA - The U.S. House of Representatives began its summer break today leaving the ratification of the new North American trade deal hanging, rekindling angst that a frustrated President Donald Trump...
Jul 29, 2019