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Paris hits new heat record, London boils in Europe heat wave
PARIS - Hot, hotter, hottest! Paris, London and places across Europe are sweltering under all-time high temperatures or near-record heat Thursday as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continen...
Jul 25, 2019
Ross and Kennedy make Hockey Alberta U18 Shortlist
Hockey Alberta announced Wednesday afternoon their shortlist for Team Alberta's U18 female squad and there are a pair of Peace Country connections to the list.Dayle Ross of Spirit River will be compet...
Jul 25, 2019 Ross was part of the St.Albert Slash who won the 2019 Esso Cup (photo credit to Hockey Canada)
Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse wins second gold at world aquatics championship
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Don't ask Kylie Masse to single out her favourite swim in world aquatic championships history. The 23-year-old from LaSalle, Ont., is now part of an exclusive Canadian cl...
Jul 25, 2019
Wet weather postpones Game 3 between Stamps and Rage
Game 3 between the Peace River Stampeders and the Rycroft Rage will have to wait 24 hours.Mother nature had different ideas Wednesday as rain peppered the Peace Country and as a result postponed the c...
Jul 25, 2019
Murder charges laid, suspects still on the run
Canada-wide warrants have been issued for two B-C teenagers who had already sparked a manhunt, now that they've been charged in the death of a man near Dease Lake.The RCMP says 18-year-old Bryer Schme...
Jul 25, 2019
Giffen Nyren sentenced after trying to grab baby, evade police in B.C.
KELOWNA - A former WHL hockey player and member of the Lacombe Generals pleaded guilty to assault in a B.C. courtroom on Tuesday.Court heard that Harold Giffen Nyren tried to grab a 14-month-old toddl...
Jul 25, 2019
Timeline of events in the deaths of three people in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Three people are dead in northern B.C. and there is a major search stretching across Western Canada for two teens police say are suspects. Here's a timeline of events: July 15 - The b...
Jul 25, 2019
Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies
BEIJING - The legacy of former Chinese Premier Li Peng is reflected in modern China itself, where extended and broad-based economic growth is inextricably coupled with authoritarian political controls...
Jul 25, 2019
Outbreak of tree disease declared in Grande Prairie
Homeowners in Grande Prairie that have apple, crabapple, pear, hawthorn or mountain ash trees should be on the lookout for fireblight disease.An outbreak of the disease has been declared by the City d...
Jul 25, 2019 Brown or black spotting and curling of leaves is a sign of fireblight
Nuggets announce five-year extension for Jamal Murray
DENVER - The Denver Nuggets have signed point guard Jamal Murray to the five-year, $170 million extension that the sides agreed to last month. The deal, which runs through the 2024-25 season, was anno...
Jul 25, 2019