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Saint Lawrence Centre still searching for new home
The Saint Lawrence Centre says it is back to square one for locating a new home in Grande Prairie.The organization says in a Facebook post that the centre had been working with Northreach, formerly kn...
Jun 12, 2019 The Saint Lawrence Centre has not been in operation since the Rotary House had to impose capacity regulations on its building.
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman acknowledged during navy change of command ceremony
HALIFAX - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was acknowledged publicly by the chief of the defence staff during a navy ceremony today in Halifax. Questions have swirled around the future of Norman, who has expr...
Jun 12, 2019
Lawyer: Cuba Gooding Jr. will turn self in on groping charge
NEW YORK - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. will turn himself in to New York City police on Thursday to face allegations he groped a woman at a Manhattan night spot, his lawyer said. Gooding, the Oscar-winning ...
Jun 12, 2019
Father tells B.C. judge that happy, loving girl, 8, taken for no reason
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The father of an eight-year-old girl who was smothered by her mother says a happy, empathetic, sensitive and loving child was taken away from the world for no re...
Jun 12, 2019
Federal hate crime charges filed in black church fires
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Justice Department says hate crime charges have been filed against a Louisiana man in connection with three fires that destroyed African American churches earlier this year. A n...
Jun 12, 2019
County awards Operating Assistance Grants to Recreation Boards
The County of Grande Prairie has dished out over $181,000 in Operating Assistance Grants for several non-profit recreation boards across the County, plus another $730,890 in grants to 30 different spo...
Jun 12, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney seeks alliance with Quebec's Francois Legault
MONTREAL - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and Quebec Premier Francois Legault are natural allies in the fight to defend provincial autonomy in the face of federal interventions. H...
Jun 12, 2019
Openly gay legion member presses ahead with discrimination complaint
HALIFAX - A Cape Breton man who says he faced discrimination at his local Royal Canadian Legion because he is gay is pressing ahead with a human rights complaint. Jason McDonald wa...
Jun 12, 2019
Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper, killing pilot
NEW YORK - A helicopter crashed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of 9-11, after an erratic trip across some of the ...
Jun 12, 2019
5th Annual Try-It Day a huge success
The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection held its 5th annual Try-It Day this past weekend despite the wet and soggy conditions.Executive Director of the Connection Karna Germsheid revealed to Ever...
Jun 12, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Sport Connection)