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Raptors forward OG Anunoby expected back for Game 2 of NBA Finals on Sunday
TORONTO - Forward OG Anunoby is expected back in the Raptors lineup on Sunday for Game 2 of the NBA Finals as Toronto hosts the Golden State Warriors. Anunoby has missed the entire post-season after h...
May 30, 2019
Fire ban expands in County of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie is expanding its fire ban.It now includes recreational fire pits and restrictions on off-highway vehicle use.No outdoor fires are permitted and all burn permits are revoke...
May 30, 2019 Photo from dreamstime
Durant travels with the Warriors to Toronto ahead of finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kevin Durant is travelling with the Golden State Warriors to Toronto for the first two games of the NBA Finals, leaving open the chance he could be ready to return from a strained ri...
May 30, 2019
Enbridge offers 2024 finish for Great Lakes tunnel project
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it could have a proposed oil pipeline tunnel built and operating beneath a crucial Great Lakes channel by early 2024, responding to demands from Mich...
May 30, 2019
Scheer vows to end 'illegal' border crossings as part of immigration policy plan
OTTAWA - If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to "illegal" border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitm...
May 30, 2019
Grande Prairie woman hopes to inspire youth in her new role
A woman from Grande Prairie is hoping a new role will help kids in the community . Dani-lee Laviolette has been named a Facebook National Ambassador for the We Matter campaign, one of 35 from across C...
May 30, 2019 Day 1 of the #HopeForum in Winnipeg. Photo from the We Matter Campaign Facebook page.
Researchers from the University of Alberta studying how birds develop personalities
Research from the University of Alberta is putting a whole new meaning on the term bird brain.Biologist Kimberley Mathot has been delving into how birds develop individual personalities.Mathot studied...
May 30, 2019
RCMP investigating voter fraud in 2017 when Premier Jason Kenney was picked as party leader
A prosecutor from outside Alberta is being sought to advise police investigating irregularities in the United Conservative Party leadership race.The RCMP is looking into whether voter fraud was commit...
May 30, 2019
CBC head defends coverage after Scheer suggests too much focus on U.S. politics
OTTAWA - The CEO of the CBC is defending its coverage of American politics after Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer suggested the public broadcaster places too much emphasis on the United Sta...
May 30, 2019
Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom
OXON HILL, Md. - Akash Vukoti no longer stands out at the Scripps National Spelling Bee for his age, not with a record 23 spellers competing this year who are 9 or younger. But he's the only member of...
May 30, 2019