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Special Olympics silver for Grande Prairie curlers
Some curlers from Grande Prairie came home with silver medals from the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary.Steven Biendarra, Anthony Driedger, Robert Elliott, Brian Erickson and Sarah Shin...
Mar 4, 2024

B.C. Supreme Court approves $14.4-million settlement of iPhone class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a group of iPhone owners says a British Columbia judge has approved a countrywide multimillion-dollar settlement with tech giant Apple over software updates that allegedly slo...
Mar 4, 2024

Grande Prairie Fire Department organizing Camp F.I.R.E to encourage young women to enter fire service
The Grande Prairie Fire Department is organizing a new initiative to empower young women and gender-diverse individuals to enter the fire service.Camp F.I.R.E. is a free program that focuses on Foster...
Mar 4, 2024

"Ready, Set, Go!" event takes over CKC Campus in March
A new free community event will be taking over the Eastlink and Design Works Centre later this month, "to celebrate the shift to spring."In a release, Mayor Jackie Clayton said "We're thrilled to intr...
Mar 4, 2024

NWJHL, NPHL updates
NWJHLThere is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League play-offs Monday night.Fort St. John is in Peace River. Face-off is at 6 p.m.The series is tied 1-1.The Beaverlodge-La Crete series resumes...
Mar 4, 2024

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators say they feel vilified after protest cancels PM event
OTTAWA - Organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted a weekend reception featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they're being unfairly vilified. The event, which was to include Italian...
Mar 4, 2024

Ottawa should respect Quebec's immigration cap for family reunification: minister
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is telling Ottawa to show some respect and not ignore the province's cap on immigration for family reunification. Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette was respon...
Mar 4, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry hearing some federal evidence behind closed doors
OTTAWA - The head of an inquiry into foreign interference has agreed to a federal request to present some evidence behind closed doors. In a new decision, commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue says she is sat...
Mar 4, 2024

UN envoy says 'reasonable grounds' to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe Hamas committed rape, "sexualized torture," and ...
Mar 4, 2024

Eagles center Jason Kelce retires after 13 NFL seasons and 1 Super Bowl ring
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jason Kelce has retired after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. The 36-year-old Kelce officially called it quits Monday at the Eagles' NovaCare Complex, ending a career in w...
Mar 4, 2024