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Abortion rights at stake in divided Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's three liberal justices suggested Wednesday that it would severely damage the court's legitimacy if it agrees to reverse the decades-old abortion decisions that de...
Dec 01, 2021
RCMP investigating fatal rollover near Highway 672
The Grande Prairie RCMP and emergency crews are on the scene at Highway 672 (Emerson Trail) and Range Road 70 in the County of Grande Prairie following the report of a single-vehicle rollover involvin...
Dec 01, 2021
Federal government needs to up spending to give First Nations clean water, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would need to increase planned spending to provide clean drinking water in First Nations. Yves Giroux's report this morning says t...
Dec 01, 2021
Parton, Oh, Biles and teachers named 'People of the Year'
NEW YORK (AP) - People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation's teachers as its "2021 People of the Year." "This year has been a tra...
Dec 01, 2021
Province orders new probe after second arrest video by Quebec City police goes viral
Quebec's public security minister has ordered a second investigation into the Quebec City police over another video of a violent arrest. Genevive Guilbault announced today she's asking the police ethi...
Dec 01, 2021
Blue Jays beef up starting rotation by signing Gausman to 5-year, $110-million deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Kevin Gausman to a five-year, US$110-million contract as the team retools its starting rotation heading into the 2022 season. The Blue Jays off...
Dec 01, 2021
School bus cancellations for December 1st
All First Student rural buses, including Grande Prairie Catholic school rural routes, have been cancelled for December 1st. First Student bus routes 501 and 506, which both service Ecole Nouvelle Fron...
Dec 01, 2021
South Korea confirms first five cases of omicron variant
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea has confirmed its first five cases of the new omicron coronavirus variant in people linked to arrivals from Nigeria. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agen...
Dec 01, 2021
Funding boost for Lewis Hawkes renovation project
The renovation project at the Lewis Hawkes Pavilion has been given a financial boost by the provincial government and the County of Grande Prairie.The province has given Evergreen Park a $435,000 gran...
Dec 01, 2021
Patients moving from QEII to GPRH December 4
With the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital set to open its doors to the public, Saturday, December 4 is expected to be a very busy day for those helping transfer patients from the QEII to the new h...
Dec 01, 2021