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Fresh off winning ATP comeback player of year award, Vasek Pospisil is aiming higher
Playing pain-free tennis has Canada's Vasek Pospisil thinking about what might be possible on the ATP Tour's singles scene. A refreshed mindset and solid results have helped build his confidence too. ...
Jan 6, 2021
Edmonton drug dealer gets six year sentence in connection with fentanyl overdose death
EDMONTON - A former Edmonton drug dealer has been sentenced to six years behind bars for selling a mix of fentanyl and methamphetamine to a 39-year-old man who died of an overdose.Jamie Michael Dixon ...
Jan 6, 2021
Edmonton Oilers look for stronger supporting cast for Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl
As the Edmonton Oilers reclaim their dressing room from the Canadian team and Rogers Place from the world junior men's hockey championship, training camp questions follow them to their digs. Camp migh...
Jan 6, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 14 new COVID-19 cases, five recoveries
There were 14 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the City of Grande Prairie for Tuesday, January 5, alongside five recoveries. That bring's the active case total in the Swan City to 130.There was one n...
Jan 6, 2021
Chicago priest Pfleger `devastated' by sex-abuse allegations
CHICAGO - An activist Chicago Catholic priest who has garnered attention for taking on everyone from drug dealers to Jerry Springer said Wednesday that he is "devastated" by allegations that he sexual...
Jan 6, 2021
Trump tells backers to 'go home' after Capitol stormed
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump told his supporters on Wednesday to "go home" after they stormed the Capitol in protest of his reelection defeat and he urged them to stay peaceful, but he also pra...
Jan 6, 2021
Pound thinks support would be high for making Olympians more of a vaccine priority
Canadian lawyer and long-standing IOC member Dick Pound said he thinks there would be strong worldwide support in making Olympians more of a priority for COVID-19 vaccinations. In a phone interview fr...
Jan 6, 2021
The Den moving to old Tony Roma's location in spring, returning to "Lions Den" name
The Den Pub and Carvery is moving to a new location this spring.The pub has been a staple in Grande Prairie for over 20 years and is currently located across the street from Grande Prairie Regional Co...
Jan 6, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Quebec to impose 8 p.m. provincewide curfew until Feb. 8
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is imposing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday as a way to halt surging COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The province will become the f...
Jan 6, 2021
Statehouses evacuate amid protests in support of Trump
Protesters who back President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading to some evacuations as cheers rang out in reaction to the news that pro-Trump dem...
Jan 6, 2021