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LEADING OFF: Homers fly in playoffs, Atlanta arms dominate
A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday: OCTOBER OCTANE Maybe it's the Southern California air or the indoors atmosphere in Texas, but the ball is really flying this post-season. With...
Oct 7, 2020
Texas governor gives OK for bars to begin reopening
AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday allowed bars to begin reopening in Texas for the first time since June, ending a lockdown that began during a massive coronavirus outbreak that...
Oct 7, 2020
Kleskun Creek fire under control; crews actioning hot spots
County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Services continues to work on the Kleskun Creek wildland fire that was spotted on Tuesday.The fire was reported east of Teepee Creek, near Range Road 31. The are...
Oct 7, 2020
Tech worker pleads guilty in Utah college student's death
SALT LAKE CITY - A tech worker pleaded guilty in the death of a Utah college student Wednesday, more than a year after her disappearance sparked a large-scale search that ended with the discovery of h...
Oct 7, 2020
No new trial for two men convicted in Via Rail terror case: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says there should be no new trial for two men convicted of terrorism offences. Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier were found guilty in 2015 of terror-related charges...
Oct 7, 2020
Capitals snag Bjorklund; becomes third GP minor hockey player selected in 2020 NHL Draft
Make it three players with Grande Prairie Minor Hockey ties to be selected in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.Swan City-born goaltender Garin Bjorklund was selected in the sixth round, 179th overall by the W...
Oct 7, 2020
Calls for homeless camp to be shut in Vancouver park as council considers plan
VANCOUVER - Residents of a Vancouver neighbourhood were comfortable with a few people sleeping overnight in a park before moving on, but Kelsey Mulyk says they weren't prepared for homeless campers to...
Oct 7, 2020
Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of change to jury selection procedure
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of a key legislative change to the jury-selection process. In a ruling from the bench today, the high court said scrapping so-call...
Oct 7, 2020
Anderson sharp, Markakis alert, Braves blank Miami, lead 2-0
HOUSTON - Rookie Ian Anderson pitched like a poised veteran, right fielder Nick Markakis made a nifty defensive play late and the Atlanta Braves threw another playoff shutout, beating the Miami Marlin...
Oct 7, 2020
Plastics industry says its products are not 'toxic', urges govt to rethink label
OTTAWA - The federal government's plan to ban some single-use plastic products by labelling them "toxic" to the environment is defamatory and harmful to the companies that produce them, an industry gr...
Oct 7, 2020