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Supreme Court to start hearings today on national carbon tax
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada begins hearings today to determine whether the federal carbon tax is constitutional. The court will hear two days of arguments in three separate cases involving Ot...
Sep 22, 2020

Young Afghan women, men practice whiling Sufi dance together
KABUL - A group of young Afghans - both women and men - is coming together in the country's war-torn capital to practice a mystical Sufi Islamic dance. The group's founder says she sees their whirling...
Sep 22, 2020

Critic of Chinese leader sentenced to 18 years in graft case
BEIJING - The former chairman of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday on...
Sep 21, 2020

Rookie Alejandro Kirk has HR, 4 hits, Jays beat Yankees 11-5
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Rookie Alejandro Kirk became the first catcher 21 or younger since Johnny Bench with at least four hits that included two for extra bases, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 11...
Sep 21, 2020

Lightning strike twice on power play, beat Dallas 3-2 to even Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Tampa Bay's sputtering power play sparked back to life Monday, powering the Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars in the NHL Stanley Cup final. The victory ties the be...
Sep 21, 2020

City Council allocates $8.2 million in stimulus funds for capital projects
Grande Prairie City Council has allocated $8.2 million it has received as part of the Municipal Stimulus Program. The money will go towards five capital construction projects around the Swan City.The ...
Sep 21, 2020

Three trails in Grande Prairie getting repairs starting Wednesday
Three walking trails around Grande Prairie will be getting repaired starting Wednesday, as part of the City's Trail Rehabilitation Program.On September 23, crews will start work on the asphalt trail a...
Sep 21, 2020

Police release footage after officers shoot 13-year-old boy
SALT LAKE CITY - A 13-year-old Utah boy with autism was shot by police after his mother asked for help getting him hospital mental-health treatment and officers agreed to talk with him, police footage...
Sep 21, 2020

Alberta adds 358 new COVID-19 cases over weekend, Grande Prairie down to seven active cases
Alberta reported 358 new cases of COVID-19 from September 18-20. There are now 1,459 active cases in the province, a slight uptick from the 1,424 cases reported on Friday. Of the new cases, 119 were r...
Sep 21, 2020

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles to undergo Tommy John surgery
Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a right elbow injury that forced him to miss almost all of the 2020 season. Giles missed almost seven weeks&...
Sep 21, 2020