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RCMP secrets case likely to be tangled up in court for some time
OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP employee accused of divulging secret information, made his latest brief appearance in an Ontario court Friday. All signs suggest his complex case will gr...
Sep 4, 2020
Peace Country farmers making progress with harvest
Alberta Agriculture says harvest progress across the Peace is close to where it usually is this time of year.Its newest report, dated September 1, says six per cent of the crop has been combined, just...
Sep 4, 2020
Grande Prairie RCMP continue search for owner of large coin collection seized in 2017
The Grande Prairie RCMP is continuing to look for the rightful owner of a "significant sized" coin collection that was recovered during a 2017 search of a Wembley home.The home was searched on March 1...
Sep 4, 2020
Nova Scotia woman fails to win stay as husband seeks medically assisted death
HALIFAX - An appeal court judge in Nova Scotia has rejected a woman's bid to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death, pending an appeal. The woman was seeking a stay ...
Sep 4, 2020
New $377 million hospital coming to Dawson Creek
A new $377 million hospital is coming to Dawson Creek.In a release issued Friday, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says it became clear during the business planning stage of the upgrade on the current ...
Sep 4, 2020
Two passengers fined $1,000 each after refusing to wear masks on WestJet flights
Two airline passengers each face fines of $1,000 for refusing to wear face masks on board a flight, the first time Transport Canada has imposed a financial penalty for violating rules meant to prevent...
Sep 4, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:09 p.m. EDT on Sept. 4, 2020: There are 130,834 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 63,117 confirmed (including 5,767 deaths, 55,724 r...
Sep 4, 2020
South Peace history being showcased on YouTube, Facebook with Movie Mondays
Films that have captured the history of the Grande Prairie area are now being featured on YouTube by the South Peace Regional Archives (SPRA).The archives' Movie Monday project will see 52 digitized a...
Sep 4, 2020
Whitecaps 'need to be better' against powerhouse Toronto FC: Teibert
VANCOUVER - Despite a losing skid and an offensive dry spell, coach Marc Dos Santos says his Vancouver Whitecaps remain resilient heading into another tough test against a Canadian rival. "The mood is...
Sep 4, 2020
High school coach says Game 3 hero OG Anunoby has always had understated swagger
OG Anunoby's nonchalant reaction to his audacious game-winning three pointer in Game 3 of the Toronto Raptors' second-round NBA series with Boston garnered almost as much social media attention Thursd...
Sep 4, 2020