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Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley says she's not running in the next election. Finley says she's had a "heck of a ride" but it's time to move forward. She's represented the Ontario riding...
Aug 18, 2020
GPCSD prepares for in-class and online learning
Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools are ready to offer both in-class and online learning options for students, while also maintaining the COVID-19 guidelines outlined by the Province and the ...
Aug 18, 2020
Severe thunderstorm watch in place for Grande Prairie area
A severe thunderstorm watch has been put in place for the Grande Prairie area by Environment Canada.The watch is in effect for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview area, stretching north to the P...
Aug 18, 2020
Nisga'a Chief who led nation to landmark treaty, Joe Gosnell, dies of cancer
NEW AIYANSH, B.C. - Joe Gosnell, a renowned treaty negotiator, politician and leader of the Nisga'a Nation, has died at the age of 85. A statement from the Nisga'a Lisims government of northwestern Br...
Aug 18, 2020
UPDATE: 10-year-old girl killed in Highway 16 crash near Jasper
UPDATE: Hinton RCMP say a 10-year-old girl has died following a collision between an SUV and a pickup about 10 km east of the Jasper National Park Gates along Highway 16.The girl was one of seven occu...
Aug 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 18
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2020: There are 122,872 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,206 confirmed (including 5,721 deaths, 53,930 res...
Aug 18, 2020
Review: 'Hi, My Name is Dicky' a gritty account of a former NHLer's path to sobriety
TORONTO - Richard Clune remembers the drive - the pain, the anxiety, the uncertainty, the fear. It was the spring of 2010 and Clune, who had made his NHL debut earlier that season, was final...
Aug 18, 2020
Mali soldiers detain senior officers in apparent mutiny
BAMAKO, Mali - Soldiers in Mali took up arms in the garrison town of Kati on Tuesday and detained senior military officers in an apparent mutiny, raising fears of a coup after several months of anti-g...
Aug 18, 2020
Trudeau set to move Freeland to Finance, prorogue Parliament for economic reset
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will be sworn in as Canada's new finance minister later today.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also looking to prorogue Parliament next month in order ...
Aug 18, 2020
Lightning beat Blue Jackets 2-1 to take 3-1 series lead
TORONTO - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Barclay Goodrow and Ya...
Aug 18, 2020