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Grande Prairie-Opoly coming to Walmart shelves
The City of Grande Prairie is once again getting featured in it's own Monopoly-style board game. Grande Prairie-Opoly is hitting Walmart shelves in Grande Prairie this week after the company Outset Me...
Aug 12, 2020
Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
WASHINGTON - No, Russia isn't having a Sputnik moment. The announcement Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country was the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine did not provoke the ...
Aug 12, 2020
County to provide $10-million for Highway 40 twinning project
County of Grande Prairie Council has approved a $10-million contribution towards the project that will see 19 kilometres of Highway 40 twinned, and an additional bridge built over the Wapiti River.Ree...
Aug 12, 2020
Vast majority of Quebecers believe First Nations face discrimination: survey
MONTREAL - The vast majority of non-Indigenous Quebecers recognize that First Nations members in the province are subject to racism or discrimination, a new survey suggests. The survey conducted by po...
Aug 12, 2020
One man in custody after lengthy police negotiation in Hythe
One man is in custody after a domestic incident at a residence in Hythe that began Tuesday evening led to a lengthy negotiation between the suspect and police.The situation began unfolding at a reside...
Aug 12, 2020
Carleton said dedication to racial justice issue is key piece of WNBA season
Bridget Carleton didn't even have time to text her parents last week before she made her first WNBA start. The 23-year-old from Chatham, Ont., learned 30 minutes before tipoff during the Minnesota Lyn...
Aug 12, 2020
Feds commit $305M in additional funds for Indigenous communities during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous...
Aug 12, 2020
Canadian MLS teams back training but still awaiting word on what lies ahead
TORONTO - Back home training following quarantine in the wake of the MLS is Back Tournament, Canada's three teams await word on where and when they will play next. It's just the latest step in a ...
Aug 12, 2020
Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case
NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspecte...
Aug 12, 2020
Sekulic defends Alberta Match Play title in Edmonton
Rycroft's Max Sekulic defended his Alberta Match Play title at the Jagare Ridge Golf Club in Edmonton this past weekend.Sekulic entered the tournament as the number five seed and cruised through the R...
Aug 12, 2020