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Raptors beat Bucks 114-106; key players for both teams sit
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Chris Boucher scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-106 on Monday. Though the meeting featured the ...
Aug 10, 2020

Traffic bylaw changes approved, speed limit drops on some city roads
Grande Prairie City Council has unanimously approved a long list of changes to the Traffic Bylaw. This includes some lower speed limits, including on the old by-pass and on Wapiti Road north of 68 Ave...
Aug 10, 2020

'Horrific:' Witness says Alberta doctor slain while working in medical clinic
RED DEER, Alta. - A witness to a fatal attack at a central Alberta medical clinic says the victim was her family doctor. The assault happened at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in ...
Aug 10, 2020

Judge grants stay to Quebec English school boards as legal challenge plays out
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted a stay to English school boards challenging a provincial government law abolishing them, pending the outcome of a legal challenge on it...
Aug 10, 2020

New York Rangers win NHL draft lottery
TORONTO - The New York Rangers have won the NHL draft lottery. The club had a 12.5 per cent shot of securing the top pick in the second phase Monday after a placeholder secured the No. 1&nbs...
Aug 10, 2020

Trump abruptly escorted from White House briefing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned m...
Aug 10, 2020

Grande Prairie sees three new COVID-19 cases, three recoveries over weekend
There were three new cases of COVID-19 identified in the City of Grande Prairie over the weekend, while there were also three more recovered cases to keep the active case total at 11.In Alberta, there...
Aug 10, 2020

County of Grande Prairie discontinues County Connector transit service
County Council has voted to discontinue the County Connector public transit pilot project. The County Connector service linked Clairmont, Sexsmith, Beaverlodge, Wembley, and Hythe to the City of Grand...
Aug 10, 2020

Doctor killed in attack at north Red Deer medical clinic
WARNING: This story contains graphic details.One person is dead following an assault this morning at a medical clinic in north Red Deer.The assault with a weapon occurred at the Village Mall Walk-In C...
Aug 10, 2020

Province and County agree to share costs of paving Highway 724
A 10 kilometre stretch of Highway 724 north of La Glace will be getting paved thanks to a new cost-sharing agreement between the Province of Alberta and County of Grande Prairie. The project includes ...
Aug 10, 2020