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Kanye West submits petitions to appear on Arkansas ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Rapper Kanye West on Monday filed signatures to appear on the Arkansas ballot this fall as an independent presidential candidate. Representatives of West submitted 1,723 signatures...
Aug 4, 2020
Danish prince discharged after brain surgery in France
COPENHAGEN - Prince Joachim, the younger son of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, has been discharged after undergoing emergency surgery in France last month for a blood clot in his brain, the palace said T...
Aug 4, 2020
Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules
LOS ANGELES - A Norwegian entertainment reporter on Monday sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that gives out the Golden Globe Awards, alleging that it acts as a cartel that...
Aug 4, 2020
Toews encourages continued use of COVID-19 guidelines while mask policies are discussed
While the province has left it up to municipal governments to come up with policies regarding mandatory masks, the Minister of Finance and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews is asking the public n...
Aug 4, 2020
Environmental monitoring for oilsands slashed in Alberta - Federal Government deal
EDMONTON - Alberta and the federal government have signed an agreement that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands.The deal, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press, l...
Aug 4, 2020
City crews working on 100 Avenue, 100 Street, 92 Avenue
The work continues to pave part of 100 Avenue in Grande Prairie.City Project Technologist Conor Coney says this is being done on both sides between 108 and 124 Streets.He has some advice for anyone dr...
Aug 4, 2020
Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said Tuesday. The suspected cross-borde...
Aug 4, 2020
Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain over Virginia and Maryland early Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The hurr...
Aug 4, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador's travel ban and dinosaur cancer: In The News for Aug. 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 4. What we are watching in Canada ... A c...
Aug 4, 2020
Alberta, Ottawa sign deal that reduces oilsands environmental monitoring
EDMONTON - Alberta has signed an agreement with the federal government that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands. The deal, a copy of which has been obtained by The Canadian Pr...
Aug 4, 2020