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Canada's James Hinchcliffe ready for Genesys 300 as IndyCar takes the stage
IndyCar is returning to live competition virtually unopposed on television and Canada's James Hinchcliffe is ready to take full advantage. The Oakville, Ont., native will be on the grid Saturday ...
Jun 5, 2020
Three people charged after shots fired at High Prairie RCMP
High Prairie RCMP say three people have been charged after an incident Sunday where police say Mounties were shot at.RCMP says they were called to a traffic complaint at around 2 a.m. that day, one th...
Jun 5, 2020
Former Lions player Dante Marsh says Canada, CFL were good to him
Canada and the CFL were good to Dante Marsh. The five-foot-10, 190-pound cornerback spent 11 of his 12 seasons of professional football with the B.C. Lions (2004-14). Marsh came north after one s...
Jun 5, 2020
Quebec man who killed two people should have a chance to rehabilitate: lawyer
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The defence lawyer for Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man convicted of two murders in 2017, told a courtroom Friday that his client will die in jail if sentenced to 50 years behind b...
Jun 5, 2020
Saturday night's alright for pro bowling, finally, after pandemic-related hiatus
Pro bowling is back, with strikes aplenty expected in its return Saturday after an 11-week-plus absence due to the pandemic. The first-ever PBA Strike Derby, a televised tournament in Jupit...
Jun 5, 2020
N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park
A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help a new national park. The Equator Prize is given to recognize innovati...
Jun 5, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau joins anti-racism protest
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at an anti-racism protest in Ottawa. It's one of multiple events in Canada today, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutalit...
Jun 5, 2020
Fire advisory still in place for Grande Prairie Forest Area
UPDATE: AS of 6:22 p.m. June 5, the wildfire hazard in the Grande Prairie Forest Area had been downgraded to low. The fire advisory is still in place. A fire advisory is still in place in the Grande P...
Jun 5, 2020
Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara faces assault, break and enter, harassment charges
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says it learned this morning about multiple criminal charges laid against Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara and is "looking into the matter." Global News first report...
Jun 5, 2020
Black Lives Matter protest to go in Grande Prairie on Saturday
A peaceful Black Lives Matter rally, protesting systematic racism and police brutality against black people, will go in Grande Prairie on Saturday, June 6.It is being organized through Facebook by Isa...
Jun 5, 2020