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La Glace fundraising harvest finishes "in the nick of time"
Organizers say a fund-raising harvest in the La Glace area finished "in the nick of time" Wednesday before the rainy weather came.The money raised from the canola crop grown as part of the first Growi...
May 24, 2020

Art Gallery accepting submissions for new community art installation
The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie has begun accepting submissions for a new exhibit called The Curve, a community art installation focused on the current pandemic.The exhibit will be made up of artwor...
May 24, 2020

Make better use of existing support, Bibeau tells struggling agricultural sector
OTTAWA - Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says farmers and producers aren't making enough use of long-standing agricultural aid programs. Bibeau suggests that's hurting her effort...
May 24, 2020

How N.S. mass shooting could bring law that makes abusers' tactics a crime
HALIFAX - The repeated threats and isolation a Nova Scotia mass shooter allegedly used against his spouse show why such cruelty should be a criminal offence in Canada, experts on d...
May 24, 2020

RCMP facing 'systemic sustainability challenges' due to provincial policing role
OTTAWA - An internal government memo warns the RCMP's costly contract policing obligations across Canada are draining resources from the force's federal duties in areas such as organized crime an...
May 24, 2020

Procession for Snowbirds crash victim to make its way through Halifax today
HALIFAX - A procession honouring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic team member who was killed in recent a plane crash will make its way through the streets of Halifax this evening. Spectato...
May 24, 2020

Employers worry about safety, cash flow, second wave in COVID-19 restart
VICTORIA - Chef Kreg Graham says he's been doing a lot of thinking about washing dishes now that some COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted and he can start serving meals again. The executive chef at...
May 24, 2020

Hong Kong police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets to march against China's proposed tough national security legislation for the city. Pro-democr...
May 24, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie Saturday
There are now 19 active cases of COVID-19 in the North Zone as of Saturday as the Province added 18 new cases for May 23. The new cases bring the provincial total to 814 active cases of the novel coro...
May 23, 2020

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in California
PALM DESERT, Calif. - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested in Southern California on Friday. Leaf, 44, was arrested on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, which is about 110 miles (177 ...
May 23, 2020