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Quebec police probing 3 cellphone tower fires, possible link to conspiracy theory
MONTREAL - Police in Quebec are investigating whether recent fires at three cellphone towers north of Montreal are connected and if they have anything to do with global conspiracy theories l...
May 4, 2020
Chuckegg Creek wildfire hot spot starts burning again
Fire watchers say a hot spot on the site of the Chuckegg Creek wildfire flared up again Sunday night.It has burned 15 hectares and is located 10 kilometres north of Highway 697, north of Blue Hills an...
May 4, 2020
Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series
LOS ANGELES - The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous by the "Tiger King" docuseries. The TV series is th...
May 4, 2020
Red Deer woman arrested for fleeing police near Whitecourt
A woman from Red Deer faces several charges after trying to avoid being arrested by police in Whitecourt.RCMP say it was at about 9:30 p.m. on May 1 when a SUV with a lone occupant was stopped for spe...
May 4, 2020
Gas prices in Alberta expected to continue climb in coming weeks
In the past week, the price per litre of gasoline in Alberta has increased by nearly 12 cents, and is expected to continue to rise as the country gradually reopens and demand increases.On Tuesday, Apr...
May 4, 2020 The Co-Op in downtown Grande Prairie (photo by Liam Verster)
Iran chief's link to 1988 massacre raises obstacles in crash probe: Cotler
OTTAWA - A former Canadian justice minister says Canada's quest for compensation from Iran for shooting down a Ukrainian airliner is fraught with obstacles because Tehran's lead investigator is a mass...
May 4, 2020
City looking to renew contract to continue Automated Traffic Enforcement program
The City of Grande Prairie is exploring options around their Automated Traffic Enforcement program (ATE), more commonly known as photo radar, as the ATE contract with Global Traffic Group Ltd (GTG) ex...
May 4, 2020 Photo: Shaun Penner
New this week: A Bieber reality show, comics and their moms
Bored with your surroundings? Justin and Hailey Bieber are showing off their lives in their Toronto home in a new series, while Hulu this week is premiering a documentary looking back at an early 1990...
May 4, 2020
New book aims to portray 'real' Prince Harry and Meghan
LONDON - Freed from the constraints of life as full-time royals - and enmeshed in a feud with Britain's tabloid press - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to tell their story in a book penned by sy...
May 4, 2020
Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film
NEW YORK - Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of "Jojo Rabbit" and "Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new "Star Wars" film. Waititi had for months been expected to take the reins of the galaxy far,...
May 4, 2020