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Freeland agrees to NDP trade pitch in return for new NAFTA support: letter
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she wants to make Canada's trade negotiations more "transparent," by agreeing to proposals from the New Democrats to provide more details of ...
Feb 20, 2020
Quebec boxing promoter faces hearing after Hells Angels seen at bout
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec boxing promoter is defending himself before a tribunal against accusations stemming from two of his boxing cards, including claims he fixed a bout and hosted members of ...
Feb 20, 2020
Former Mayor Hugh Impey remembered for community involvement
Former alderman and mayor of Grande Prairie, Hugh Impey, passed away last week on February 11 at the age of 86. On Wednesday, a memorial service was held for Impey, and the flags in front of City Hall...
Feb 20, 2020 Hugh Impey (photo from the Oliver's Funeral Home website)
Plans move forward to build new school on St. Patrick Catholic School property
The future of St.Patrick Catholic School has been decided, and the Grande Prairie and District Catholic School (GPDCS) Board will present to the Province the plan on building a new school in its place...
Feb 20, 2020 St. Patrick Catholic School (photo by Shaun Penner)
Official says she would have denied Desmond a gun licence had she known more
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier fatally shot three family members and himself heard Thursday from a firearms official who said ...
Feb 20, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack look for different result in return visit to Warrington
The Wolfpack return to the scene of the crime Friday as they visit Warrington Wolves in Super League play. Toronto suffered its worst-ever loss in May 2018 at Halliwell Jones Stadium, thrashed 66-10 b...
Feb 20, 2020
Israeli Opera to host Placido Domingo despite protest
JERUSALEM - Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a weeklong singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year. Domi...
Feb 20, 2020
Halifax couple thanks public a year after house fire claimed their 7 children
HALIFAX - The parents of seven children who died in a Halifax house fire a year ago are offering thanks to the public for the love and support they've received since the tragedy. Syrian refugees Ebrah...
Feb 20, 2020
Thumbprint, hairbrush: Franklin wreck reveals sailors' lives
It was as if the past literally reached out and touched him. Parks Canada archaeologist Marc-Andre Bernier spent last summer diving into the wreck of the HMS Erebus, the flagship of the Franklin exped...
Feb 20, 2020
Brian Noble, who built the Toronto Wolfpack from the ground up, steps down
TORONTO - Brian Noble, who helped build the Toronto Wolfpack from the ground up, is stepping down as director of rugby of the transatlantic rugby league team. The Wolfpack said Thursday that Noble and...
Feb 20, 2020