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German exit polls point to far right gains in European election and a weak government showing
BERLIN (AP) - Exit polls pointed to very weak results for Germany's governing parties and gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany in Sunday's vote for the European Parliament, while the mainst...
Jun 09, 2024
Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister
NEW DELHI (AP) - Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India's prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority...
Jun 09, 2024
Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
ATHENS (AP) - The body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning after a days-long search. A police spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity becau...
Jun 09, 2024
B.C. looks into post-fire mushroom picking rush after First Nation reports conflicts
British Columbia says it is not ruling out regulating wild mushroom picking after an Indigenous community said a rising number of foragers are infringing on its land, with one case involving alleged t...
Jun 09, 2024
County launches online survey to review electoral boundaries
As a requirement of the provincial government, the County of Grande Prairie is doing an electoral boundary review. This is being done as the Village of Hythe dissolved into the County back in 2021, an...
Jun 09, 2024
TVs installed at the GPRH, thanks to the County of Grande Prairie
Nearly 300 televisions have been installed at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital. These TVs were part of a redirection of some funds County of Grande Prairie Council approved back in 2020, as they i...
Jun 09, 2024
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country's hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the country's June 28 presidential election following...
Jun 09, 2024
Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash
The year that has passed since a bus crash killed 17 seniors headed to a Manitoba casino on a bright late-spring day has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a ...
Jun 09, 2024
Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas. The ministry said Sunday...
Jun 09, 2024
Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin
MONTREAL - In Quebec's Laurentians region, a few kilometres from a wildlife reserve and just outside the town of Duhamel, lies a source of one of the world's most sought after minerals for manufacturi...
Jun 09, 2024