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Local MLAs welcome $200,000 of funding to celebrate Senior's Week
MLA for Grande Prairie - Wapiti Ron Wiebe and MLA for Grande Prairie Nolan Dyck are ecstatic about two new investments for seniors in the Grande Prairie area. The provincial government is investing $2...
Jun 06, 2024
Grande Prairie photographer's work on display in Best of Alberta Photography Exhibition 2023-2024
A Grande Prairie photographer has her work on display as part of an exhibition showcasing the work of some of the best photographers in Alberta.The Best of Alberta Photography Exhibition 2023-2024 is ...
Jun 06, 2024
Quebec adopts law to fine people who intimidate, harass politicians
QUBEC - Quebec's legislature has adopted a law that includes fines up to $1,500 for anyone who intimidates or harasses a politician. The Coalition Avenir Qubec government has said the law is necessary...
Jun 06, 2024
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on the ...
Jun 06, 2024
Montreal police recover body of man whose car plunged into river on Sunday
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of the driver of a vehicle that plunged into a river early Sunday morning. Officers with the force's nautical unit located the remains of the ...
Jun 06, 2024
New centre in the works to track Indigenous data on businesses, land and resources
OTTAWA - A new institute is in the works that would track Indigenous economic prosperity in Canada by collecting data on population, businesses, land and resources. The First Nations University of Can...
Jun 06, 2024
New fee for streaming companies serves Canadian interests at Americans' expense: U.S.
OTTAWA - The United States says American streaming companies are being unfairly targeted by a new Canadian fee that "disproportionately" serves interests north of the border. The federal broadcasting ...
Jun 06, 2024
Liberal government tables bill that seeks to streamline, secure health data
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are moving to streamline and secure health data across jurisdictions with a new bill that imposes new rules on technology vendors. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled the...
Jun 06, 2024
Canadian veteran cricketer Junaid Siddiqui savouring T20 World Cup experience
At 39, Junaid Siddiqui waited a long time to make it to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. And he's savouring every minute of the experience. "The dream was always World Cup," Siddiqui said. "I'm happy, pri...
Jun 06, 2024
Widow of Beau Biden takes the stand in Hunter Biden's gun trial, talks about tossing the weapon
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The widow of Hunter Biden's brother, Beau, testified Thursday in his federal gun trial that she found his crack at her Wilmington, Delaware, house, saw him use the illicit drug...
Jun 06, 2024