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Canadian women's soccer coach says foiled plan to attack Olympic matches 'a concern'
MONTREAL - Canadian women's national team coach Bev Priestman says news of a foiled plan to attack soccer matches at the Paris Olympics is "a concern." French authorities on Friday handed preliminary ...
May 31, 2024
$151,300 raised for Sunrise House at Grande Prairie Stompede VIP Night
The crowd was wowed out at Evergreen Park Thursday night for the Grande Prairie Stompede's Bootlegger Stompin' Charity Event. The second annual event featured a live auction and late night poutine bar...
May 31, 2024
Grande Prairie man wanted for first degree murder arrested in Ontario
Thirty-seven-year-old David James Sietsma of Grande Prairie has been arrested on a Canada-wide warrant by the Ontario Provincial Police.Sietsma, who also goes by "Toothless", was wanted by the Grande ...
May 31, 2024
NWP hosting APEGA Science Fair Saturday
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta is hosting a science fair for Grade 1-12 kids Saturday.It will be taking place at Northwestern Polytechnic's Grande Prairie campu...
May 31, 2024
Biden says Hamas is 'no longer capable' of carrying out another major attack against Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that Hamas is "no longer capable" of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release rem...
May 31, 2024
Biden says questioning Trump's guilty verdicts is 'dangerous' and 'irresponsible'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that his predecessor, Donald Trump, was found guilty and "it's reckless, it's dangerous, it's irresponsible, for anyone to say this is rigged just bec...
May 31, 2024
MacIntyre takes second-round clubhouse lead at RBC Canadian Open; Hughes low Canadian
HAMILTON - Scotland's Robert MacIntyre had a 4-under 66 to take the clubhouse lead in the second round of the RBC Canadian Open. He's at 10-under overall to sit three shots clear of the pack with the ...
May 31, 2024
Hockey Canada announces women's and girls' steering committee
WINNIPEG - Hockey Canada has formed a committee of stakeholders to help structure the organization's next women's and girls' hockey strategic plan. The governing body made the announcement at a news c...
May 31, 2024
Panthers set team attendance record, fuelled by another deep Stanley Cup playoff run
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - The on-ice success story for the Florida Panthers is easy to see: They're one win away from a second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The off-ice success isn't hard to f...
May 31, 2024
El Salvador says it foiled a plot to plant bombs on the day of President Bukele's inauguration
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - El Salvador said authorities have broken up a plot to plant bombs around the country to coincide with President Nayib Bukele's inauguration on Saturday. The country's ...
May 31, 2024