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Savoie enjoying final ride at Memorial Cup after nomadic final junior season
SAGINAW - Matthew Savoie knew the trade was coming. The star centre had already shuffled between the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, their American Hockey League affiliate the Rochester Americans and then the W...
May 30, 2024
Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside hom...
May 30, 2024
Mélanie Joly 'forward-leaning' in debate on Ukraine using NATO arms inside Russia
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is suggesting Canada would support a policy of allowing Ukraine to use NATO-provided arms inside Russia. Joly says Canada is "forward-leaning on this ques...
May 30, 2024
City of GP extends deadline for Treaty 8 monument artist call-out
Local artists have more time now to submit their Request for Expressions of Interest to the City of Grande Prairie for an upcoming project.The City has extended the cutoff date for submissions to crea...
May 30, 2024
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov and Fernandez move into third round at French Open
PARIS - Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Leylah Fernandez have advanced to the third round of the French Open. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, the men's No. 21 seed, defeated German q...
May 30, 2024
CF Montreal assistant sporting director Vassili Cremanzidis leaves organization
MONTREAL - CF Montreal assistant sporting director Vassili Cremanzidis is stepping down. Cremanzidis's departure from the Major League Soccer club comes three weeks after Montreal and sporting directo...
May 30, 2024
All fire restrictions lifted for County of Grande Prairie
As of 11:00 a.m., Thursday May 30, the County of Grande Prairie lifted the fire restriction for the entire county.The restriction was in place since May 17.The County credits recent cool temperatures ...
May 30, 2024
Grande Prairie couple wins big on Lotto 6/49
A local couple is celebrating winning the May 4 Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw. Grande Prairie's Vilma and Leo Colandog won $129,894.60 after splitting the winnings with another ticket purchased in Ontario. ...
May 30, 2024
Saskatchewan farmer who found space junk in field not alone; others discover debris
ITUNA, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man who found a giant piece of space junk on his farm says he is not alone. Barry Sawchuk says five more fragments of debris from high in the sky have been found by his n...
May 30, 2024
Charges against world's top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world's top male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisv...
May 30, 2024