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Toronto athlete named to Olympic refugee team for Paris
TORONTO - A judo athlete who trains in Toronto has been named to the Olympic refugee team for the Paris Games. Nigara Shaheen was among 36 athletes from 11 different countries introduced by the Intern...
May 02, 2024
Vegas retaliation on Stars forward Seguin costly as defending champion Knights now trail in series
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin was briefly down on the ice with a bloody nose and a bit dazed after taking a shot to the face from Alex Pietrangelo. That big backhanded swing from Pie...
May 02, 2024
Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto
TORONTO - A group of students at the University of Toronto say they have started a protest on campus to call on the university to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. The students sa...
May 02, 2024
Grande Prairie man wanted for murder
Mounties have identified a suspect for the homicide of 34-year-old Echer Marcial. Human remains were found on March 14, 2024, on Range Road 55, south of Township Road 730, near Clairmont. An autopsy d...
May 02, 2024
Public Transit Stop 618 receiving a temporary replacement
The City of Grande Prairie will be implementing a temporary public transit stop for Stop 618, starting on Friday, May 3.The city credited this temporary stop to a culvert replacement construction proj...
May 02, 2024
Fundraising campaign for Maskwa Medical Centre officially underway
A campaign to raise money to build the proposed Maskwa Medical Centre has officially launched.The 100,000 square foot facility that will include teaching and diagnostic clinics will be built near the ...
May 02, 2024
Police begin removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' encampment on the UCLA campus. Thursday morning's law enforcement effort comes after officers spent hours t...
May 02, 2024
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Edmonton Oilers are, so far, the only Canadian team to punch their ticket to the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks can make it two teams with a victory Friday in Nashville, o...
May 02, 2024
Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse as search continues
BEIJING (AP) - The death toll climbed to 48 as search efforts continued in southern China on Thursday after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep sl...
May 02, 2024
In the news today: Israeli academics on protests, weight-loss drug coming to Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israeli academics respond to campus protests One of the demands of pro-Palestin...
May 02, 2024