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RCMP say bogus bills are being used in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie RCMP say they are investigating several incidents where counterfeit money has been used at local businesses. Police say they had 20 such reports in recent days involving bills of variou...
Jul 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Teuns wins Tour de France Stage 6, Ciccone takes race lead
CHAMPAGNEY, France - Two Tour de France rookies stole the show on the first mountain stage, with Dylan Teuns of Belgium winning Stage 6 and Giulio Ciccone of Italy taking the overall race lead on Thur...
Jul 11, 2019
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA - Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada's tallest trees to search for mutations that could provide evidence of how the ancient forest giants evolve to survi...
Jul 11, 2019
Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training
NEW YORK - Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere. The online shopping giant said T...
Jul 11, 2019
With 19 aces, gutsy comeback, Serena reaches Wimbledon semis
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 11, 2019
Canada to face Puerto Rico in Pan Am Cup playoffs
It is a day off for all the teams competing in Pan Am Cup women's volleyball tournament in Peru.Beaverlodge's Dani Smith (pictured, #5) and her Team Canada teammates will take on Puerto Rico in their ...
Jul 11, 2019 Photo supplied by Volleyball Canada
Multiple injuries aboard Air Canada flight after plane hits turbulence
MONTREAL - Nearly three dozen passengers sustained minor injuries Thursday when an Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Sydney, Australia, ran into severe turbulence, prompting an em...
Jul 11, 2019
Council to discuss new economic development strategy for Grande Prairie
A city committee is recommending council approve a new economic development strategy.The city's senior economic development officer Rebecca Leigh says this is meant to be a long-term plan."The intent ...
Jul 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store
BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...
Jul 11, 2019
Once driven near extinction, wild turkeys making themselves at home in Quebec
MONTREAL - They arrived a few years ago - three-foot tall, bare-headed visitors that would occasionally stare intently at residents from their balconies and yards. The wild turkeys fra...
Jul 11, 2019