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Blue Jays left-hander Easton Lucas savours win in his first major league start
TORONTO - Easton Lucas was beaming Wednesday after limiting the Washington Nationals to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start, a 4-2 interleague win for the Toronto Blue ...
Apr 02, 2025
Cedar Point operating at full capacity, has high rate of people going to independent living, says official
Cedar Point, the housing support facility for Grande Prairie's homeless population, is operating at near capacity.It has 50 people staying there currently. There is room for 64.The Mustard Seed commun...
Apr 02, 2025
Farmland values continue to increase says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says the national average increase in farmland value was up 9.3 per cent in 2024.That was lower the one from 2023, but still ahead of the five-year average of 8.6 per cent and the 1...
Apr 02, 2025
GGC launches own campaign related to the federal election
Grain Growers of Canada has launched a campaign of its own as part of the federal election campaign.Vote for Grain is a website where farmers can send an email to all the candidates in their riding. I...
Apr 02, 2025
CP NewsAlert: S&P downgrades B.C.'s credit rating again
VICTORIA - Credit rating agency S&P has downgraded British Columbia's rating for the fourth time in four years, citing record capital spending and a "fiscal mismatch" in its operations. S&P Gl...
Apr 02, 2025
Easton Lucas, in his first major-league start, leads Blue Jays past Washington
TORONTO - Easton Lucas held the Nationals to one hit over five scoreless innings in his first major league start as the Toronto Blue defeated Washington 4-2 in interleague play Wednesday. It was hardl...
Apr 02, 2025
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8. "I just remembered (seeing) a lot of the colours and the ex...
Apr 02, 2025
Grande Prairie RCMP make multiple drug-related arrests in February
During a virtual media event, Grande Prairie RCMP announced four separate events in February where the RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit made arrests related to the possession of illegal drugs.On Feb. 3, 20...
Apr 02, 2025
Fourteen more recruits training in GPPS second class
The Grande Prairie Police Service says following the successful completion of their first class of recruits, they are now welcoming their second class to the force. The historic milestone of the secon...
Apr 02, 2025
Less than 100 days before Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games
Special Olympics Grande Prairie is gearing up for the Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games.The provincial sporting event will be held in Grande Prairie this July, and organizers held a gathering Tues...
Apr 02, 2025