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Police find Missouri student Riley Strain's body in Tennessee river after nearly 2-week search
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead. Metro Nashv...
Mar 22, 2024
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools to hold two by-elections
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools is holding two by-elections to fill vacancies on their board.The first is set for May 28 to fill the opening in Ward 3, which takes in Fairview and area....
Mar 22, 2024
Trinidad and Tobago no stranger when it comes to breaking Canadian soccer hearts
The numbers favour the Canadian men in Saturday's high-stakes Copa America qualifier with Trinidad and Tobago in Frisco, Texas. Canada is ranked 50th in the world, compared to No. 96 for Trinidad. And...
Mar 22, 2024
One dead, one injured in strip club brawl north of Montreal
TERREBONNE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say one man is dead and another badly injured after a brawl at a strip club in Terrebonne, Que., just north of Montreal. Police say the fight occurred about...
Mar 22, 2024
Grande Prairie high school student to participate in 2024 Vimy Pilgrimage Award
A high school student from Grande Prairie will be joining an annual pilgrimage to the Canadian War Memorial in France.Brett English will participate in the 2024 Vimy Pilgrimage Award, an experimental ...
Mar 22, 2024
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and en...
Mar 22, 2024
County of Grande Prairie encourages residents to create a pet emergency plan
The County of Grande Prairie is encouraging residents to have an emergency plan that involves all of their family, including pets, as wildfire season is upon us. Last year, the Peace region saw severa...
Mar 22, 2024
In the news today: Ottawa mulling school lunch program and Saltwire media holding on?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Will Ottawa say yes to a national lunch program? A framework for a national sch...
Mar 22, 2024
A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
OTTAWA - A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get t...
Mar 22, 2024
Tech platforms face 'whack-a-mole' situation in battling health misinformation
TORONTO - When Dr. Garth Graham thinks about health misinformation on social media platforms, he envisions a garden. No matter how bountiful or verdant that garden is, even the head of YouTube's globa...
Mar 22, 2024