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MADD's crashed car awareness campaign returning to Grande Prairie
A campaign meant to bring awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving is coming back to the City and County of Grande Prairie this year.A car is placed on its roof in various locations. Mothers A...
May 02, 2022
Fourteen local football players picked for Bantam Showcase
A bunch of players from the Peace will be on the two Edmonton North teams that will take part in Football Alberta's Bantam Showcase.The Edmonton Golden Bears will include eight members of the Grande P...
May 02, 2022
Getting boostered and Mattea goes for number 20: In The News for May 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... B...
May 02, 2022
Military must better accommodate troops with exceptional family needs: watchdog
OTTAWA - Canada's military watchdog is calling on the Armed Forces to better accommodate troops with disabled children and other exceptional family circumstances, warning some are being forced to choo...
May 02, 2022
Friend remembers cadet who died in vehicle incident as 'class clown'
TORONTO - One of four officer cadets who died when their vehicle plunged into water is being remembered as an outgoing athlete who was proud of the hard work he put in at Canada's Royal Military Colle...
May 02, 2022
Proposed cattle feedlot threatens popular but fragile Alberta lake, residents say
EDMONTON - Thousands of Alberta cottagers and homeowners are waiting anxiously to see if a provincial regulator will allow a large cattle feedlot to be developed near a popular and environmentally fra...
May 02, 2022
Canada finishes in fifth place at Langford women's rugby 7s event
LANGFORD, B.C. - With all the international competition Canadian coach Jack Hanratty looked forward to seeing as a challenge for his side at the HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament in Langford, B.C., ...
May 01, 2022
Marina Alex wins LPGA Tour's Palos Verdes Championship
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) - Marina Alex won the Palos Verdes Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, breaking a tie with a two-putt birdie on the par-5 16th and parring the fina...
May 01, 2022
Canada's Andreescu smashes Collins to reach Madrid Open round of 16
MADRID - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is onto the round of 16 at the Madrid Open after she made short work of American Danielle Collins on Sunday, winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. The Missi...
May 01, 2022
Rahm hangs on to win Mexico Open for 1st win since US Open
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) - Jon Rahm pulled out of a four-way tie with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole and then held on with pars for a 2-under 69 and a one-shot victory Sunday in the Mexico...
May 01, 2022