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Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge. Roger...
Nov 03, 2021
Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He's the state's first...
Nov 03, 2021
Alberta expands COVID-19 third dose eligibility
A greater number of eligible Albertans will soon be able to receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.Premier Jason Kenney says, starting on Monday, November 8, the following groups will become eligi...
Nov 03, 2021
Grande Prairie records two COVID-19 deaths, 15 new cases
Two deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Grande Prairie by Alberta Health on Wednesday, bringing the number of fatalities from COVID-19 to 51 since March of 2020.The deaths were among the five r...
Nov 03, 2021
GPPSD looking to revise boundaries ahead of new Composite High School opening
The Grande Prairie Public School Division is looking at shifting some of its schools' boundaries ahead of the new Composite High School opening in September 2022.Among the proposed shifts are the boun...
Nov 03, 2021
Researcher develops Canadian floodplain map to show impact of climate change flooding
Low-lying areas of major cities like Vancouver and Montreal could become inundated with floods in the next 80 years under various climate change scenarios, suggests a floodplains map developed by a We...
Nov 03, 2021
Canadian Duvernay-Tardif waived no-trade clause to allow Chiefs to send him to Jets
There was no surprise or astonishment when Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif learned his time with the Kansas City Chiefs was over. The Chiefs dealt the veteran offensive guard to the New York Jets on ...
Nov 03, 2021
HHOF: Former Blackhawks assistant Brad Alrich's name no longer appears on Stanley Cup
TORONTO - Brad Aldrich no longer appears on the Stanley Cup. The Hockey Hall of Fame confirmed in an email to The Canadian Press on Wednesday the disgraced former Chicago Blackhawks video coach's name...
Nov 03, 2021
Family Violence Prevention Month marked in Grande Prairie with series of events
November marks Family Violence Prevention Month in Grande Prairie and the rest of Alberta, and IMPACT Grande Prairie hopes to create more awareness and education on domestic and sexual assault through...
Nov 03, 2021
Debate over Black jurors disrupts Arbery jury selection
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A dispute over whether Black people were stricken from the jury pool because of their race has disrupted seating a final jury in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Atto...
Nov 03, 2021