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RCMP arrest 23-year-old male after "crime spree"
Grande Prairie RCMP say one man is facing charges after what police call a "crime spree" that occurred on Saturday afternoon.Mounties say the crime spree started with a call at 12:35 p.m. about an arm...
Oct 04, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams to CFL deal
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed free-agent receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams on Monday. The six-foot-three, 225-pound Williams returns to the CFL after spending time with the NFL's Buff...
Oct 04, 2021
Canada invokes pipeline treaty with U.S. in dispute over Line 5 pipeline
OTTAWA - Canada is formally invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty with the United States in a bid to prevent Michigan from turning off the taps to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. The dispute stems from a nearly...
Oct 04, 2021
Registration open for 2021 youth Halloween activities in Grande Prairie
Registration for the City of Grande Prairie's Halloween Spooktacular has officially opened, along with a new addition called the Halloween Hunt. The annual Spooktacular will take place on October 31 a...
Oct 04, 2021
Snow possible over next few days in Grande Prairie area
The forecast for the Grande Prairie area shows the region could see the snowflakes fly for the first time this fall.Environment Canada is predicting that between Monday and Wednesday a cold front will...
Oct 04, 2021
Reports: Rochester mayor to resign as part of plea deal
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren agreed to resign before her term ends as part of a deal to settle charges she violated campaign finance rules during her 2017 reelection campaign, ...
Oct 04, 2021
Lions receiver Whitehead expected to miss two-to-four weeks following hand surgery
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions announced Monday receiver Lucky Whitehead will require surgery for a broken hand and is expected to be out two-to-four weeks. The CFL club said Whitehead was injured in its ...
Oct 04, 2021
Grande Prairie would be impacted disproportionately with permanent daylight time: expert
An expert in the field of sleep and circadian rhythm suggests Grande Prairie and area residents could be disproportionately impacted if Alberta were to shift to daylight saving time on a permanent bas...
Oct 04, 2021
Shots fired on Amtrak train in Arizona; 1 in custody
One person is in custody after someone opened fire Monday aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, causing passengers to flee, police said. The shooting happened just after 8 a.m. on a train parked ...
Oct 04, 2021
Little room for error when towing banners by plane, ex-pilot says after Quebec crash
MONTREAL - An ex-professional pilot says that while it's too soon to say what caused a plane pulling a marriage proposal banner to crash near Old Montreal over the weekend, there's little room for err...
Oct 04, 2021