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Highlights from Tuesday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
Highlights from Tuesday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council, the final meeting of this council term.TOP STORY: Mayor to write to province about supervised consumption sitesUpdate on COVID-19 from...
Sep 22, 2021
'I'm just proud of myself': SFU kicker Kristie Elliott makes college football history
VANCOUVER - Kicker Kristie Elliott is used to walking into the locker room backwards. As the lone woman on Simon Fraser University's football team, Elliott knows her male teammates could be in various...
Sep 22, 2021
RCMP searching for missing man potentially heading to Peace River
The Grande Cache RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 60-year-old Michel Trepanier from Grande Cache.Trepanier was last seen in Grande Cache on September 18 at 5:30 p.m. Police believe th...
Sep 21, 2021
Mayor to write to province about supervised consumption sites
Grande Prairie's Mayor will be reaching out to the province about supervised consumption sites.The letter from Jackie Clayton will address topics that will include locations, impacts on communities, o...
Sep 21, 2021
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake causes some damage in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake caused damage in the city of Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia, Geoscience Australia said. The quake hit nort...
Sep 21, 2021
Rays' Kiermaier takes, keeps Blue Jays' data card
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Rays veteran Kevin Kiermaier scooped up a data card that fell out of Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk's wristband during Tampa Bay's 6-4 victory Monday night and refused to g...
Sep 21, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney battles COVID-19 hospital crisis, internal party revolt
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a mushrooming COVID-19 hospital crisis that now threatens to topple him as leader, accepted the resignation of his health minister Tuesday. Kenney said ...
Sep 21, 2021
CONCACAF expands its flagship Champions League club competition
CONCACAF is expanding its flagship Champions League club tournament starting, with the door open to more Canadian participation. The confederation covering North and Central America and the Caribbean ...
Sep 21, 2021
O'Toole triggers campaign review after loss, saying no one more disappointed than him
OTTAWA - The Conservatives will review their disappointing election loss, Erin O'Toole said Tuesday as he underscored his commitment to ensuring the party is battle-ready for the next campaign. "We've...
Sep 21, 2021
Grande Prairie records two COVID-19 deaths, 44 new cases
The City of Grande Prairie recorded its 35th and 36th death from COVID-19 on Monday.The deaths recorded in Grande Prairie were two of 29 reported to Alberta Health over the last 24 hours. There have b...
Sep 21, 2021