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Former B.C. Green leader endorses Liberal climate plan, slams Green infighting
OTTAWA - The former leader of the Green party in British Columbia has endorsed the federal Liberals' plan for combating climate change. Andrew Weaver says the Liberal plan is "both bold and thoughtful...
Sep 02, 2021

Frost advisory issued for Grande Prairie area
Environment Canada has issued a frost for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area.The weather office says clearing skies will cause temperatures to drop to near or below zero tonight i...
Sep 02, 2021

Ida blamed for several nursing home resident deaths
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Four nursing home residents died after Hurricane Ida, but full details of their deaths are unknown because state health inspectors said Thursday that they were turned away from...
Sep 02, 2021

Pilot found dead following plane crash near Slave Lake
RCMP say an 84-year-old pilot was found dead Thursday after a reported plane crash near Slave Lake two days earlier.On August 31, Slave Lake RCMP say they responded to a distress beacon, which was rep...
Sep 02, 2021

Mitchell resumes practising with Calgary Stampeders after coming off injured list
And now the waiting begins for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders. The veteran starter resumed practising with the CFL club Thursday, a day after it took Mitchell off the six-game injured lis...
Sep 02, 2021

Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello fined by MLS disciplinary committee
Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello has been fined by the MLS disciplinary committee for "failure to leave the field in a timely manner" after being sent off in the fifth minute of TFC's 3-1 loss to CF...
Sep 02, 2021

Redblacks host Alouettes in matchup of two teams with a lot to prove
Ottawa Redblacks head coach Paul LaPolice is not a patient man by his own admission, and with his team struggling offensively change could be inevitable. The Redblacks (1-2-0) will play their first ga...
Sep 02, 2021

Quebec judge rules boy, 12, can get COVID-19 vaccine despite father's opposition
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge says a mother is allowed to have her 12-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the father's opposition. In a judgment rendered last week, Justice Ali...
Sep 02, 2021

AHS responding to regional staffing challenges with various recruitment strategies
Alberta Health Services says they are actively working to recruit healthcare staff for not only the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Grande Prairie, but also the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital and...
Sep 02, 2021

Flair Airlines suspending service to Grande Prairie
Flair Airlines says it will be suspending service out of Grande Prairie for the fall and winter, with the last flights from either Vancouver or Toronto departing on Saturday, September 11.The news was...
Sep 02, 2021