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Navy, Army probes find no racism intent in hand gestures
WASHINGTON - Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded. A Nav...
Dec 20, 2019
United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes
NEW YORK - United Airlines says the Boeing 737 Max has been pulled from its flight schedule until June, the latest in a string of troubling news plaguing the airplane manufacturer. The developments fo...
Dec 20, 2019
Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...
Dec 20, 2019
Storm travel south for three games before Christmas break
The Grande Prairie Storm close out the unofficial first half of the season this weekend, with three straight road games against the Brooks Bandits, Olds Grizzlys and Calgary Canucks. The team is comin...
Dec 20, 2019 Photo Credit: Shaun Penner
PM says he might have acted differently if knew how SNC-Lavalin case would end
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throw...
Dec 20, 2019
Sixth annual GP Christmas Charity Dinner goes Saturday
On Saturday, hundreds of homeless people in our community will gather at the Oasis Church for Grande Prairie's sixth annual Christmas dinner. The dinner is for those who are in need and can't afford t...
Dec 20, 2019 Photo Credit: EverythingGP
'Good life' still left in Canada's submarines: Navy commander
OTTAWA - Canada's top sailor is standing by the Royal Canadian Navy's submarine fleet, saying there is still "good life" in the vessels and that with some "modest investments," they will be able to op...
Dec 20, 2019
You Down With O-T-T? Direct-to-consumer options at sports media forefront
TORONTO - Sports fans have never had as much choice when it comes to watching live events as they do right now. The remote control - and the wallet - are getting workouts because of it. Long...
Dec 20, 2019
Navy Probe finds no racism intent in hand gestures
WASHINGTON - Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded. A Nav...
Dec 20, 2019
Athletics win a wild one against Canucks
It was a battle of the top two teams in the NPHL Thursday night, as the Grande Prairie Athletics battled the Dawson Creek Canucks. Linden Lewis scored the overtime winner to give the Athletics the 7-6...
Dec 20, 2019 Photo Credit: Shane Clausing