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AP Exclusive: Cindy McCain video on Joe Biden to air at DNC
WILMINGTON, Del. - Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden's close friend...
Aug 18, 2020

Two COVID-19 recoveries in City of Grande Prairie, one new case in County
Alberta added 89 new cases of COVID-19 for August 17, while there were two recoveries posted in the City of Grande Prairie and one new case in the County of Grande Prairie.There are now 15 active case...
Aug 18, 2020

Bighill, Mitchell feel with no season, CFL has a chance to improve
The COVID-19 pandemic has cost the CFL a season, but Adam Bighill and Bo Levi Mitchell believe it also has given the league a glorious opportunity. The CFL cancelled the 2020 campaign Monday...
Aug 18, 2020

Cabinet glass ceiling shattered as Chrystia Freeland named finance minister
OTTAWA - Chrystia Freeland shattered a glass ceiling Tuesday, becoming the first woman to be sworn in as Canada's finance minister. The gravitas of the moment was not lost on the former journalist and...
Aug 18, 2020

Nitehawk ski hill chairlift to remain closed for season following May landslide
Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park says that its chairlift on the ski hill will remain closed for the entirety of the 2020-21 skiing season.Back on May 19, a section of the ski hill was damaged becaus...
Aug 18, 2020

VanVleet's steely playoff performance no surprise to those who know him best
It will forever be one of the iconic images of last year's NBA championship run - Fred VanVleet on his back, arms outstretched, with his eyes looking up at the Oracle Arena ceiling...
Aug 18, 2020

Beaverlodge product Flint signs with AJHL's Okotoks Oilers
The Okotoks Oilers of the AJHL announced on Tuesday that they've signed Beaverlodge, Alberta native Nolan Flint for the 2020-21 season.The 18-year-old forward spent the last two seasons playing Major ...
Aug 18, 2020

Prorogation of Parliament: what does it mean and what happens next?
OTTAWA - Parliament has been prorogued until Sept. 23, when there will be a speech from the throne. Here is what that means and what could come next. Word - The term comes through Middle English and O...
Aug 18, 2020

‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities
Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug. 31 as a gesture of s...
Aug 18, 2020
“This is outrageous": Warkentin blasts PM for call to prorogue parliament amid cabinet shuffle
The Member of Parliament for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie is very unhappy with the Prime Minister calling for an end to the current parliamentary session amid changes to the federal cabinet, spurred by th...
Aug 18, 2020