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Survivor: German shooter emptied magazine, calmly walked out
HANAU, Germany - Piter Minnemann and his friends were eating when they heard shots fired outside the door of the snack bar in Hanau where they had gathered. Minnemann, 18, recalled that he had just go...
Feb 23, 2020
GPRC Men's basketball picks up win in Edmonton
It was the Liam O'Hallahan show Saturday afternoon in Edmonton. O'Hallahan poured in 48 points to lead the GPRC men's basketball team to a 100-94 overtime win over King's University college. Darian Go...
Feb 23, 2020
Italy reports 1st virus death, cases more than quadruple
CODOGNO, Italy - Italy reported its first death from the new virus from China early Saturday and the number of people infected more than quadrupled due to a cluster of cases that prompted officials to...
Feb 23, 2020
Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration
MILAN - Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons - two of the fashion world's biggest creative names - will collaborate on Prada collections from Spring/Summer 2021 going forward indefinitely, the designers annou...
Feb 23, 2020
Grande Prairie Old Timers' Association to hold 91st Annual Banquet
The 91st Annual Banquet for the Old Timers. Association of Grande Prairie is set to go on March 18 at the Jackpot Grill & Events Centre.Doug Spry, board member for the association, says they will ...
Feb 23, 2020 From the Grande Prairie & District Oldtimers' Association Facebook page
Suicide Prevention Resource Centre names new Executive Director
The board for the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre named Ainsley Miller their new Executive Director on Thursday. Miller has lived in Yellowknife for the last three years and previously lived in Gra...
Feb 23, 2020 Suicide Prevention Resource Centre logo. Photo Credit: Suicide Prevention Resource Centre Facebook page.
Amy, chasing: Klobuchar, already beating odds, faces uphill climb
WASHINGTON - It's been a running gag ever since she launched her bid to become president of the United States: Amy Klobuchar knows how to handle a Canadian winter. Not long after the Minnesota se...
Feb 23, 2020
US, Taliban truce takes effect, setting stage for peace deal
ISLAMABAD - A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban took effect on Friday, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal next week aimed at ending 18 years of war in Afg...
Feb 23, 2020
Russian spy case documents missing or destroyed, Canada's info watchdog finds
OTTAWA - Federal officials lost or possibly destroyed sensitive records about the case of a naval officer convicted of selling secrets to Russia, an investigation by Canada's information commissi...
Feb 23, 2020
Virus closes doors at Armani, but other Milan shows go on
MILAN - After Giorgio Armani's last-minute decision to show his latest collection in an empty theatre due to concerns about the new virus, the rest of Milan's runway shows scheduled for Sunday are to ...
Feb 23, 2020