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Upgrades to commence at two Grande Prairie playgrounds
The City of Grande Prairie began work replacing two playgrounds this week.Both the Monkman Park playground and the playground at Mission Heights will be removed and replaced with new updated equipment...
Jul 11, 2024
Teepee Creek Stampede starts Thursday
It is time for 4 Days in the Wild again as Thursday marks Day 1 of the Teepee Creek Stampede.Thursday will be Family Day with activities going from 1-4 p.m.A junior rodeo is set for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m...
Jul 11, 2024
Hurricane Beryl's remnants flood Vermont a year after the state was hit by catastrophic rainfall
MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) - The remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused damaging flooding in Vermont on Thursday, a year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of the state. Roads were flooded, washed out ...
Jul 11, 2024
Fire breaks out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in the French city of Rouen
PARIS (AP) - French authorities say a fire broke out Thursday on the spire of the medieval cathedral in the Normandy city of Rouen. Witnesses speaking on BFM television described smoke emanating from ...
Jul 11, 2024
China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of 'enabler' of Russia's Ukraine war
BEIJING (AP) - China accused NATO on Thursday of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same "chaos" to Asia. The statement by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson...
Jul 11, 2024
2 Australians and a Filipina killed in Philippine hotel, officials say
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) - Two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion were killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the Philippine capital, and police were trying to identify a...
Jul 11, 2024
In the news today: Canada to map out defence spending, Winnipeg killer verdict due
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada set to provide details on defence funding Canada is expected to provide more details about its plan to ...
Jul 11, 2024
Poilievre to make first in-person speech at Assembly of First Nations
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to make his first in-person address at the Assembly of First Nations today. Poilievre, who has a testy relationship with some Indigenous Peo...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada set to provide details on defence funding timeline as NATO summit wraps up
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada is expected to provide more details about its plan to meet defence spending targets in an effort to quell concerns that have dogged the prime minister during this week's NATO...
Jul 11, 2024
Judge to give verdict in trial of man who admitted to killing four women in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - A judge is scheduled to give his decision today in the first-degree murder trial of a man who admitted to killing four women in Winnipeg. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki argue he should be foun...
Jul 11, 2024