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City of Grande Prairie extending operating hours for 2024 Tax Season
The City of Grande Prairie is extending their hours of operation to give residents more time to pay their 2024 property taxes.City Hall will now be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26,...
Jun 26, 2024
Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad
PARIS (AP) - The Paris appeals court ruled on Wednesday that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria's civi...
Jun 26, 2024
Canada's NextGen women's volleyball preparing for tournament in Dominican Republic
Canada's NextGen women's volleyball team is in the Dominican Republic getting ready for a six-country tournament.Games start at the NORCECA Women's Final Six Pan American Cup today (Wednesday, June 26...
Jun 26, 2024
Updates from six Grande Prairie court cases
Preliminary hearing date set in kidnapping, attempted murder caseAlberta Justice says a preliminary hearing date has been set after a woman was held against her will inside a Grande Prairie home late ...
Jun 26, 2024
ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali's Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdo...
Jun 26, 2024
Disappointed Oilers start off-season by cleaning out lockers
EDMONTON - Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers started his NHL off-season Tuesday by taking the Stanley Cup for a swim at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Later this week, he will appear on TV and talk show...
Jun 26, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military ...
Jun 26, 2024
NATO appoints outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general on Wednesday, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world's biggest security organization at a critical tim...
Jun 26, 2024
She's still busy at 105. What secrets and science are behind Canada's 'super agers'?
Angeline Charlebois keeps a busy schedule. The 105-year-old Levack, Ont., woman spends Tuesday afternoons in town playing cards with her friends at the golden age club, often bringing home-baked treat...
Jun 26, 2024
In the news today: Was the Toronto byelection swayed by views on antisemitism?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Did views on antisemitism sway Toronto byelection? An organizer who encouraged Jewish residents to vote agains...
Jun 26, 2024