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Harsch returns to the line-up to help Blades even series with Raiders
The home team has proved to be the juggernaut in the 2nd round series between the Saskatoon Blades and the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL post-season.Saskatoon evened the best-of-seven series at 2 W...
Apr 11, 2019 (photo credit to Rick Elvin/Saskatoon Blades)
Sheriff: Rapper threatened to shoot up University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida rapper has been arrested on a charge of threatening a mass shooting after song lyrics posted on Facebook say he will "catch you at a Gator game and shoot the whole campus...
Apr 11, 2019
GP Lacrosse Association begins their 2019 season
The Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association kicked off their 2019 season this week as all of the teams hit the floor this week for practice.President of the Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association Ron Regnier...
Apr 11, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association)
Chronicle of Julian Assange's stay in the Ecuadorian embassy
LONDON - Julian Assange, the founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, was arrested at the Embassy of Ecuador in London Thursday - seven years after he first took refuge there. A look at key events in ...
Apr 11, 2019
One man's quest to find the dead after devastating cyclone
MAGARU, Mozambique - He was haunted by the thought of a small child's skull, unburied and lost in the debris of a cyclone that had claimed hundreds of lives. Stephen Fonseca stood in a field of ruined...
Apr 11, 2019
McLeod and Oil Kings earn spot
Wyatt McLeod and the Edmonton Oil Kings are off to the Eastern Conference Final.The Dawson Creek product and his club earned a 6-0 win in Game 4 of their 2nd round series against the Calgary Hitmen an...
Apr 11, 2019 Photo by Andy Devlin/Edmonton Oil Kings
US wholesale prices rise 0.6% in March, lifted by gas costs
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices increased in March by the most since last fall, driven largely by more expensive gas and electricity. The Labor Department said Thursday that the producer price inde...
Apr 11, 2019
'Hannah Montana' costumes, props going up for auction
LOS ANGELES - Costumes, props and tour items from the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" TV series are going up for auction. The teen sitcom featured Miley Cyrus, who portrayed schoolgirl Miley Stewart...
Apr 11, 2019
Vancouver businessman denies all charges in college admissions scandal
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver businessman accused of participating in a college-admissions cheating scheme in the United States is denying the charges. A team of three lawyers released a statement...
Apr 11, 2019
Grande Prairie led opioid response project gets provincial funding
The City of Grande Prairie is getting provincial government help to continue the fight against the Opioid Crisis.The city has been awarded $197,500 from the Alberta Community Partnership program, in s...
Apr 11, 2019