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Maritime senators issue plea for Ottawa to provide financial support to Maritime Bus
OTTAWA - Twenty-one senators from the Maritimes are urging the federal government to provide financial assistance to an inter-city bus service that they say is in financial peril because of the COVID-...
Jan 19, 2021
Toronto Raptors waive centre Alex Len after just seven appearances
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors waived seldom-used centre Alex Len on Tuesday.The Raptors signed the seven-foot, 250-pound Len on Nov. 25, but he appeared in just seven games for Toronto, averaging ...
Jan 19, 2021
Grande Prairie housing market finished strong in 2020, but still a buyer's market
The Grande Prairie housing market finished the year strong, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn.The housing market struggled in what would usually be it's busy season, as pe...
Jan 19, 2021
US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9-11 Memorial
NEW YORK - A U.S. Army soldier was arrested Tuesday in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plots to blow up New York City's 9-11 Memorial and other landmarks and attack U.S. soldi...
Jan 19, 2021
Subway can press $210-million defamation suit against CBC for show on chicken content
TORONTO - A defamation lawsuit by the world's largest fast-food operator against Canada's public broadcaster over a report on the chain's chicken sandwiches can proceed, Ontario's top court has ruled....
Jan 19, 2021
US virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hours
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a s...
Jan 19, 2021
'Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus "total...
Jan 19, 2021
City committee moves final call on Mandatory Mask Bylaw end date back to council
A City of Grande Prairie standing committee has forwarded the final decision on how to move forward with the Temporary Mandatory Face Covering Bylaw (C-1426) to the next scheduled city council meeting...
Jan 19, 2021
Coal policy decisions belong with politicians, not courts, Alberta lawyer argues
CALGARY - An Alberta government lawyer says decisions about environmental policy should be made by elected officials, not the courts. Melissa Burkett is speaking at a court hearing that is to decide w...
Jan 19, 2021
Woman investigated for theft of Pelosi computer due in court
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Federal authorities arrested a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this mo...
Jan 19, 2021