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Worldwide virtual prayer rally to be held for 'Canada's rabbi' after cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA, Ill. - For a man who has devoted his life to promoting kindness, a diagnosis of advanced-stage cancer in his pancreas and liver might seem the unkindest cut of all. But Rabbi Reuven Bulka, oft...
Jan 17, 2021
Gap in recreational and drop-in sports opportunities says local official
A local sports official says this area has a gap when it comes to drop-in and recreational sports.Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection executive director Karna Germsheid says a large portion of th...
Jan 17, 2021
County of Grande Prairie Council adding four additional meetings to 2021 calendar
County of Grande Prairie Council will be meeting more often this year. Four additional meetings were added to the calendar for the remainder of the year at Monday's meeting.Council directed Administra...
Jan 17, 2021
Uganda's opposition rejects Museveni's reelection as 'fraud'
KAMPALA, Uganda - A day after Uganda's longtime leader was declared winner of the country's presidential election, the opposition party dismissed the results as "fraud" and called for the release of t...
Jan 17, 2021
Indonesian teams find more bodies, clear roads after quake
MAMUJU, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers on Sunday retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a strong earthquake, raising the death toll to 77, while military engineers ma...
Jan 17, 2021
Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo
CAIRO - Egypt's former antiquities minister and noted archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday revealed details of an ancient funerary temple in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. Hawass told reporters at t...
Jan 17, 2021
Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office
WASHINGTON - In taking charge of a Pentagon battered by leadership churn, the Biden administration will look to one holdover as a source of military continuity: Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint...
Jan 17, 2021
Worldwide virtual prayer rally to be held for 'Canada's rabbi' after cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA, Ill. - For a man who has devoted his life to promoting kindness, a diagnosis of advanced-stage cancer in his pancreas and liver might seem the unkindest cut of all. But Rabbi Reuven Bulka, oft...
Jan 17, 2021
In cold weather, anti-Netanyahu protests continue in Israel
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of protesters braved a cold night in Jerusalem on Saturday to press on with their calls for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down over corruption charges against ...
Jan 17, 2021
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
BEIJING - The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. The Daqiaodao Food Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, adj...
Jan 17, 2021