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US prosecutors weighing sedition charges in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors are considering sedition charges against at least some of the Trump loyalists who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week and will be examining the movement and money flow ...
Jan 12, 2021
Meteorologist says Monday windstorm a very unusual event for January
Some Grande Prairie area residents are busy cleaning up after a quick but damaging windstorm came through through the region late Monday afternoon. At around 3:00 p.m. on January 11, winds in the Gran...
Jan 12, 2021
Slave Lake Town Council working around MLA Rehn on priority issues
EDMONTON - The mayor of Slave Lake says the town is now working around its provincial legislature member in order to get things done for the community.Mayor Tyler Warman says United Conservative MLA P...
Jan 12, 2021
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
DETROIT - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the m...
Jan 12, 2021
Supreme Court wrestles with Georgia college free speech case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian lit...
Jan 12, 2021
US shifts to speed COVID shots as cases and deaths rise
WASHINGTON - Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots. The move came af...
Jan 12, 2021
Firearms, drugs and stolen property seized in arrest of Grande Prairie man
A Grande Prairie man is facing a number of charges following his arrest while camping on Crown land. On Saturday, January 9, Beaverlodge RCMP received reports of a suspicious male with a vehicle and t...
Jan 12, 2021
Regulator investigating Canadian nurses who spoke at anti-lockdown rally in D.C.
TORONTO - Two Canadian nurses who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C., on the day of the deadly storming of the Capitol are under investigation by their regulatory body. One of them, w...
Jan 12, 2021
Nominations open for 2021 Women of Influence Awards
The City of Grande Prairie is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Women of Influence Awards.The awards are presented annually to recognize local women who have made a strong impact by promoting equ...
Jan 12, 2021
Spike Lee's children named Golden Globe ambassadors
LOS ANGELES - Spike Lee's daughter and son have been chosen as the Golden Globe ambassadors to assist with the awards ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday morning that S...
Jan 12, 2021