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US agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge
BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge in central Montana, a move that w...
Apr 29, 2021
Jason Matthews, author of 'Red Sparrow' thrillers, dies
NEW YORK - Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre among others in crafting his popular "Red Sparrow" thrillers, h...
Apr 29, 2021
Statues to hatchet-wielding colonist reconsidered
BOSTON - The fierce monuments honour an English colonist who, legend has it, slaughtered her Native American captors after the gruesome killing of her baby. But the statues to Hannah Duston - one in M...
Apr 29, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP warn public of Bitcoin scams
Grande Prairie RCMP are warning of new scams circulating in the community that involves cryptocurrency.Mounties say the scams involve someone contacting potential victims by email or phone. The scamme...
Apr 29, 2021
Peace Wapiti Public School Division opts not to pilot draft K-6 curriculum
The Peace Wapiti Public School Division will not be piloting the new draft Grade K-6 curriculum next school year.The division joins both the Grande Prairie Public School Division and Grande Prairie an...
Apr 29, 2021
Sheriff: Deputies who didn't fire at Black man back on duty
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A North Carolina sheriff said Thursday that he has put four deputies involved in the case of a Black man who was fatally shot last week back on active duty after a review of bod...
Apr 29, 2021
B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by tomorrow's deadline. David Eby...
Apr 29, 2021
Alberta highway cleanup goes this weekend
The 45th annual highway cleanup will take place cross Alberta on Saturday.Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 1, volunteers wearing bright orange safety vests will be collecting trash along the province'...
Apr 29, 2021
Successful 2020 Northern Spirit Light Show nets over $100K for non-profits, schools
The Peace Draft Horse Club (PDHC) is celebrating a successful 2020 Northern Spirit Light Show at Evergreen Park by dishing out over $100,000 in proceeds to schools and non-profit organizations in the ...
Apr 29, 2021
Albertans 50+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting Friday
The Alberta government's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan has been expanded to allow the final two groups in Phase 2 to access their shots.Starting Friday, April 30, all Albertans aged 50 and older will ...
Apr 29, 2021