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Alaphilippe wins Fleche Wallonne race, Canada's Woods just misses out on podium
HUY, Belgium - Canadian cyclist Michael Woods just missed making the podium in the Fleche Wallonne one-day classic, finishing fourth Wednesday. The 34-year-old from Ottawa was third in last year's rac...
Apr 21, 2021
'Impossible to find peace:' Spouse wants to see report on Nunavut RCMP shooting death
IQALUIT - The spouse of a Nunavut man shot and killed by RCMP last year says she wants to see the report on the investigation into his death. The Ottawa Police Service issued a statement earlier this ...
Apr 21, 2021
Despite Bill 21 ruling, Quebec English school boards must await appeal before hiring
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board says it can't yet begin hiring teachers who wear religious symbols despite its court victory Tuesday in a challenge of the province's secularism law. A spo...
Apr 21, 2021
Former Trudeau adviser to testify before committee on Vance allegations: chairwoman
OTTAWA - The chairwoman of a parliamentary committee examining allegations of sexual misconduct involving former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former adviser h...
Apr 21, 2021
Trudeau appoints Ralph Goodale as Canada's new commissioner in the U.K.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale as high commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. Goodale will advise Trudeau on how the two cou...
Apr 21, 2021
Grande Prairie Legion seeking names for new patio, bar to represent modern veterans
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54 in Grande Prairie is in the process of getting a patio area established and a new bar built, and are seeking public input for names to put on these items.Frank Skol...
Apr 21, 2021
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine oth...
Apr 21, 2021
Vancouver star Ludi Lin says 'Mortal Kombat' is an 'apt metaphor' for world divisions
TORONTO - "Mortal Kombat" may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star Ludi Lin says it serves as an "apt metaphor" for divisions in the world. The action film about an ancien...
Apr 21, 2021
Housing starts in Grande Prairie on the rise in 2021
Recently released data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows that new housing starts in Grande Prairie are up so far in 2021, but the actual completion of construction is still...
Apr 21, 2021
Resident feedback sought on design of Crystal Lake bike park
The City of Grande Prairie is seeking suggestions and feedback from residents of all ages about what they would like to see as part of the new bike skills park set to be built at Crystal Lake Park lat...
Apr 21, 2021