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Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
DONNA, Texas - The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent structure w...
Mar 30, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP responding to reported assault at Mountview home
The Grande Prairie RCMP are on scene at a home in the area of 94 Street and 112 Avenue investigating a reported assault Tuesday.Authorities say they were called to the area around 12:35 p.m. on Mar. 3...
Mar 30, 2021
Crews battling Black Hills wildfires gaining control
NEMO, S.D. - Firefighters on Tuesday began to gain control of wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuation of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National...
Mar 30, 2021
Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier's grandfather: musicians
EDMONTON - Alberta jazz musicians and teachers are dropping their chops at the inclusion of a tune by Premier Jason Kenney's grandfather in the province's proposed Grade 6 school curriculum. "When I G...
Mar 30, 2021
Draft K-6 curriculum drawing criticism over social studies changes
EDMONTON - Alberta's proposed school curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 students is coming under fire for its proposed changes to social studies.Carla Peck, a University of Alberta education assoc...
Mar 30, 2021
Bright lights in the sky: A look at some of the UFO sightings in Canada last year
WINNIPEG - A recent survey posted by Ufology Research in Winnipeg says there was a jump in UFO sightings in Canada last year. Here are some of the 1,243 sightings: Jan. 23, 2020 - Someone shovelling s...
Mar 30, 2021
Volkswagen issued a false news release, saying it was a joke
DETROIT - Volkswagen of America issued false statements this week saying it would change its brand name to "Voltswagen," as a way to stress its commitment to electric vehicles, only to reverse course ...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadian Milos Raonic falls short in round of 16 at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Milos Raonic is out of the Miami Open after losing a close match in the round of 16. The 12th-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to No. 26 seed Hubert Hurkacz...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadian Tyrone Crawford retires from NFL after long run with Dallas Cowboys
DALLAS - Canadian defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford has retired from the NFL after nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The 31-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., had 179 tackles and 25 sacks in 112 car...
Mar 30, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 22 new COVID-19 cases, nine recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 22 new cases of COVID-19 and nine recoveries for March 29, raising the active case total in the city to 239.The County of Grande Prairie added five new cases and two r...
Mar 30, 2021