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Czech billionaire among 5 killed in Alaska helicopter crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A helicopter carrying guides and guests on a heli-skiing excursion north of Anchorage slammed into a mountain and then rolled downhill hundreds of feet, killing the pilot and four ...
Mar 29, 2021
Dr. Feltham eager to bring polytechnic leadership past to help further GPRC's future
Though he admits he was enjoying the retirement life for the last 15 months, Dr. Glenn Feltham says he was quick to jump at the chance to help lead Grande Prairie Regional College through a period of ...
Mar 29, 2021
Alberta announces five-member coal consultation committee, online survey
EDMONTON - Alberta is asking a five-member committee to assess how people in the province feel about coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the group is to report to her ...
Mar 29, 2021
Pandemic, and the CFL uncertainty it has created, prompts Tracy to call it a career
Adrian Tracy says he's leaving football on his own terms, but the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic helped his decision. The veteran CFL defensive lineman said Monday he's retiring after 10...
Mar 29, 2021
Canadian men set scoring record, crushing Cayman Islands 11-0 in World Cup qualifier
BRADENTON, Fla. - Substitute Lucas Cavallini scored a second-half hat trick as a young Canada side ran up a record goal total Monday, crushing the Cayman Islands 11-0 in World Cup qualifying play. The...
Mar 29, 2021
County temporarily closes Administration, Public Works buildings due to COVID-19
The County of Grande Prairie says it is closing the County Administration and Public Works buildings effective Tuesday, March 30 until further notice after the result of confirmed COVID-19 cases throu...
Mar 29, 2021
Diversity of background on committee tapping into views on Alberta coal mining
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has tasked a five-member committee with finding out how people feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains and their eastern slopes. Here's a description o...
Mar 29, 2021
U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the United States is violating international law by bringing fraud charges against her that have no connection to the country.Gib van Ert to...
Mar 29, 2021
Restrictions imposed to curb COVID-19 in B.C. as new cases strain the system
VICTORIA - British Columbia has taken a step backwards in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the province to impose circuit breaker measures for the next three weeks to slow the rapid sp...
Mar 29, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one...
Mar 29, 2021