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Meek Mill retrial decision rescheduled to later this month
PHILADELPHIA - A decision on whether Meek Mill will be retried in a 2007 drug and gun case was delayed until later this month after his lawyer asked a judge Tuesday for more time. The 32-year-old rapp...
Aug 08, 2019

Mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote
WASHINGTON - More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on gun safety legislation amid criticism that Cong...
Aug 08, 2019

Rage look to even series with Brewers in league final
After having Wednesday night off the Wheatbelt Baseball Final between the County Brewers and the Rycroft Rage will resume Thursday as the series shifts to Rycroft.The County Brewers lead the best of f...
Aug 08, 2019

RCMP respond to multi-vehicle collision near Oyen
OYEN, AB - RCMP are currently on the scene of a serious motor vehicle collision northwest of Oyen.RCMP, along with Oyen Fire and EMS, were called to a multi vehicle collision involving two tractor tra...
Aug 08, 2019

Day 1 of WPCA Pro Tour stop in Dawson Creek postponed
Chuckwagon racing did not get underway Wednesday night at the Dawson Creek Exhibition and Stampede thanks to mother nature.Heavy rain in the region stopped the riders from beginning competition.As a r...
Aug 08, 2019

In the news today, August 8
Five stories in the news for Thursday, August 8 --- BODIES BELIEVED TO BE B.C. SUSPECTS FOUND A massive manhunt is over after two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects ...
Aug 08, 2019

Federal funding to help replace wildlife fencing around Grande Prairie Airport
The Grande Prairie Airport has received just short of $500,000 from the federal government to replace the wildlife fencing around the airport grounds.The money comes as a Capital Assistance Grant, whi...
Aug 08, 2019

In the news today, August 6
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, August 6 --- WEEKEND SHOOTINGS LEAVE 13 PEOPLE INJURED Thirteen people were injured after nearly a dozen shootings across Toronto over the long wee...
Aug 08, 2019

Feds advised to focus on the majority to counter populism, documents show
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show senior government officials were advised to "bring the focus back to the majority" instead of on diversity to counter the threat of populism in Canada....
Aug 08, 2019

Israeli army says body of soldier found in West Bank
JERUSALEM - The body of an Israeli soldier was found with stab wounds near a West Bank settlement south of Jerusalem early on Thursday, the military said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced t...
Aug 08, 2019