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Beaverlodge athlete chasing Olympic berth this weekend
A Beaverlodge athlete and her team mates are chasing a spot at the 2020 Olympics this week in Russia.Dani Smith and the rest of Canada's women's indoor volleyball team will be up against South Korea, ...
Aug 01, 2019 Beaverlodge's Dani Smith (#5) and Team Canada re going for a spot at the 2020 Olympics this weekend. Photo supplied by Volleyball Canada.
Upgrades for Drysdale Centre
A $150,000 renovation project is under way at the Drysdale Centre.Evergreen Park general manager Dan Gorman says many things are being done."We're re-tinning the inside right from the ground up to the...
Aug 01, 2019 The inside of the Drysdale Centre during the 2019 Peace Country Classic Agri-Show. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.
O'Rourke debate guests are black men who kneeled for anthem
When Democrat Beto O'Rourke takes the stage in the second round of presidential primary debates on Tuesday, three young black men from Michigan who were inspired by ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick to k...
Aug 01, 2019
Justin Trudeau seeks to highlight climate policy in visit to Canada's Far North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Canada's Far North to witness some of the more dramatic effects of climate change, part of an effort highlight his Liberal government's record on...
Aug 01, 2019
In the news today, July 30
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 30 --- COMMUNITY ON EDGE AS SEARCH CONTINUES: CHIEF Doors were locked, roads were empty and people were on edge, said a ch...
Aug 01, 2019
In the news today, August 1
Five stories in the news for Thursday, August 1 --- CANADA NOT CONSULTED ABOUT U.S. DRUG PLAN Federal officials say Ottawa was not consulted in advance about the details of a ...
Aug 01, 2019
Manitoba manhunt shows lack of resources for missing Indigenous women: advocates
WINNIPEG - Helicopters and a specialized military aircraft scoured from the air while armed police took to the ground over northern Manitoba in a hunt for two suspects of murders in British Columbia. ...
Aug 01, 2019
Jury told Katy Perry hit 'Dark Horse' earned $41M
LOS ANGELES - The penalty phase of a copyright infringement trial over Katy Perry's hit "Dark Horse" opened Tuesday with attorneys for the creators of a Christian rap song telling jurors that the pop ...
Aug 01, 2019
Advocates: 'Horrible deja vu' in continued family separation
NEW YORK - In the first couple of months after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration last year to stop separating most parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, the number of children...
Jul 31, 2019
Biggio's homer sends Blue Jays to 7-3 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Bo Bichette rapped a clean single in the first at-bat of his big league career, and then was greeted by his parents after the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 7-3 win over the Kansas C...
Jul 31, 2019