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Suspected Break In to Downtown Gas Station
There appears to have been a break-in attempt at the Downtown CO-OP Gas bar.Visitors to the business earlier this morning were met with locked doors and security personnel on site. Police tape and sha...
Apr 19, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP

AP Sources: Red Wings to name Steve Yzerman general manager
DETROIT - The Captain is coming home. Hockey Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman will be named general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Frid...
Apr 19, 2019

All eyes on the surging Greens as Prince Edward Island goes to the polls
After a brief provincial election campaign devoid of drama, voters on Prince Edward Island appear poised to stir things up and make some history when they cast their ballots Tuesda...
Apr 19, 2019

Thousands rally in Kyiv in support of incumbent president
KIEV, Ukraine - Thousands have rallied in the Ukrainian capital to support President Petro Poroshenko who is trailing in opinion polls ahead of this Sunday's election. Poroshenko will be hoping he can...
Apr 19, 2019

Early Morning Fire Damages North End Home
Investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire in the city's North end.Grande Prairie Fire Department officials were notified about the blaze by a neighbour who saw the flames on th...
Apr 19, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP

City of Grande Prairie looking for ideas for new entrance signs
Residents of the Swan City can have their say on new entrance signs to the city, as the City of Grande Prairie has established a survey that welcomes ideas and suggestions of what the new signs should...
Apr 19, 2019 Photo: Justin Dionne

Palliative Care Conference aims to get conversation going on end of life care
Next month, an event will be held to highlight the topic of end of life care. Grande Prairie Palliative Care Society Executive Director Brenda Finch explains the event is going to look at what's going...
Apr 19, 2019 Facebook/Grande Prairie Hospice Palliative Care Society

Woobine jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva has tough act to follow in 2019
TORONTO - Jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva has a tough act to follow in 2019. His own. The 43-year-old Brazilian registered a record 237 wins at Woodbine Racetrack last year. He easily eclipsed the pr...
Apr 19, 2019

Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday
JERUSALEM - Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members marched through the ancient stone alleys of Jerusalem's Old City, retracing Jesus' path to crucifixion in observation of Good Friday. The...
Apr 19, 2019

Private cargo ship brings Easter feast to the space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A private cargo ship brought food galore to the International Space Station on Friday. Space station astronaut Anne McClain used a robot arm to capture Northrop Grumman's Cygnus...
Apr 19, 2019