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Awards presented at the Downtown Association's AGM
The Downtown Association held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, where a few awards were given out. The Art Ouellette Memorial Award was presented to Telus in the City Centre.Wendy Bosch, Execu...
Feb 29, 2020 Amanda Bartelds accepted the Art Ouellette Memorial Award on behalf of Telus. Pictured (from left to right): Andre Ouellette, Amanda Bartelds, Wendy Bosch, DTA Chair Chelsea O'Neill and Mayor Bill Given. (Photo courtesy of the Downtown Association)
All-female driving service giving Grande Prairie women alternative ride home option
A new designated driving service in Grande Prairie is offering women an alternative way to get home safely after a night out.Sober Gals Designated Driving Services is entering its second week of opera...
Feb 28, 2020
Odyssey House Executive Director moving on
Odyssey House is looking for a new Executive Director.After nearly four years in the post, Ebony Rempel has decided to move on.She thinks building the shelter's recognition in the community is one of ...
Feb 28, 2020 Odyssey House. Executive Director Ebony Rempel (third from right) will leave the post in April. Photo supplied by Odyssey House.
10 years after golden goal, Grande Prairie remembers Canadian history
It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years since Sydney Crosby and Team Canada captured the Olympic Gold Medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.Many will say it was as big of a goal, if not bigger, th...
Feb 28, 2020 Sydney Crosby scores gold medal winning goal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Photo Credit: With files from the Canadian Press.
Greta sticker that drew outrage in Alberta not child pornography; RCMP
CALGARY - RCMP in central Alberta say a decal that appears to show a well-known teenage climate activist in a sexual act is not child pornography.The decal bears the logo of X-Site Energy Services bel...
Feb 28, 2020
Blues rule out Bouwmeester for remainder of season, playoffs
St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester has been ruled out from returning to play in the regular season or in the playoffs. General manager Doug Armstrong made the announcement on Wednesday. In a n...
Feb 28, 2020
New Warrior forward Andrew Wiggins earning praise from teammates, coaches
Whatever reputation Andrew Wiggins might have had before joining the Golden State Warriors, his new team isn't interested in hearing about it. Wiggins' tenure with the Warriors since coming over in a ...
Feb 28, 2020
Tokyo organizers, government take offensive on virus threat
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive Wednesday after a senior IOC member said the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of a viral outbreak, with their f...
Feb 28, 2020
Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe joins NBC as driver analyst
Canadian IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe is joining NBC Sports as a motorsports analyst this season. NBC announced Thursday that Hinchcliffe will serve as a driver analyst with reports from the pits....
Feb 28, 2020
Family driving Canadian Neville Gallimore in NFL draft preparations
Family means everything to Canadian Neville Gallimore. The burly six-foot-three, 302-pound defensive tackle is strutting his stuff this week at the annual NFL combine in Indianapolis. It's an opportun...
Feb 28, 2020