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Trade Minister Jim Carr says 'spirits are high' despite cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Jim Carr - a federal minister described by peers and rivals alike as hardworking, genuine and an "always awesome colleague" - announced Friday that he has been diagnosed with ...
Oct 27, 2019
No need to pause divorce proceedings despite foreign hearings: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Quebec courts shouldn't automatically pause civil proceedings when a foreign court is examining the same matter, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The decision came Friday in the case of...
Oct 27, 2019
Gritty Canadian side ready for men's field hockey Olympic qualifier vs. Ireland
VANCOUVER - Scott Tupper knows the Canadian men's field hockey team has an opportunity to do something special this weekend. Winning a two-game aggregate Olympic qualifier against visiting I...
Oct 27, 2019
Trump says Islamic State leader dead after US raid in Syria
WASHINGTON - The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in S...
Oct 27, 2019
EU envoys agree that Brexit extension is needed, no date set
LONDON - Less than a week before Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, ambassadors from the bloc's 27 other nations agreed Friday to grant the U.K.'s request for another extension to the B...
Oct 27, 2019
Doctor who kept fetuses is vilified in life and death
CHICAGO - Dr. Ulrich Klopfer competed so avidly in the 1970s to perform the most abortions each day at a Chicago clinic that it was said he would set his coffee aside, jump to his feet in the break ro...
Oct 27, 2019
Business leaders warn of glaring campaign omission: lack of economic game plans
OTTAWA - Business leaders want Canada's newly elected lawmakers to shift their attention to the economy following an election campaign that sorely lacked a critical conversation: how to secure th...
Oct 27, 2019
UK police free 3 suspects on bail in truck deaths case
LONDON - British police say three suspects who were arrested in the deaths of 39 people hidden in a shipping container have been released on bail. Police in southeastern England said Sunday that a 38-...
Oct 27, 2019
Four local youth earned Duke of Edinburgh award for work on improving self, community
Four local youth involved in the 3rd Grande Prairie Scout troop were presented with the Duke of Edinburgh award on Tuesday, October 22, in recognition of their work to improve themselves and their com...
Oct 27, 2019 Left to Right: Karsten Andersen, Jaryn Anderson, Chris Thiessen, Kyler Bayko, Tyler O’Handley (photo courtesy of the 3rd Grande Prairie Scouts)
Rabbit-eared tortoise pleases at Key West Fantasy Fest
KEY WEST, Fla. - The often-decadent Fantasy Fest is in full flair this weekend in Key West. At Wednesday evening's family friendly Pet Masquerade, entrants included costumed dogs, cats and a tortoise ...
Oct 27, 2019