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Wolves hosting annual ID camp this weekend
It will be a busy weekend at GPRC as the Wolves host their annual basketball ID camp.Head Coach of the Wolves women's basketball team Mandy Botham shared how she is quite excited for this year's insta...
Apr 12, 2019
Ex-NFLer Poli-Dixon finds new career in fine art after brief stop in reality TV
TORONTO - Brian Poli-Dixon found himself at loose ends after an injury - ripping his hamstring off the bone - forced him to retire from the NFL. After taking a year off to rehabilitate his ...
Apr 12, 2019
Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy
OTTAWA - Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada end...
Apr 12, 2019
Lena Dunham celebrates 1st year of sobriety
NEW YORK - Lena Dunham is celebrating one year of sobriety. The 32-year-old actress shared her milestone in an Instagram post Wednesday with a photo of her flashing a thumbs-up. The "Girls" creator re...
Apr 12, 2019
Manitoba premier gets proof of payment on taxes owed on Costa Rica home
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has produced evidence that he has, after a year of controversy on the subject, paid a luxury tax he owed on his vacation home in Costa Rica. ...
Apr 12, 2019
County of Grande Prairie finalizes 2019 budget
The County of Grande Prairie has released details about its 2019 budget. It says out of its budget of $139.7-million, $82.3-million is going towards estimated operating expenditures for general operat...
Apr 12, 2019
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques says first spacewalk was 'pure joy'
MONTREAL - When Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques exited the International Space Station this week for his first spacewalk, it was dark out and he couldn't really see Earth. "But the sun was...
Apr 12, 2019
Canadian star R.J. Barrett entering NBA draft after one year at Duke
Canada's R.J. Barrett has officially closed a remarkable chapter on his college career and will enter the NBA draft. After one record-breaking season at Duke University, the six-foot-seven forward fro...
Apr 12, 2019
Toronto FC to get good gauge of where it's at with visit to Seattle
Some 7 1/2 weeks into the season, Toronto FC is hitting the road for just the third time. At the same stage last year, Toronto had been to Mexico and Colorado (both twice) and Montreal....
Apr 12, 2019
Salvation Army celebrates 100 years this weekend
The Salvation Army in Grande Prairie is having a 100 th anniversary celebration this weekend. In April 1919, Grande Prairie had recently become a town with a population of 1,040 and the community welc...
Apr 12, 2019