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Good start to 2020 for GPRC Volleyball
GPRC Volleyball teams kicked off the 2020 portion of their schedule on a fine note Friday night. The women needed five games before finally defeating Concordia 3 games to 2 (21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17...
Jan 18, 2020 photo courtesy GPRC
Grande Prairie youth asked to imagine community in ten years for photography contest
A non-profit organization based in Ontario is asking Grande Prairie youth to think about how their community will look in ten years. The Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement is holding a photog...
Jan 18, 2020 Poster courtesy of the Tamarack Institute
Women of influence awards return for 2020
The Women of Influence Awards are returning to Grande Prairie for 2020.The awards recognize local women who have made a strong impact in their community by promoting equality, providing opportunities ...
Jan 18, 2020 People gather for Women of Influence Awards. Photo Credit: EverythingGP
Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
KYIV, Ukraine - Police in Ukraine are investigating whether the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before the Trump administration recalled her from Kyiv, Ukrainian au...
Jan 18, 2020
Harry on the job as Canada women get decent draw for 2021 Rugby League World Cup
With Prince Harry back on the job in his role as rugby league patron, Canada received a decent draw Thursday for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Harry took part in the draw at Buc...
Jan 18, 2020
Canadian military resumes some operations in Iraq following Iran scare
OTTAWA - Canadian special forces and other military personnel in Iraq have resumed some of their activities following a temporary suspension last week, though many others remain on lock down. Can...
Jan 18, 2020
Will claims of illegal party financing sink Charest's hopes of political comeback?
MONTREAL - While former Quebec premier Jean Charest mulls a leadership bid for the Conservative Party of Canada, recently unsealed police warrants have given his political opponents plenty o...
Jan 18, 2020
Trudeau, ministers head to Winnipeg for cabinet retreat, western outreach
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reviving his practice of holding periodic cabinet retreats outside the nation's capital - an exercise in regional outreach that his office maintains is w...
Jan 18, 2020
Audit to test federal government on oversight of student-loans program
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general is examining how the government manages billions of dollars in the Canada Student Loans program, and whether it's helping students be smarter about their financial de...
Jan 18, 2020
Leaders meet on plane crash and John Crosbie's funeral; In The News for Jan. 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 16 ... What we are watchin...
Jan 18, 2020