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Edmonton mayor says he could help Trudeau deal with angry western premiers
OTTAWA - Edmonton's mayor, who has met three times with the prime minister since election day, is pushing his fellow municipal leaders as potential mediators to smooth over relations between the feder...
Dec 01, 2019

Halifax police apologize to black community for pain caused by street checks
Halifax's police chief issued a formal apology to Nova Scotia's black community Friday over the practice of street checks, describing it as a first step to counter a series of historic ...
Dec 01, 2019

Coroner's office says post-mortem for plane crash victims could take days
The Ontario coroner's office says it will likely be several days before the victims of this week's plane crash are publicly identified, but a friend of the pilot says the man and his entire famil...
Dec 01, 2019

Authorities: 9 killed, 3 injured in South Dakota plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. - Nine people died and three more were injured when a single-engine plane bound for Idaho crashed shortly after takeoff in South Dakota. Peter Knudson with the National Transportatio...
Dec 01, 2019

McDonald excited to return to Grande Prairie for 3-D Childrens Society Charity Gala
Stories about the hey days of the Battle of Alberta will be flowing on Monday night when former members of both the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames are in attendance at the 3D Children's Society Ch...
Dec 01, 2019

Local Hockey Recap from Saturday, November 30th
The County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings have won back to back games for just the second time this season. Darby Berg's goal at the 3:06 mark of overtime gave the Kings a 2-1 win in Fairview. Keaton Mer...
Dec 01, 2019

Local film maker receives funding for web series pilot
A local filmmaker is one of 40 chosen to receive funding from the TELUS STORYHIVE service.Mariah Braun, a filmmaker based in Grande Prairie, says the $20,000 in funding will be used to create the pilo...
Dec 01, 2019 Screenshot from the pitch video for Life Without Diagnosis

N.L. farmers feel powerless against hungry moose destroying their crops
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Hungry moose have been taking a bite out of the profits of farmers in Newfoundland, prompting calls for the province to help put an end to the night-time feeding fren...
Dec 01, 2019

B.C. forest industry facing uncertain future as mills close across province
VICTORIA - It seems barely a day goes by without an announcement about layoffs, temporary closures or permanent mill shut downs in British Columbia's struggling forest industry. As a result, thousands...
Dec 01, 2019

Whisper campaign questions black Liberal candidate's appeal outside Montreal
MONTREAL - Within days of entering the Quebec Liberal leadership race, Dominique Anglade was hit with a whisper campaign suggesting the colour of her skin and her connect...
Dec 01, 2019