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Officials: Dozens feared dead in California dive-boat fire
LOS ANGELES - As many as 33 people are feared dead, according to the Coast Guard, after a dive boat caught fire before dawn Monday off the Southern California coast. Five people were rescued and Lt. C...
Sep 02, 2019
Federal party leaders focus on wooing union heartland for Labour Day
OTTAWA - Wooing workers in Canada's union heartland is the focus for federal party leaders on this Labour Day. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader J...
Sep 02, 2019
Osaka consoles teary Gauff, 15, after beating her at US Open
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff's U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old's eyes. Osaka also saw a bit of herself ...
Sep 02, 2019
Honeymoon will have to wait for Traer and Scrubb, who's in China for World Cup
DONGGUAN, China - Catherine Traer and Thomas Scrubb were working out last summer on the basketball court Traer's dad Rick had built in the family's backyard. The two players work out there regularly b...
Sep 02, 2019
Sutherland Misses Out on 2020 WPCA Tour Spot
Dayton Sutherland came up just short in earning a spot on the WPCA tour in 2020. The grandson of Grande Prairie chuckwagon legend Kelly Sutherland finished 7th at the four day WPCA Qualification Run o...
Sep 02, 2019 photo courtesy Twitter
Hitmen, Saskatoon Repeat as National Fast Ball Champs
The defending champions managed to hold on to their crowns at the Canadian Men's and Master Men's Fast Ball championships, which wrapped up Sunday at South Bear Creek. The Galway Hitmen held off the S...
Sep 02, 2019 photo courtesy Shaun Penner
County of Grande Prairie reminds motorists of slow-moving farm equipment on roads
It is now that time of year when slow-moving farm vehicles and equipment will be on the roads of the County of Grande Prairie. Sonja Raven, the Agricultural Fieldman for the County of Grande Prairie, ...
Sep 02, 2019 Photo: County of Grande Prairie
Iran says test malfunction caused rocket explosion
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran is for the first time acknowledging that a rocket explosion took place at its Imam Khomeini Space Center, with an official saying a technical malfunction caused the blast. Governme...
Sep 02, 2019
Gender equality and the election: what role will feminism play in the campaign?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a lot of attention with his line about the calendar year when asked why he named an equal number of men and women to cabinet after his newly elected Lib...
Sep 02, 2019
Evacuations begin as Dorian bears down on northern Bahamas
MCLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian shut down some hotels and forced some evacuations Saturday in the northern Bahamas as the fierce Category 4 storm prepared to unleash torrents of rain and...
Sep 02, 2019