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Army reservist relieved of military duties over alleged links to neo-Nazis
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is relieving a Manitoba army reservist of his duties and speeding up his request to leave the Armed Forces following allegations he is a member of a neo-Nazi group....
Aug 28, 2019

Home turf: Browns' Mayfield to star in ads living in stadium
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio - Baker Mayfield has a new teammate, and she rocks a headband, too. The Browns' charismatic quarterback has entered a marketing partnership with Progressive and will star alongs...
Aug 28, 2019

Bantam football teams experiencing low numbers for 2019
The 2019 football season is just around the corner.However, there may be less teams on the field this year the if numbers don't improve.According to President Trevor Sak, some of the local teams are l...
Aug 28, 2019 (photo credit to PCBFL Facebook page)

B.C. father accused of killing daughters denies stabbing self in throat, chest
VANCOUVER - The Crown suggested Tuesday that a Vancouver Island father accused of killing his daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 hesitated before stabbing himself in the throat. Crown attorn...
Aug 28, 2019

Peace region product named to Team Alberta
The Peace Country will be represented on Team Alberta's U16 volleyball team.Kara Frith has officially been named to the team for the year.Earlier this summer, Frith was a member of Team Alberta at the...
Aug 28, 2019 (photo credit to Tanya Frith)

Canada ends pre-FIBA World Cup schedule with tough 84-68 loss to United States
SYDNEY, Australia - Canada men's basketball coach Nick Nurse says his team needs to "flush" its last exhibition performance after ending World Cup preparations with an ugly 84-68 loss to the Unit...
Aug 28, 2019

Sections of TWP. Rd. 730, Range Road 125 now under construction
Two more road projects are underway in the County of Grande Prairie.Grading work has started on a section of Township Road 730 between Range Roads 63 and 64. Work there involves digging out the existi...
Aug 28, 2019

Overdose Awareness Day returns to Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie's Overdose Awareness Day will happen today.The day aims to increase awareness and understanding of overdoses and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death, specifically the opioid crisi...
Aug 28, 2019

This time, Trudeau keeps low profile at G7 as election campaign looms
BIARRITZ, France - He may have spent the weekend an ocean away from home, rubbing elbows with world leaders during tense talks on international crises, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Aug 28, 2019

Hong Kong: Split emerges in Chinese-Canadian community amid protests
VANCOUVER - Images of police using rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters in Hong Kong in early June spurred Joel Wan to pick up the phone and call the United Nations human rights office from ...
Aug 28, 2019