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East end trailer suffers significant damage after Friday evening fire
Nobody was injured after fire ripped through a mobile home on the east side of Grande Prairie on Friday night.Grande Prairie fire department responded to the call with two engines, a ladder unit and a...
Jul 11, 2020
Housing starts remain very low in Grande Prairie, despite nation-wide up tick
Year-over-year data provided by the Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) shows new housing builds in June 2020 were very low in Grande Prairie, despite new builds increasing nation-wide.Th...
Jul 11, 2020
Pedestrian-only downtown a hit with residents as St. John's adapts to pandemic
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The City of St. John's has closed its main downtown street to vehicles this summer, a popular move among residents and business owners. Hundreds of people were out on Water Street i...
Jul 11, 2020
How Conservative leadership hopefuls would address the WE scandal if they win
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs said Friday their party doesn't want to bring down the government over the latest ethics scandal ensnaring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Current leader Andrew Scheer is in h...
Jul 11, 2020
With debt, deficit numbers out, experts say Liberals need plan for growth
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals' fiscal update this week put a cost to all the emergency COVID-19 aid the federal treasury will dole out. It delivered some shocks: a gigantic deficit and a projecti...
Jul 11, 2020
RCMP 'disappointed' by talk that race a factor in quiet Rideau Hall arrest
OTTAWA - The idea that the man accused of crashing into the grounds of Rideau Hall would have been treated differently if he were dark-skinned is disheartening, the RCMP's commissioner and the head of...
Jul 10, 2020
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's sentence
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation, Stone told The Asso...
Jul 10, 2020
NHL/NHLPA announce Toronto, Edmonton as hubs, and CBA extension
The NHL board of governors and NHL Players' Association have ratified the return-to-play plan and a four-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement, paving the way for the league to re...
Jul 10, 2020
Alberta OKs online sales for large 50/50 raffles
With empty stands for the foreseeable future at Calgary Flames or Edmonton Oilers games, 50/50 raffles can still happen and the pot could even grow.Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) will be...
Jul 10, 2020
Curling Alberta announces schedule for qualifiers, provincials while Curling Canada puts hold on Olympic qualifying
Curling Alberta has announced its schedule for qualifiers and provincial championships. The qualifiers that will take place in the Peace are the Masters from December 11- 13 in Grande Prairie, Men's f...
Jul 10, 2020