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Three local artists selected for County's Art in the Park project
The County of Grande Prairie has selected three local artists to be featured at the Clairmont Adventure Park.The County's Art for the Park project panel of judges have selected three submissions which...
Jul 08, 2020
With opener fast approaching, Montoyo says Jays are hungry and ready to play
After a few days of silence from the Toronto Blue Jays as their summer training camp got underway, manager Charlie Montoyo shed some light Wednesday on the team's workout sessions and prepar...
Jul 08, 2020
Hall of Fame induction top career accomplishment for former Stampeder Cornish
He's appreciative of the nomination, but Jon Cornish won't lose sleep wondering if he'll be named to the CFL's all-decade team. The crowning achievement of Cornish's pro football career came...
Jul 08, 2020
Games are restarting, but few reporters will be there
Many familiar pregame sights won't be back when baseball and the NBA return later this month. Managers won't exchange lineup cards at home plate and basketball lineup introductions won't feature speci...
Jul 08, 2020
Last Northwestern Alberta pro rodeo still on the schedule cancelled
The Field of Dreams Pro Rodeo that was set for August 4 and 5 in La Crete has been cancelled due to COVID-19.It was the last pro rodeo for Northwestern Alberta still on the schedule. All of the Rodeo ...
Jul 08, 2020
M.D. of Smoky River area back to zero active cases of COVID-19
The M.D. of Smoky River area returned to zero active cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, as the province added 46 new cases.In the Peace Region, there remains one active case in the City of Grande Prairie...
Jul 08, 2020
Fateful meeting has Vancouver's Stuart Macdonald on Korn Ferry Tour
Stuart Macdonald wasn't quite sure what Golf Canada's Derek Ingram wanted to talk about when he was called up to his hotel room in early January, but the men's head coach was direct as soon as the con...
Jul 08, 2020
With a satirical fictional memoir, Jim Carrey gets real
NEW YORK - When Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon handed in the book they had toiled on for eight years -- a satirical "anti-memoir" about Carrey's life but with increasingly extreme flights of absurdity -- ...
Jul 08, 2020
Kanye West breaks with Trump, claims 2020 run is not a stunt
NEW YORK - Kanye West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump and said the two share "dragon energy," tells Forbes that he is "taking the red hat of...
Jul 08, 2020
Houston scraps Texas GOP’s in-person convention due to virus
Houston officials on Wednesday cancelled the Texas Republican Party's in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled. Mayor Sylvester Turn...
Jul 08, 2020