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Bucks' 50-year wait ends with a title behind 50 from Giannis
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points - and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again. Antetokounmpo had 50 points, 14 rebounds an...
Jul 20, 2021
Eunice Friesen to run for Mayor of Grande Prairie in October election
Eunice Friesen is hoping to be re-elected to Grande Prairie City Council, but come October she will be hoping to shift over to the mayor's seat.Friesen, who is in her first term on city council, annou...
Jul 20, 2021
Couple charged in California fire sparked by gender reveal
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities a...
Jul 20, 2021
Red Sox-Blue Jays game postponed, will be made up in Toronto
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The game between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday was postponed because of thunderstorms. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader August 7 in Toronto. The ...
Jul 20, 2021
Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality. U.S. District Judge Kristine...
Jul 20, 2021
Water quality advisory issued for Young’s Point Provincial Park Beach
Elevated levels of fecal bacteria have returned to the beach area of Young's Point Provincial Park, which has led Alberta Health Services to issue a water quality advisory.The advisory means AHS is as...
Jul 20, 2021
Blugh leaves B.C. Lions coaching post to attend to 'personal and health matters'
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell has a vacancy on his B.C. Lions coaching staff. The Lions announced Tuesday that defensive line coach Leroy Blugh is no longer with the CFL team. Blugh, 55, joined the Lions ...
Jul 20, 2021
Fire Restrictions lifted in Grande Prairie Forest Area, County of Grande Prairie
Fire Restrictions have been lifted in both the Grande Prairie Forest Area and the County of Grande Prairie, as recent rain and cooler temperatures have dropped the wildfire danger risk to Low in the a...
Jul 20, 2021
RCMP looking for wanted man believed to be in Grande Prairie area
The RCMP say they are actively trying to locate 27-year-old Dillan Redekopp, who is wanted for several fraud offences that occurred in October and November of 2020 in Grande Prairie. Redekopp is also ...
Jul 20, 2021
Elizabeth May speaks out about 'rumours' swirling around Green party turmoil
OTTAWA - Former Green leader Elizabeth May is speaking out after months of near-silence on the internal strife engulfing the party she headed for 13 years. In a statement to media Tuesday afternoon, M...
Jul 20, 2021