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Select city facilities open Canada Day for residents looking to cool down
Select City of Grande Prairie facilities will be open to members of the public seeking a cool place to escape the heat on Canada Day, as the forecasted high is expected to be in the low 30s.The city s...
Jun 30, 2021
Body of man found in septic tank in 1977 identified using genetic genealogy: RCMP
EDMONTON - RCMP say they have identified a man whose burned body was found in a septic tank on an abandoned Alberta farm 44 years ago. Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak says the victim is Gordon (Gordie) Edwin...
Jun 30, 2021
NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in
DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law in several states that would allow for such compensation. The expected approv...
Jun 30, 2021
Grande Prairie down to 34 active COVID-19 cases
The City of Grande Prairie added no new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday, June 29, while one case was removed from the city's overall total, meaning there are now 34 active cases in the city.In the Count...
Jun 30, 2021
NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in
DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law in several states that would allow for such compensation. The expected approv...
Jun 30, 2021
B.C. First Nation says remains of 182 found near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia's southern Interior says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves at a site close to...
Jun 30, 2021
House votes to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - Split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a special committee to probe the violent attack as police o...
Jun 30, 2021
Wyoming man accused of torching toddler has bail set at $1M
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming man accused of burning a toddler with a butane torch, killing him and disposing of his body in an apartment complex dumpster in February has had his bail set at $1 mill...
Jun 30, 2021
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by ...
Jun 30, 2021
TFC striker Akinola switches allegiance from U.S. to Canada ahead of Gold Cup
American-born Toronto FC forward Ayo Akinola has chosen to represent Canada internationally and will be available to the national men's team for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup. Canada Soccer announced...
Jun 30, 2021