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Kobe Bryant's widow slams lawsuit from mom seeking support
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant's widow has denounced a lawsuit from her mother claiming she is owed years of pay for working as an unpaid assistant and support promised by the basketball legend, who was ki...
Dec 18, 2020
Dach named captain of Canada's world junior team; Byram, Cozens alternates
EDMONTON - Kirby Dach has been named captain of Canada's team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. The Chicago Blackhawks forward heads a leadership group that also includes alternates B...
Dec 18, 2020
Berlin film festival postponed to later in 2021 due to virus
BERLIN - The annual Berlin International Film Festival is being put off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday. The "Berlinale" had be...
Dec 18, 2020
Woman alleges RCMP failed to protect her identity as source in homicide probe
OTTAWA - A woman is suing the RCMP over allegations the police force failed to protect her identity as a confidential source in a homicide investigation. The woman, known as Jane Doe in the statement ...
Dec 18, 2020
Levins: Signs point to Canadian record, Tokyo standard in The Marathon Project
Midway through the rainy, windy London Marathon in October, Cam Levins' hands got so cold, he had to grip his water bottle with both hands to drink. A few kilometres on, his hands were so numb he coul...
Dec 18, 2020
Grande Prairie author releases latest children's book
Grande Prairie's Sue Farrell Holler has released her latest children's book.On November 24, Holler released her new book Raven, Rabbit, Deer, which she says was inspired by Grande Prairie. "The new bo...
Dec 18, 2020
Health Canada proposes reducing nicotine concentration limit in vaping products
Ottawa wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products. Health Canada is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration allowed in vaping products to 20 mg/ml, down from the c...
Dec 18, 2020
Feds throw support behind development of mini nuclear reactors; action plan released
TORONTO - Nuclear power is essential to meeting Canada's climate-change goals, and developing portable mini nuclear reactors is a key part of that strategy, the federal energy minister said on Friday....
Dec 18, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays sign Urena, Wall and White to minor-league deals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed infielder Richard Urea, outfielder Forrest Wall and infielder Tyler White to minor-league contracts with an invitation to Major League spring training. The ...
Dec 18, 2020
Rental prices down in Grande Prairie in November
Rental rates Grande Prairie were once again down for the month of November, according to rentals.ca.The Swan City saw prices for a one-bedroom unit fall 2.5 per cent in the month of November, while tw...
Dec 18, 2020