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Grande Prairie Forest Area returns to high wildfire risk
Alberta Wildfire is warning that the Grande Prairie Forest Area has returned to a high danger rating.Due to gusty winds and drying conditions, the risk of a wild fire is high and residents and visitor...
Aug 30, 2024
Haeran Ryu has bogey-free 62 and opens up a big lead at TPC Boston
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Haeran Ryu kept making birdies and wanted to post her lowest round on the LPGA Tour on Friday. She accomplished that with a 10-under 62 that gave her a six-shot lead among early s...
Aug 30, 2024
Canada's Woods wins 13th Vuelta stage, Roglic takes another bite into O'Connor's lead
PUERTO DE ANCARES, Spain (AP-CP) - Canada's Michael Woods won the mountainous 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, while Primoz Roglic took another bite out of the race lead held by Ben O'Conno...
Aug 30, 2024
Federal Court agrees to hear case about public servants' return to office mandate
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has agreed to review the federal government's decision to mandate public servants return to the office three days per week. The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, wa...
Aug 30, 2024
Hoops team overcomes hot crowd, cyclists win two more bronze at Paralympics
PARIS - Vincent Dallaire got a taste of what he and his teammates on Canada's men's wheelchair basketball were in for when he arrived at Bercy Arena in Paris. The United States were playing Germany in...
Aug 30, 2024
U.S. escalates efforts to halt Ottawa's digital services tax
WASHINGTON - The federal government says it's in close contact with its American partners as the Biden administration escalates efforts to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies...
Aug 30, 2024
Measures to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska can appear on November ballot, official says
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A group seeking to legalize marijuana for medical use in Nebraska has gathered enough signatures to get the issue before voters in November, the state's top election official said F...
Aug 30, 2024
New health agency 'Recovery Alberta' begins operations Sept. 1
A major milestone in the Government of Alberta's efforts to restructure the healthcare system is just around the corner.They say Recovery Alberta officially begins operations as of September 1, 2024.I...
Aug 30, 2024
'Our hearts are broken': Teammates, fans react to death of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed Thursday while cycling in their home state of New Jersey. Police have said a suspected drunk driver struck the pair while attempting to p...
Aug 30, 2024
GPCSD limiting personal mobile device access for school year
The Grande Prairie and District Catholic School Division is sending out a reminder to students and their families that mobile devices will be of limited use while on school property.Effective Septembe...
Aug 30, 2024