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GPREP reducing hours of operation for Jasper Evacuee Reception Centre
Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership has reduced the hours of operation for the reception centre for Jasper evacuees.As of Wednesday, the centre located at the Holiday Inn and Suites will now...
Jul 31, 2024
Blue Bombers get Lucky in lineup to face his friends on Lions
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers might have a lucky charm that helps pull them out of their funk this week. Veteran receiver Lucky Whitehead will make his season debut on Thursday when Winnipeg (2...
Jul 31, 2024
Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two acco...
Jul 31, 2024
Olympic roundup: Canada's soccer team advances, swimmer Kharun wins bronze
PARIS - When Canada's women's soccer team was stripped of six points by FIFA for its involvement in a drone spying scandal, the players rallied around a cry of "take away six (points), we go get nine....
Jul 31, 2024
Chiefs top early Proline pick to win third straight Super Bowl title
There's no shortage of Proline bettors who see the Kansas City Chiefs winning a third straight Super Bowl title. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., the Chiefs are the clear favourites ...
Jul 31, 2024
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week
HONOLULU (AP) - The parties involved in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state of Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a global settlement of claims that will be worth a little over $4 ...
Jul 31, 2024
Landslide sets off evacuation order for those living along B.C.'s Chilcotin River
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A landslide blocking a river in British Columbia's central Interior has injured a man and prompted the Cariboo Regional District to issue evacuation orders due to "immediate dang...
Jul 31, 2024
Canada beats Colombia 1-0 in Olympic women's soccer to advance
NICE - The Canadian women's soccer team is still alive at the Paris Olympics. Canada, with a second-half goal by Vanessa Gilles, defeated Colombia 1-0 on Wednesday to advance to the knockout stage of ...
Jul 31, 2024
Alberta funding study on how to support Agricultural societies
The Alberta government is providing funds to help support its seven regional agricultural societies.The seven regions are in Camrose, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Olds and R...
Jul 31, 2024
Park crews helping pets in Jasper as hot weather increases wildfire activity
EDMONTON - A fire rampaging through Jasper National Park remains out of control as crews work to restore power to the townsite and track down lost pets of homeowners. Flames that destroyed one-third o...
Jul 31, 2024