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Rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounds several people
BEIRUT (AP) - A rocket attack Saturday on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounded several people, including children, hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the...
Jul 27, 2024
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP located missing man
UPDATE:Grande Prairie RCMP have located 33-year-old Jayden Emde, and are thanking the public for their assistance.Grande Prairie RCMP is asking for the public's help with locating 33-year-old Jayden E...
Jul 27, 2024
Canadian swimmers advance out of heats, fencer defeated in quarters on Day 1 in Paris
PARIS - Summer McIntosh was one of several Canadian swimmers to advance out of their heats, while a first-time fencing Olympian beat a three-time defending champion as the Paris Games got underway in ...
Jul 27, 2024
Quebec police arrest suspect after pedestrian killed in alleged hit and run
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are investigating a fatal hit and run that took place early on Saturday morning near Mont-Tremblant, Que, in the Laurentians region of the province. Police spokespe...
Jul 27, 2024
Multiple County of Grande Prairie road projects to begin July 29
The County of Grande Prairie will begin multiple road construction projects Monday July 29.Range Road 63 between 132 Avenue and 262 Avenue in Clairmont, 84 Avenue from Range Road 62 to Highway 2, and ...
Jul 27, 2024
Crews make 'good progress' fighting fire that destroyed six homes near Golden, B.C.
The BC Wildfire Service says crews are "making good progress" containing a 55-square-kilometre wildfire near Golden, B.C., that destroyed as many as six homes in the region earlier this week. The Dogt...
Jul 27, 2024
Israel orders the evacuation of an area designated as a humanitarian zone in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military ordered the evacuation Saturday of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants...
Jul 27, 2024
MLB roundup: Guardians edge Phillies 3-1 in matchup of teams with top records
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Lively struck out six in six innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in ...
Jul 27, 2024
Bandits dunk Shooting Stars 104-90, clinch berth in CEBL's Championship Weekend
TORONTO - The Vancouver Bandits have punched their ticket to next month's Canadian Elite Basketball League's Championship Weekend in Montreal. The Bandits (14-5), led by Marcus Carr's 22 points, knock...
Jul 26, 2024
Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - A steam locomotive made in 1882 and billed as Canada's oldest operating one is in need of some tender loving care, and the volunteers who have kept it running on a vintage railway north of ...
Jul 26, 2024