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Wet, cold, and dark: Environment Canada names Top 10 weather events of 2019
Wet. Cold. In the dark. And puzzled. That about sums up how the weather in 2019 left Canadians feeling, says David Phillips, Environment Canada's chief meteorologist. "It's almost as if normal doesn't...
Dec 20, 2019

Local curling team looks for berth in provincial championship
Cortland Sonnenberg's rink from Grande Prairie will be looking to qualify for the 2020 Junior Men's Provincial Championship this weekend. The Grande Prairie Curling Club is hosting the provincial qual...
Dec 20, 2019 Photo Credit: EverythingGP

Boy berated by teacher says he's still grateful for 2 dads
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah boy is speaking out after being berated by a substitute teacher for saying he was grateful for being adopted by his two dads, one of whom is a professional dancer from "Dancing...
Dec 20, 2019

Dale Hunter set to lead Canada at world juniors: 'He wants it bad'
Dale Hunter holds his cards close to the vest whenever he's forced into the spotlight. A veteran of nearly 1,600 games in the NHL as a player, the 59-year-old has dominated the Ontario ...
Dec 20, 2019

B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after 'racist' federal MP
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island school district is embarking on what could be a difficult exercise to rename an elementary school named after a long-serving, controversial former municipa...
Dec 20, 2019

Two charged in Grande Prairie drug bust
Grande Prairie RCMP say two people are facing drug and weapons charges after what they call "a lengthy investigation."Mounties started an investigation in the fall into cocaine and methamphetamine tra...
Dec 20, 2019 Photo supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP

Canada won't say if U.S. agreed to suspend trade deal with China until Canadians let go
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is refusing to say how Washington responded to Canada's request that it hold off on signing a trade deal with China until Canadian pr...
Dec 20, 2019

Whoo's there? Georgia family discovers owl in Christmas tree
ATLANTA - A Georgia family got a real hoot from its Christmas tree: More than a week after they bought it, they discovered a live owl nestled among its branches. Katie McBride Newman said Friday that ...
Dec 20, 2019

Nice car! Prince Charles uses AP Cuba pic for Christmas card
LONDON - Britain's Prince Charles has chosen an Associated Press photo taken on his historic trip to Cuba for his Christmas card. The image by AP's Ramon Espinosa shows the heir to the British throne ...
Dec 20, 2019

Province encouraging shoppers to think local this holiday season
The province is encouraging people to buy local food for their holiday feasts.In a release, the provincial government says such things are available at 140 farmers' markets across Alberta and that man...
Dec 20, 2019 The Grande Prairie Farmers' Market. Photo by Curtis Galbraith