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Alberta loses beer battle in Appeal Court, but won't have to repay brewers
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court is dismissing the province's appeal of a ruling that disallowed a program intended to promote sales of local craft beers. But the Court of Appeal tossed out an earlier j...
Dec 03, 2019
BC Peace agriculture projects get grants from BC Hydro
Seven agricultural projects in British Columbia's Peace region have been awarded more than 200-thousand dollars in funding by BC Hydro, in recognition of the potential effects of the Site C project in...
Dec 03, 2019
Charges laid in stolen jewelry case from September
The Grande Prairie RCMP have laid charges against a man connected to a case of stolen jewelry dating back to September.During a traffic stop in Clairmont on September 30, a male driver of a vehicle pr...
Dec 03, 2019
Differing views on cheque presentation between City and County
What was described as a rather unusual delegation took place at yesterday's City Council meeting.County of Grande Prairie Council attended the meeting during an open delegation to present a $1.2 milli...
Dec 03, 2019 County of Grande Prairie Council poses with the $1.2 million giant cheque outside City Hall on Monday (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)
Correction: Plane Crash-South Dakota story
In a story Dec. 1 about a South Dakota plane crash that killed nine people, The Associated Press reported the wrong last name for one of the victims. He is Kyle Naylor, not Kyle Taylor. A corrected ve...
Dec 03, 2019
‘Thanksgiving antics’ NC elk gets tangled up in red hammock
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. - An elk is running around western North Carolina with a shredded hammock on its head, and apparently a love of apples is to blame. News outlets report Jim Beaver told the Haywood ...
Dec 03, 2019
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a south Georgia hospital over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said Monday. Deanna Congileo, a s...
Dec 03, 2019
Prince Andrew’s accuser asks UK public for support
LONDON - Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest...
Dec 03, 2019
Finland’s prime minister resigns over postal service dispute
HELSINKI - Finland's prime minister resigned Tuesday after a key coalition partner withdrew its support from his five-party government following a strike at the country's postal service that spread to...
Dec 03, 2019
Mississippi residents protest pothole with holiday decor
MCCOMB, Miss. - Residents of a Mississippi city are protesting a large pothole in their neighbourhood by decorating it with holiday cheer. The Enterprise-Journal reports residents of McComb's Edgewood...
Dec 03, 2019