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Honeymoon will have to wait for Traer and Scrubb, who's in China for World Cup
DONGGUAN, China - Catherine Traer and Thomas Scrubb were working out last summer on the basketball court Traer's dad Rick had built in the family's backyard. The two players work out there regularly b...
Sep 2, 2019
Sutherland Misses Out on 2020 WPCA Tour Spot
Dayton Sutherland came up just short in earning a spot on the WPCA tour in 2020. The grandson of Grande Prairie chuckwagon legend Kelly Sutherland finished 7th at the four day WPCA Qualification Run o...
Sep 2, 2019 photo courtesy Twitter
Hitmen, Saskatoon Repeat as National Fast Ball Champs
The defending champions managed to hold on to their crowns at the Canadian Men's and Master Men's Fast Ball championships, which wrapped up Sunday at South Bear Creek. The Galway Hitmen held off the S...
Sep 2, 2019 photo courtesy Shaun Penner
County of Grande Prairie reminds motorists of slow-moving farm equipment on roads
It is now that time of year when slow-moving farm vehicles and equipment will be on the roads of the County of Grande Prairie. Sonja Raven, the Agricultural Fieldman for the County of Grande Prairie, ...
Sep 2, 2019 Photo: County of Grande Prairie
Iran says test malfunction caused rocket explosion
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran is for the first time acknowledging that a rocket explosion took place at its Imam Khomeini Space Center, with an official saying a technical malfunction caused the blast. Governme...
Sep 2, 2019
Gender equality and the election: what role will feminism play in the campaign?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a lot of attention with his line about the calendar year when asked why he named an equal number of men and women to cabinet after his newly elected Lib...
Sep 2, 2019
Evacuations begin as Dorian bears down on northern Bahamas
MCLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian shut down some hotels and forced some evacuations Saturday in the northern Bahamas as the fierce Category 4 storm prepared to unleash torrents of rain and...
Sep 2, 2019
Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the streets, while police stormed a subway car and hit passengers with batons and pepper spray in s...
Sep 2, 2019
Taliban launch major attack on Afghan city of Kunduz
KABUL - The Taliban launched a large-scale attack on Kunduz, one of Afghanistan's main cities, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 75 others, government officials said Saturday, even as ...
Sep 2, 2019
Official warns Iran can take 'strong step' away from deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's government spokesman is warning that Tehran will "take a strong step" away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe doesn't offer the country new terms by a deadlin...
Sep 2, 2019