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Lions' Adams Jr. secures top quarterback grade in win over Alouettes
TORONTO - A victory over his former team helped Vernon Adams Jr. earn the top quarterback grade in the CFL's weekly honour roll Wednesday. Adams received a 83.5 grade after leading B.C. past Montreal ...
Sep 6, 2023

Prosecutors in Trump's Georgia election subversion case estimate a trial would take 4 months
ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a trial would likely take four months. The estimate from special prosecut...
Sep 6, 2023

Argos can clinch season series with Montreal and playoff spot with home win
Another week, another chance for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts to clinch a season series with an East Division rival. Toronto (9-1) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (6-5) on Saturday afternoon in t...
Sep 6, 2023

Quebec anti-corruption unit arrests former junior college manager on fraud charges
MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption police force says a former executive at a junior college north of Montreal has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the student union. The force, known as UPAC, s...
Sep 6, 2023

After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In many ways, Serhii Semenets is like any other 17-year-old starting Grade 11 in Newfoundland this week. He likes playing guitar, he struggles with Shakespeare, and his ideal dinner...
Sep 6, 2023

County of GP hosting annual Recycling Round up September 9
The County of Grande Prairie is inviting residents to it's annual recycling roundup Saturday, September 9.Residents are invited to bring household hazardous materials like cleaners, paint, batteries, ...
Sep 6, 2023

Pinnacle Ridge area under construction until mid-October
The City has begun a road construction project in the Pinnacle Ridge area. Four different areas inside Pinnacle Ridge will be having their road surface replaced, along with minor repairs to storm sewe...
Sep 6, 2023

NDP leader calls for Bank of Canada mandate review as key rate holds steady
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the federal government needs to review the mandate of the Bank of Canada to put people first. Singh's comment today comes as the bank holds its key interest rate...
Sep 6, 2023

City Council Highlights: September 5
Grande Prairie City Council met Tuesday afternoon. Highlights included the following:Council gave third reading and final approval to zoning changes in the Land Use Bylaw that would allow GP Salvage t...
Sep 6, 2023

On eve of party convention Poilievre says he's not bound by grassroots' policy ideas
OTTAWA - On the eve of his first policy convention as leader, Pierre Poilievre is reminding Canadians that he is not bound by the policies the Conservative grassroots choose to advance. He is in Quebe...
Sep 6, 2023