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Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Cayden Primeau to three-year deal
MONTREAL - Goaltender Cayden Primeau has signed a US$2.67-million, three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Thursday. The one-way deal carries an average annual value of $89...
Sep 8, 2022
Muskoseepi Park to host first ever Grande Prairie Harvest Festival
The City of Grande Prairie is hosting their first Harvest Festival at Muskoseepi Park!On Saturday, September 24, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. residents can enjoy free, family-friendly harvest fest activities...
Sep 8, 2022
NewsAlert: Judge rules against Enbridge on Line 5, but stops short of shutdown
WASHINGTON - A judge in Wisconsin has ruled in favour of an Indigenous band in its dispute with Enbridge over the Line 5 pipeline. However, the decision by District Court Judge William Conley stops sh...
Sep 8, 2022
The Grande Prairie Fire Department's Push-In Ceremony has been postponed
Update: The City of Grande Prairie has announced the Push-In Ceremony is postponed. The City will release the rescheduled date once it's confirmed.The Grande Prairie Fire Department has a new engine, ...
Sep 8, 2022
Farming Heritage Homestead Award for Sexsmith family
A long-time Sexsmith farming family has been given a Farming Heritage Homestead Award by the County of Grande Prairie.The Anderson family was saluted on Saturday.Jason and Kodi Anderson currently run ...
Sep 8, 2022
Iranian diplomats leave embassy in Albania after expulsion
TIRANA, Albania (AP) - The last staff of the Iranian Embassy in Tirana have left the building after they were given 24 hours to leave Albania over a major cyberattack that the Albanian government blam...
Sep 8, 2022
Manhunt ends with suspect dead, new airline rules: In The News for Sept. 8, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 8, 2022. What we are watching in Canada ...
Sep 8, 2022
Spy service analyst appeals judge's decision to throw out his discrimination case
OTTAWA - A Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee is appealing a Federal Court judge's decision to toss out his discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. In a newly filed notice, Sameer ...
Sep 8, 2022
Five policy questions Tory leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre hasn't answered
OTTAWA - Throughout the Conservative party's leadership race, Pierre Poilievre has campaigned on fighting inflation and the rising cost of living, as well as defending Canadians who refuse to get vacc...
Sep 8, 2022
Liberals to hike GST rebates, help with rent payments in new affordability plan
VANCOUVER - The federal government intends to temporarily hike GST rebate cheques in a bid to ease some of the hurt of inflation for lower income Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce...
Sep 8, 2022