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New presidential elections key to solving Venezuelan crisis: Colombian envoy
OTTAWA - Fleeing Venezuelans - all 1.4 million of them - will always be welcome in his country, says Colombia's ambassador to Canada, but his real hope is that they are able to one day retur...
Feb 21, 2020
Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating after a float plane was badly damaged in what appears to have been a botched theft. Const. Tanya Visintin says officers were called to the c...
Feb 21, 2020
Raposo fashioned her love of boxing into career as rare female ring announcer
TORONTO - Yvette Raposo believes boxing is the perfect blend of beauty and brutality. "The beauty we see, for those of us in boxing, is its art form - the strategy, the dancing, the footwork, the exch...
Feb 21, 2020
Humphries leads at midpoint of bobsled world championships
ALTENBERG, Germany - Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. is the leader at the midway point of the women's bobsled world championship, after posting the fastest time in each of Friday's first two runs of the...
Feb 21, 2020
Alice Munro among Nobel prizewinners urging Trudeau to deny oilsands project
Canadian author Alice Munro is among dozens of Nobel prizewinners urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to deny approval to a massive oilsands project in Alberta. Munro, Canadian biologist Jack W. Szos...
Feb 21, 2020
Ottawa, province, First Nations sign deal to protect southern mountain caribou
VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments and two First Nations have signed a long-awaited agreement to protect the endangered southern mountain caribou herds. Federal Environment Minis...
Feb 21, 2020
Storm blocking out critics as they look to snap skid
There is no where to go but up for the Grande Prairie Storm, as they embark on their final road trip of the regular season tonight in Fort McMurray.It's been trying times of late for the young Storm, ...
Feb 21, 2020 The Storm taking a lesson at Tuesday's practice from Head Coach Ryan Aasman (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts
NEW YORK - Jurors deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial indicated Friday that they are deadlocked on the most serious charges, but the judge told them to keep trying. In a note sent to the jud...
Feb 21, 2020
Athletics take game three over Manning; Smiley named NPHL MVP
The Grande Prairie Athletics are two wins away from the NPHL finals after defeating the Manning Comets 6-2 at the Coca Cola Centre Thursday night. The first period was dominated by the Athletics, as t...
Feb 21, 2020 Grande Prairie Athletics goaltender and NPHL MVP Kiefer Smiley celebrates after defeating the Manning Comets in game three of their semi-final series on Thursday at the Coca-Cola Centre. (Photo Credit: Shane Clausing)
Ministers 'available' to meet Wet'suwet'en chiefs but chiefs won't be there
VANCOUVER - Canada's minister in charge of Indigenous relations is making a bid to meet with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, but with the First Nation's leadership en route to meet supporter...
Feb 21, 2020