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Grande Prairie RCMP arrest youth following investigation into tire slashing incidents
Grande Prairie RCMP are reporting an arrest has been made following an investigation of several tire slashing incidents.Four reports of tire slashing were sent to the RCMP on Tuesday, January 7, from ...
Jan 18, 2025
'She has lost someone dear': Professor hopes orca's 'grief swim' spurs ethics rethink
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there's no mi...
Jan 18, 2025
Registration for Grande Prairie and District Music Festival opens Jan. 20
Registration for the Grande Prairie and District Music Festival opens Monday, January 20.The annual event celebrates students of music and speech arts from Northern Alberta and BC between the ages of ...
Jan 18, 2025
Mackenzie Region the Forest Capital of Canada for second straight year
The Mackenzie Region is serving as the Forest Capital of Canada in 2025, and officials say they are "delighted" to be holding the title for the second straight year.A release says the designation "cel...
Jan 18, 2025
Icebreaker journey along St. Lawrence River sparks hopes for winter cruise industry
MONTREAL - An icebreaker cruise ship set sail on Friday for a frosty journey that will bring passengers along the St. Lawrence River, a new route that tourism officials hope will usher in a new era of...
Jan 18, 2025
Universities face 'across the board' cuts in wake of international student cap
OTTAWA - Canadian colleges and universities are responding to a cash crunch brought on by Ottawa's cut to international student permits with layoffs, hiring freezes and service reductions, say people ...
Jan 18, 2025
Trump won't wait to review CUSMA trade pact, experts say
WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's pledge to hit Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs has sent shockwaves through America's closest neighbours - but it's likely ju...
Jan 18, 2025
Icebreaker journey along St. Lawrence River sparks hopes for winter cruise industry
MONTREAL - An icebreaker cruise ship set sail on Friday for a frosty journey that will bring passengers along the St. Lawrence River, a new route that tourism officials hope will usher in a new era of...
Jan 18, 2025
Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions, state media reports
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday in a rare attack targeting the judiciary, state media reported, both of whom allegedly t...
Jan 18, 2025
Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital, state media reports
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday in a rare attack targeting the judiciary, state media reported. The judges, clerics Moha...
Jan 18, 2025