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China-Canada relations hang in the balance as Meng extradition case to heat up
VANCOUVER - The international spotlight will be turned on British Columbia's Supreme Court this month as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is set to begin, more than a year...
Jan 05, 2020
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge Thursday night in Miami after arguing with a music promoter over payment for a performance, Miami police said in an arrest warra...
Jan 05, 2020
NWJHL and NPHL Saturday recap
The Dawson Creek Junior Canucks pulled into sole possession of third place in the NWJHL after a 4-2 win over the County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings on Saturday night. Brandon Rowley scored twice for t...
Jan 05, 2020 Tanner Labbe scored three times in a convincing win for the Grande Prairie Athletics
Tough Saturday for GPAC teams
It was a tough Saturday for Grande Peace Athletic Club teams, as five teams hit the road to resume league action for the first time in 2020. The Golden Arrow Bantam AAA Storm were the only team to pic...
Jan 05, 2020
Oil prices surge, stocks fall after US kills Iranian general
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street and oil prices surged Friday after a U.S. strike killed a top Iranian general in Iraq, raising tensions in the Middle East. The selling, which lost some momentum tow...
Jan 05, 2020
Jasper National Park campground reservations open next week
Registrations for Jasper National Park campgrounds will open to the public starting on Tuesday, January 7.Registrations will open on January 7 at 8:00 a.m. Last year almost 6,000 reservations were mad...
Jan 05, 2020 Photo Credit: dreamstime.com
Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties
MINSK, Belarus - Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could effectively swallow up its neighbour. In a case that...
Jan 05, 2020
Oil prices jump on fears of Iranian retaliation against US
LONDON - The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its top general by the United States by disrupting global supplies of energy from the Mideast. If sustaine...
Jan 05, 2020
'A more dangerous world': US killing triggers global alarm
PARIS - Global powers warned Friday that the American airstrike responsible for killing Iran's top general made the world more dangerous and that escalation could set the entire Mideast aflame. Some U...
Jan 05, 2020
Car plows into German tourists in northern Italy, 6 dead
ROME - A car plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy early Sunday, killing six people and injuring 11, Italian fire officials said. The deadly crash occurred in a village near V...
Jan 05, 2020