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TFC looks to improve playoff seeding against desperate Chicago Fire side
Toronto FC has plenty to play for over its final two regular-season games even though the team has already locked up an Eastern Conference post-season spot. A home playoff date is still a possibi...
Sep 27, 2019

Medical examiner at centre of racial complaint against Alberta judge overwhelmed
CALGARY - A medical examiner who testified at the trial of an Alberta couple who were charged in their child's death says he is overwhelmed that legal and health professionals have filed a compla...
Sep 27, 2019

Tax scam targetting local people again
A listener has let us know the tax scam is targeting people in Grande Prairie again. He says the call was a robotic message speaking quickly and talking about this being a second attempt to contact hi...
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Four people charged after drug bust near Girouxville
McLennan RCMP have arrested four people in a drug bust.Police say they found cocaine, methamphetamine, cash, a firearm, other weapons, and an SUV that had been stolen from High Prairie during a search...
Sep 27, 2019

B.C. Lions look to stop Stanback, stymie Montreal Alouettes' run game
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions may be looking for their third win in a row, but coach DeVone Claybrooks says his team still has plenty room for improvement. "We still haven't played a perfect game by m...
Sep 27, 2019

Thunberg too extreme, immigration needs limiting, Bernier says in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg's call for governments to act on climate change is creating panic among young people who...
Sep 27, 2019

Frost advisory in effect across Peace Country and most of Alberta
Frost advisories are again in place across the Peace Country, and for most other parts of Alberta.Environment Canada says it is possible the north could see the clouds clear off, meaning there could b...
Sep 27, 2019

Official: Exam doesn't find cause of boat fire
LOS ANGELES - U.S. investigators who examined the burned-out wreckage of a scuba diving boat have not been able to determine what ignited a fire that killed 34 people off the California coast, a law e...
Sep 27, 2019

Regional alienation will be 'a challenge' for next federal government: Manning
CALGARY - The founder of what was the Reform Party of Canada is concerned that a pervasive level of alienation could leave the country more divided after next month's federal election. Preston Ma...
Sep 27, 2019

Legion members to vote on location change ideas
The Grande Prairie branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is considering a location change.Legion members will gather at a special general meeting Saturday to consider three things.One is to put the curr...
Sep 27, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith