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Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump asked a federal court Thursday to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns as part of a criminal investigation, opening another front in the ...
Sep 21, 2019
Health organizations call for end to promotion of vaping products
OTTAWA - Federal officials have to act right away to avoid further risks of serious illness from vaping, eight Canadian health organizations said Thursday. The groups are asking for an inter...
Sep 21, 2019
Senators, star defenceman Thomas Chabot agree to eight-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators believe the future looks a lot brighter after signing star defenceman Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, US$64-million contract extension Thursday. Chabot's decision to remai...
Sep 21, 2019
Storm Require a Shoot Out to win Home Opener
It was not the prettiest of efforts to start, but it was 2 points that the Grande Prairie Storm will gladly take. The Storm opened the home portion of their 2019-2020 schedule with a 2-1 shoot out win...
Sep 21, 2019 Storm netminder Lars Kaliel. Photo courtesy Ken Elrick
Canada climbs FIFA world soccer rankings, moves past CONCACAF rival Panama
The numbers are suddenly looking better for Canada. The Canadian men rose three places to No. 75 in the latest FIFA world rankings, surpassing CONCACAF rival Panama (No. 77) in the process. Now sevent...
Sep 21, 2019
Canadian Linda Morais rallies to win gold at world wrestling championships
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - An early deficit nearly proved costly for Canadian wrestler Linda Morais at the world championships on Thursday. Some words of encouragement from her corner helped her reset o...
Sep 21, 2019
Mountie who alleged unrelenting harassment loses final bid to sue RCMP
TORONTO - An RCMP officer who accused his superiors of waging an unrelenting campaign to ruin his career lost his 12-year battle to sue the force for harassment and intentional infliction of distress ...
Sep 21, 2019
Two Arrested after Vehicle Stop Turns up Weapons and Drugs
Two people were arrested after an investigation into a vehicle with a stolen licence plate turned up weapons, drugs and counterfeit money. The Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit pulled over the ...
Sep 21, 2019
One Dead After Rollover near Grovedale
Grande Prairie RCMP are looking into the cause of a single vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon that left one person dead.They say it occurred just after 5 pm on Wednesday, when a pick up truck rolled...
Sep 21, 2019
Grande Prairie Slo-Pitch League struggling with space
The Grande Prairie Slo-Pitch League went before the city to ask for more to be done at South Bear.Sue Lambright with the Grande Prairie Slo-Pitch League presented to the Community Living Committee on ...
Sep 21, 2019