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New wildfires in Grande Prairie Forest Area, all are under control
Lightning started four new fires in the Grande Prairie Forest Area in the last 24 hours.All four are under control.The Grande Prairie area has had 25 fires that have burned a total of six hectares sin...
May 24, 2019 Photo supplies by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Canadian athletes showing support for Toronto Raptors around the world
The Gotzis decathlon in Austria is a storied annual event, but another sporting topic keeps popping up at the track this week. Seems the hotly contested NBA Eastern Conference final between ...
May 24, 2019
Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to announce political futures in ridings
OTTAWA - Two former Liberal cabinet ministers who resigned over the SNC-Lavalin controversy are set to announce their next moves. Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they'll announce ...
May 24, 2019
Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney put forward a bill Wednesday to kill the Alberta carbon tax - and he put Ottawa politicians on notice that if they try to backstop it with their own ...
May 24, 2019
Authorities raid 247 Colorado homes growing black market pot
DENVER - Authorities said Friday they raided hundreds of black market marijuana operations in Colorado that flouted the state's cannabis law by growing tens of thousands of plants in Denver-area homes...
May 24, 2019
'Here we go again': Judge blocks Mississippi abortion ban
JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. "Here we go again," ...
May 24, 2019
Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...
May 24, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack thump Sheffield Eagles to run winning streak to nine games
SHEFFIELD, England - The Toronto Wolfpack ran in eight tries Friday to extend their winning streak to nine games with a 42-16 win over the Sheffield Eagles in Betfred Championship rugby league play. L...
May 24, 2019
Olympic short-track speedskating gold medallist Samuel Girard retires
SAGUENAY, Que. - Olympic short-track speedskating champion Samuel Girard has announced his retirement from the sport. The 22-year-old from Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., won a gold medal in the men's 1,00...
May 24, 2019
576 evacuess in Grande Prairie, GPREP not seeking donations
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership says 576 evacuees from High Level have registered at the reception centre set up at GPRC.Evacuees are being given basic needs like water and toothpast...
May 24, 2019