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Oregon hunts for bodies at ex-asylum seen in 'Cuckoo's Nest'
SALEM, Ore. - Oregon will use ground-penetrating radar to search for bodies buried on the campus of a now-defunct psychiatric hospital where the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed befo...
May 21, 2019
City fire ban coming Wednesday
The Grande Prairie Fire Department says a fire ban will be in place as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. All open burning, backyard fireworks, burning barrels, tiki torches, briquettes and the like will all be pro...
May 21, 2019 The fire ban will be in place as of 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Vancouver Aquarium files civil claim suing city and park board over cetacean ban
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium is suing the city and park board over the 2017 cetacean ban for breach of contract and claiming it lost millions of dollars in revenue. In May 2017 the Vancouve...
May 21, 2019
"Big Bang Theory" finale gets galactic ratings to win week
LOS ANGELES - In its last blast, "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's 12-season run drew 18.5 million live viewer...
May 21, 2019
Canada blanks U.S. 3-0, finishes first in Group A at hockey world championship
KOSICE, Slovakia - Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist as Canada finished off preliminary play at the world hockey championship with a 3-0 win over the United States on Tuesday. Canada finished at th...
May 21, 2019
AHL defenceman Day lands one-year deal with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Logan Day to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 24-year-old just completed his first full pro season with Bakersfield of the American Hockey Le...
May 21, 2019
California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...
May 21, 2019
Calgary man convicted of killing mother and her young daughter to wait 50 years for parole
A man convicted of killing a Calgary mother and her young daughter will have to wait 50 years before he has a chance at parole.A jury found Edward Downey guilty last year of first-degree murder in the...
May 21, 2019
County chopping down some pine beetle-killed trees
The County of Grande Prairie plans to thin out some trees infested by mountain pine beetles.Community Services Director Dan Lemieux says this is being done in an area close to Evergreen Park."We'll ha...
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Natural gas explosion tears apart workshop near De Winton
A man is being treated for serious injuries after a natural gas explosion that tore apart a workshop on a rural property just south of Calgary.Witnesses report seeing chunks of debris hurled several m...
May 21, 2019