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Sun, heat returning to Grande Prairie area for Sunday, early week
After seeing a bit of a chill over the past week, the Grande Prairie area is set to see a return of summer-like temperatures.At least for a few days.Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change C...
Aug 15, 2020
Bear Creek “Un-Festival” ready to go Saturday night
The first ever Bear Creek Un-Festival is ready to roll Saturday evening.The Un-Festival is being used as a substitute for this year's Bear Creek Folk Festival, which was scheduled to take place on the...
Aug 15, 2020
'Don't let this happen to anyone else': families seek change to border rules
OTTAWA - A decision to keep the Canada-U.S. border closed for another month has families begging for more leniency from Canadian officials on who is allowed into the country. John McCall has been tryi...
Aug 15, 2020
Ventilator supply starts to increase as Tam warns of possible surge of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Less than two per cent of the 40,000 new ventilators Canada ordered for hospitals last spring have already been delivered. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is bett...
Aug 15, 2020
New Zealand's wizard says time spent in Canada in 1952 was 'a great lesson'
Long before he became The Wizard of New Zealand, Ian Brackenbury Channell spent a year training as a Royal Air Force navigator in Manitoba learning lessons that he says gave him the wisdom to become a...
Aug 15, 2020
Cam Talbot gets shutout as Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 2-0 in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots for the shutout, leading the Calgary Flames to a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in NHL playoff action Friday. The Flames lead the best-of-seven first-...
Aug 14, 2020
PM confirms two Canadians among those killed by deadly Aug. 4 Beirut explosion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that two Canadians are among those killed in last week's deadly explosion in Beirut. In a written statement, Trudeau offers his "deepest condo...
Aug 14, 2020
California heat spurs 1st rolling power outages since 2011
LOS ANGELES - California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2011 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system. The California Independent System Operator (Cali...
Aug 14, 2020
Islanders play Trotz hockey, take 2-0 series lead on Caps
TORONTO - Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal on a second-period breakaway 15 seconds after Alex Ovechkin tied it, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Friday night to take...
Aug 14, 2020
Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton, leader of Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, dead
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - The longtime leader of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake who played a prominent role in the 1990 Oka crisis and rail blockades earlier this year has died. The council says Grand Chief ...
Aug 14, 2020