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Liberty U's Falwell takes leave after social media uproar
RICHMOND, Va. - Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed Friday to take an indefinite leave of absence as the leader of Liberty University, one of the nation's top evangelical Christian colleges, days after apologizi...
Aug 07, 2020

UPDATE: Missing man Lalande found safe
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP says Maxime Lalande has been found, safe and unharmed. They thank the public for their assistance.Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 22-year-o...
Aug 07, 2020

Canadiens upset Penguins 2-0 to advance to first round of NHL playoffs
TORONTO - Artturi Lehkonen scored with 4:11 left in the third period and Shea Weber iced it with an empty-netter as the Montreal Canadiens upset Pittsburgh 2-0 to secure a berth in...
Aug 07, 2020

Grande Prairie Public Library reopening full library beginning Monday
Beginning Monday, August 10, the Grande Prairie Public Library will be moving forward in its reopening plan, allowing users to browse the library's entire collection.Director of the GPPL Deb Cryderman...
Aug 07, 2020

Coyotes advance with 4-3 overtime win over Predators
EDMONTON - Brad Richardson scored on a rebound in overtime, Darcy Kuemper stopped 49 shots and the Arizona Coyotes advanced in the post-season for the first time in eight years with a 4-3 win over the...
Aug 07, 2020

Canadian man who was set to be deported from U.S. gets COVID in custody, dies
TORONTO - A Canadian man who contracted COVID-19 while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities has died, leaving his family shaken and looking for answers from governments on both sid...
Aug 07, 2020

US consumer borrowing up in June after 3 months of declines
WASHINGTON - The pandemic still has Americans easing off the plastic. U.S. consumer borrowing rose in June after three months of declines but the key category of credit card debt extended its decline....
Aug 07, 2020

Alberta adds 134 new COVID-19 cases, two new in Grande Prairie
After six straight days of reporting under 100 new cases of COVID-19, Alberta added 134 new cases on Thursday.Active cases in the province now sit at 1,125, as total recoveries topped 10,000 on Thursd...
Aug 07, 2020

Flyers looking good in expanded playoffs, but Vigneault fine with 16-team format
TORONTO - The Philadelphia Flyers have looked right at home playing in the NHL's expanded 24-team playoff format, but head coach Alain Vigneault isn't big on the idea of doing it for more than one sea...
Aug 07, 2020

Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd to fight Jessy Miele in Bellator 244 co-main event
Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd will face Jessy (The Widowmaker) Miele on Aug. 21 in the co-main event of Bellator 244. It's the first fight for the 37-year-old from Port Moody, B.C., si...
Aug 07, 2020