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Gushue, Newfoundland and Labrador defeat PEI, clinch championship round spot
KINGSTON, Ont. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue has clinched a spot in the championship round of the Tim Hortons Brier. Gushue's team scored five in the eighth end en route to an 11...
Mar 04, 2020
Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3
MILAN - All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will...
Mar 04, 2020
Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. A patie...
Mar 04, 2020
Despite deaths, so far no shutdown orders in Seattle area
SEATTLE - As the coronavirus spread through Asia officials closed the schools in China, Japan and Hong Kong but at the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States, officials in Washington have so f...
Mar 04, 2020
Supreme Court divided in 1st big abortion case of Trump era
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared divided in its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote. Roberts did not say enough to tip his...
Mar 04, 2020
Jury decides Tavis Smiley must pay PBS in #MeToo dispute
WASHINGTON - A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay a...
Mar 04, 2020
Deal reached on bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus
WASHINGTON - Capitol Hill negotiators have reached agreement on an $8.3 billion measure to battle the coronavirus outbreak that's spreading and threatening a major shock to the economy and disruptions...
Mar 04, 2020
Storm look to bounce back in game three of AJHL playoffs
After losing their first two games on the road, the Grande Prairie Storm have their backs against the wall tonight at Revolution Place, as they host the Spruce Grove Saints for game three of their bes...
Mar 04, 2020 Grande Prairie Storm at practice. Photo Credit: Shaun Penner
Athletics drop game one of NPHL final in Dawson Creek
The Grande Prairie Athletics dropped game one of the NPHL final 6-3 against the Dawson Creek Canucks Tuesday night. Owen LeClare opened the scoring for the Canucks at 16:32 to give them a 1-0 lead.Bra...
Mar 04, 2020 Grande Prairie Athletics. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing
City to host public information session on College Park Redevelopment Plan
The City is inviting residents of the College Park area to attend a public information session as part of a redevelopment plan. The City says landowners and residents will be able to review a draft co...
Mar 04, 2020 Map of the College Park neighbourhood (City of Grande Prairie)