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A look at carbon prices across the country
OTTAWA - As of Jan. 1, every Canadian and all Canadian businesses are paying a price on carbon. The federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act means provinces that do not have their own price on pol...
Feb 24, 2020

Blue Jays top prospect Pearson feeling comfortable at first big league camp
Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Nate Pearson is feeling confident and comfortable in his first big league spring training. The makeup of the team around him has helped ease any nerves he may have ...
Feb 24, 2020

Calgary Flames acquire two defenceman, trade another on deadline day
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames made three changes to their defence prior to Monday's 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline, adding two blue-liners and shipping out another. The Flames sent a conditional fourth-r...
Feb 24, 2020

$200K in stolen goods recovered in Teepee Creek
The Grande Prairie Rural RCMP, working in partnership with the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit, executed a Search Warrant on a rural property in Teepee Creek on Wednesday, February 19. The search ...
Feb 24, 2020

Ex-coach gets 6 months in college scam, runs from courthouse
BOSTON - The former men's tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin sprinted away from a scrum of reporters and his own lawyers Monday after he was sentenced to six months in prison for taking...
Feb 24, 2020

Mounties investigating suspicious incident, few details released
Grande Prairie RCMP say they are investigating a suspicious incident that happened in the Royal Oaks neighbourhood.Police have not released details on what happened, other than to say it took place la...
Feb 24, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Grande Prairie resident Chris Levesque remembers his time as an emergency backup goaltender
Chances are if you were watching the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night, you would've seen Zamboni driver by trade, emergency backup goaltender by night, David Ayres strap...
Feb 24, 2020 Chris Levesque in net for the Vancouver Canucks as an emergency backup goalie. Photo Credit: Levesque Goaltending Instruction

Canada wins opener against El Salvador at CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic - Second-half goals by captain Tanya Boychuk and Kaila Novak lifted Canada to a 2-0 win over El Salvador in its opening match Saturday at the CONCACAF Women...
Feb 24, 2020

Einarson wins way into Tournament of Hearts final, downs Jones 6-4
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A team made up entirely of former skips is a win away from a Canadian women's curling championship. Manitoba's Kerri Einarson downed the Jennifer Jones wild-card team 6-4 on Sa...
Feb 24, 2020

Property crime a persistent problem for Beaverlodge RCMP
Beaverlodge RCMP provided an update on crime rates to the County of Grande Prairie Council, which shows property crime is still a top priority for the officers in the area. Sergeant Ash Brown, who pre...
Feb 24, 2020