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Narrow win for Salmond in Calgary, Kimble dominates in Rycroft
Evan Salmond edged Dallas Dyck by 1-100th of a second for the best time on night two of the Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede. Grande Prairie's Kirk Sutherland was third on the evening. Chance B...
Jul 07, 2019 photo courtesy Rycroft Agricultural Society Facebook page

Brewers split double header with Mets
County of Grande Prairie Brewers split a double header with Manning on Saturday in Wheatbelt Baseball league action. The Mets won the opener, erasing an early 4-0 deficit for a 6-5 victory, as Sam Sou...
Jul 07, 2019

Ontario minister says she apologized after giving 'feedback' to Sens owner
An Ontario cabinet minister said Friday that she apologized to the owner of the Ottawa Senators for being "blunt" - which came after she reportedly hurled a profane tirade at Eugene Melnyk a...
Jul 07, 2019

Kevin Spacey accuser drops lawsuit against actor
BOSTON - A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning actor, his lawyer said Friday. Spacey still faces a criminal charge. ...
Jul 07, 2019

Tradition versus technology: Northerners debate use of drones in caribou hunting
YELLOWKNIFE - Tradition and technology are clashing on the tundra where Indigenous groups are debating the use of drones to hunt caribou. The issue arose during public consultations on new wildli...
Jul 07, 2019

Safety City Summer Tuesdays return this week
Safety City Summer Tuesdays are set to return this week, put on by Grande Prairie and Area Safe Communities.First up is Bicycle Safety Day this Tuesday (July 9), which is being offered as a chance for...
Jul 07, 2019

Road work begins today on Range Road 93 near Highway 672
Yet another road project is set to get underway today in the County of Grande Prairie.Overlaying work on a 1.74 km stretch of Range Road 93, starting at Highway 672 and heading north will begin today....
Jul 07, 2019

Raonic lone Canadian left in singles after Auger-Aliassime loses at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - As Friday dawned on the All-England Club, the odds Canada could have two men in the singles round-of-16 for the first time ever, and take part in the legendary Manic Monday at Wim...
Jul 07, 2019

Turkey: 2 killed in explosion near border with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey - A bomb went off in a car near Turkey's border with Syria on Friday, killing two Syrians who were inside the vehicle, Turkey's interior minister said. A third Syrian was injured. Turki...
Jul 07, 2019

BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics
FRANKFURT - BMW CEO Harald Krueger is stepping down after a four-year tenure in which the automaker lost its lead in luxury car sales and saw an early head start in electric vehicles evaporate. The Ge...
Jul 07, 2019