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City and County to team up for Earth Day celebration and awareness
Today is Earth Day, but the City and County of Grande Prairie will hold an event to mark the occasion April 27.A Community Celebration and Tradeshow will take place at the Montrose Cultural Centre.Apr...
Apr 22, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, AG spread untruths on Mueller report
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is still distorting the truth about the Russia investigation , claiming exoneration from a special counsel's report that he is also assailing as hopelessly biased. ...
Apr 22, 2019
P.E.I. Greens suspend activities after tragedy in campaign's final days
CHARLOTTETOWN - With the provincial election campaign drawing to a close in P.E.I., Green party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker has suspended all canvassing and other events today as the party grie...
Apr 22, 2019
Notre Dame fire was a warning bell. But will Europe listen?
PARIS - It's a thin line where the patina of age on Europe's countless monuments gives way to the onset of neglect. Like with so many loved ones, all is assumed to be fine, until suddenly it's not. In...
Apr 22, 2019
Nothing wrong with help from Russians, Trump lawyer says
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted there was "nothing wrong" with the president's 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians, as House Democrats pledged steppe...
Apr 22, 2019
Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum
MANCHESTER, N.H. - There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience i...
Apr 22, 2019
Nielsen & Giants head to Spokane with 2-0 series lead
Fort St.John's Tristan Nielsen and the Vancouver Giants had a thrilling weekend at home.Following a 4-1 win in Game 1 Friday night, Nielsen's Giants came back from a 2-0 deficit in the 3rd period Satu...
Apr 22, 2019 (photo credit to Chris Relke/Vancouver Giants)
Bodies of three mountain climbers recovered after last week's Banff avalanche
BANFF, Alta. - The bodies have been recovered of three renowned mountain climbers who were believed to have been caught in a large avalanche in Banff National Park last week. Efforts to find the men -...
Apr 22, 2019
Pair of former GPAC players begin quest for Telus Cup
The Telus Cup, Canada's National Midget AAA hockey championship is set to get underway Monday in Thunder Bay Ontario and there are some ties to the Swan City in this year's tournament.The Calgary Buff...
Apr 22, 2019 (photo credit to GPAC page)
Sandbagging efforts in high gear in Quebec, New Brunswick flood zones
MONTREAL - More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that flood waters are likely to keep rising this week due to warming temp...
Apr 22, 2019