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Pair of Spirit River hockey players to compete for National Championship
It was a big weekend for both Dayle Ross and Tianna Yaremko of Spirit River on the ice.Their St.Albert Slash punched their ticket to the 2019 Esso Cup for the 3rd straight year after they swept the Pa...
Apr 09, 2019 (photo credit to the St.Albert Slash)
In cyclone-hit Mozambique, a quest to find and name the dead
MAGARU, Mozambique - He was haunted by the thought of a small child's skull, unburied and lost in the debris of a cyclone that had claimed hundreds of lives. Stephen Fonseca stood in a field of ruined...
Apr 09, 2019
Theresa May woos UK opponents and EU leaders over Brexit
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May wooed domestic political opponents and European leaders Monday as she sought to break Britain's Brexit impasse and secure a delay to the country's departure from th...
Apr 09, 2019
Clairmont Volunteer of the Year recognized by County
Patty Brehmer has been named the 2019 Clairmont Volunteer of the Year by the County of Grande Prairie. The Clairmont Volunteer of the Year Award is given out annually to a nominee who has established ...
Apr 09, 2019 2019 Clairmont Volunteer of the Year award winner Patty Brehmer (middle). Photo/ County of Grande Prairie
Nissan ex-chair Ghosn says a 'conspiracy' led to his arrest
TOKYO - Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn is maintaining he is innocent and in a video released by his legal team accuses some executives at the Japanese automaker of a "conspiracy" that led to hi...
Apr 09, 2019
3 American soldiers, 1 US contractor killed in Afghanistan
KABUL - U.S. forces in Afghanistan say three U.S. service members and a contractor have been killed in a roadside bombing near the main American air base in the country. The Taliban claimed responsibi...
Apr 09, 2019
City votes against allocating funding to St. John Paul II storage project, and other council highlights
The City has made the decision not to allocate money towards a storage project for the Saint John Paul II Performing Arts Centre.The project was a topic of discussion at last nights council meeting. A...
Apr 08, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
9 leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests found guilty
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court found nine leaders of 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations guilty Tuesday on public nuisance and other charges, in a verdict that activists say likely presages more restrict...
Apr 08, 2019
Comeback! Cavs get their title, 85-77 in OT over Texas Tech
MINNEAPOLIS - Now that, Virginia, is the way to close out a season. Led by De'Andre Hunter and his NBA-ready game, the Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday night, holding off ten...
Apr 08, 2019
Israelis vote in election focused on longtime PM Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - Voting has begun in the Israeli elections as the country decides whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday with exit po...
Apr 08, 2019