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Michelle Williams aids cause of equal pay for equal work
WASHINGTON - Michelle Williams, who has seen firsthand the disparity in men and women's pay, joined lawmakers and activists Tuesday in the Capitol to support the principle of equal pay for equal work....
Apr 04, 2019
Notley and Kenney focus on trust in only leadership debate of Alberta campaign
EDMONTON - Alberta's two main political leaders used the only election debate to drill in on trust, with Jason Kenney saying Rachel Notley can't run the economy and Notley saying Kenney...
Apr 04, 2019 United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney, left to right, Alberta Liberal Party leader David Khan, Alberta New Democrat Party leader and incumbent premier Rachel Notley and Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel pose before the start of the 2019 Alberta Leaders Debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press)
Soccer Hall of Famer Jim Blundell, a prolific goal-scorer, dies at 79
Jim Blundell chose to play for Vancouver Firefighters FC in the late 1950s "because I was going to get a job out of it." That's exactly what happened. Blundell joined the Vancouver Fire Departmen...
Apr 04, 2019
Maduro loyalists strip Venezuela's Juan Guaido of immunity
CARACAS, Venezuela - Maduro loyalists stripped Venezuela's Juan Guaid of immunity Tuesday, paving the way for the opposition leader's prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the cons...
Apr 04, 2019
Ex-reality TV cast member gets 1-year term in fraud case
NEW YORK - A former cast member of the reality TV series "Bad Girls Club" was sentenced to a year in prison for stealing the debit card information of a man found dead from a drug overdose in his Manh...
Apr 04, 2019
April 4 a good day to expect precipitation
On the last half-dozen April 4th's, counting this one, there has been rain or snow on all but one.That was in 2017.Environment Canada records indicate that on April 4, 2014, Grande Prairie had 1.2 cen...
Apr 04, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Blue Jays sign outfielder Randal Grichuk to a US$52-million five-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays capped off an active day of roster moves Tuesday by signing outfielder Randal Grichuk to a five-year contract extension worth US$52 million. The new deal covers th...
Apr 04, 2019
Sonnenberg rink now 1-3 at U18s
Grande Prairie's Cortland Sonnenberg rink has dropped to 1-3 at the national Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships in Sherwood park.They lost 9-4 to New Brunswick. Their next game comes Friday...
Apr 04, 2019 They play PEI next.
Sentences given in two Grande Prairie drug cases
Alberta Justice says a Grande Prairie man charged after a drug bust in May of last year has been given jail time.David Guilbeault was handed a three-year sentence Tuesday in Grande Prairie court after...
Apr 04, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Ex-officer charged with fatally shooting woman in his car
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former vice squad officer in Ohio was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a woman who was sitting in his unmarked police vehicle in what the man says was an act of self-defence. ...
Apr 04, 2019