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Dream Home Lottery early bird deadline tonight
The Rotary Dream Home Lottery is raising funds for the region through ticket sales for a home worth over $1.4-million. The Early Bird Draw deadline is midnight tonight.Rotary Dream Home Lottery/ Faceb...
Apr 02, 2019 Rotary Dream Home Lottery/ Facebook
Local rink starts national championship chase today
A Grande Prairie curling team starts its chase of a national championship today in Sherwood Park.The Cortland Sonnenberg rink will be one of two Alberta teams in the boys competition at Under-18 Boys ...
Apr 02, 2019
Tumbler Ridge positively impacted by replica "Iron Throne"
Tumbler Ridge has seen a number of visitors flocking to it after a replica "Iron Throne" was discovered in its Global Geopark. The throne was placed in Tumbler Ridge as part of a promotion for the fin...
Apr 02, 2019 Facebook/Game of Thrones
B.C. receives two money laundering reports after reviews of real estate, cars
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is examining two reports on money laundering that it hopes will help stop the flow of dirty money through real estate, luxury cars and horse racing...
Apr 02, 2019
Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal
JERUSALEM - A cease-fire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some tight restrictions on movement th...
Apr 02, 2019
Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely
KIEV, Ukraine - Early results in Ukraine's presidential election showed a comedian with no political experience with a sizable lead over 38 rivals but far from a first-round victory, while the incumbe...
Apr 02, 2019
US struggling with growing number of asylum seekers
WASHINGTON - Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the sw...
Apr 02, 2019
Pakistan, India trade fire in disputed Kashmir: 7 people die
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, leaving seven people dead - three Pakistani soldiers, a Pakistani villager, an Indian woman and a girl and a mem...
Apr 02, 2019
Japan gov't says era name translates as 'beautiful harmony'
TOKYO - Japan's government said Tuesday that the official translation of the era name for the new emperor will be "Beautiful Harmony," setting off confusion while offices rush to make changes before C...
Apr 02, 2019
'She just comforts us:' Mother says baby named after Broncos player a gift
NIPAWIN, Sask. - Kelsey Fiddler says every time she looks at her smiling baby's face she feels stronger. It's a gift, she says, from the Humboldt Broncos defenceman she named her daughter after. Fiddl...
Apr 02, 2019