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Clash of 'Jeopardy!' titans ends with $1 million runaway win
LOS ANGELES - The first-ever “Jeopardy!” team championship came down to a clash of the titans, Ken Jennings vs. Brad Rutter. With $1 million at stake, a big Daily Double bet by Rutter posi...
Mar 06, 2019
Tales of a Giant: Willie Mays' reflects in the book "24."
NEW YORK - Baseball great Willie Mays, who turns 88 this spring, has some advice to share. “24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid” comes out Sept. 24, St. Martin’s Press ...
Mar 06, 2019
Kings and Jr.Canucks all even heading back to Dawson Creek
The Dawson Creek Jr.Canucks have tied their North West Junior Hockey League series with the JDA Kings at two games a piece. This after they held on for a 2-1 victory at the County Sportsplex Tuesday n...
Mar 06, 2019
Beaverlodge's Geoff Walker and Team Gushue wrap up round robin at Brier
Beaverlodge product Geoff Walker and the rest of Team Gushue got back in the win column at the 2019 Brier Wednesday night with an 8-7 win over New Brunswick. Now the defending Brier Champions will get...
Mar 06, 2019
Planning underway for school in Kensington area
It’s looking like the Kensington neighborhood will be home to a new school. The Grande Prairie Public School District and the Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools have been seeking more ...
Mar 06, 2019
Murder trial continues
Witnesses are still testifying at a Grande Prairie murder trial. The trial for Nicholas Richard Harris will enter Day 8 today. He is on trial for the 2014 shooting death of John William Rock outside t...
Mar 06, 2019
Kenney claims "Job Creation Tax Cut" will spur investment in Peace Region, Alberta
Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives are promising to slash the corporate tax rate by four percentage points over the next four years, an action Kenney is calling the "Job Creation Tax Cut". Kenn...
Mar 06, 2019
Scheer makes election promise to remove GST from home-heating bills
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to remove federal sales tax from Canadians’ home-heating bills as part of an early election campaign commitment. If elected in the October...
Mar 06, 2019
In Iqaluit, Trudeau to apologize for federal mistreatment of TB-infected Inuit
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to open up a database of more than 9,000 files to allow Inuit families to learn about relatives lost during the tuberculosis outbreaks of the mid-20th centu...
Mar 06, 2019
In the news today, Mar. 6
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Mar. 6 --- HUAWEI EXEC MENG WANZHOU RETURNING TO COURT Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, is set to return to British Columbia Su...
Mar 06, 2019