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As Brexit looms, UK 'preppers' stock up and hunker down
LONDON - For almost as long as Britain and the European Union have been wrangling over Brexit, Melvin Burton has been preparing for a bumpy landing. He’s growing vegetables, drying fruit and buy...
Mar 01, 2019
Storm wrap up regular season on the road this weekend
The Grande Prairie Storm will wrap up their 2018-2019 AJHL regular season with a pair of games in the capital region. It all begins Friday night when the club visits the Spruce Grove Saints. This will...
Mar 01, 2019
Opponents of Trump border emergency close to votes needed
WASHINGTON - Senate opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border have moved very close to having enough votes to prevail, and one Republican su...
Mar 01, 2019
Call for bids to revive 2021 Francophonie Games after New Brunswick axes event
The International Organization of La Francophonie is relaunching its call for bids for the 2021 Francophonie Games, a month after New Brunswick pulled the plug on hosting the event. In a press release...
Mar 01, 2019
Call for bids to revive 2021 Francophonie Games after New Brunswick axes event
The International Organization of La Francophonie is relaunching its call for bids for the 2021 Francophonie Games, a month after New Brunswick pulled the plug on hosting the event. In a press release...
Mar 01, 2019
US consumer spending fell sharp 0.5 per cent in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending tumbled 0.5 per cent in December, the biggest decline in nine years, as the holiday shopping season ended in disappointment. Meanwhile, incomes rose sharply in Dece...
Mar 01, 2019
Judge rules not all community groups have right to be consulted about consumption sites
A federal judge has ruled that not all community groups have a right to be consulted about supervised drug consumption sites. Edmonton’s Chinatown and Area Business Association had argued it was...
Mar 01, 2019
Kings come back to Win Game 5 at home
The JDA Kings are off to the North West Junior Hockey League semi-finals following a thrilling 3-2 win in Game 5 over the Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers. It was a jam-packed County Sportspl...
Mar 01, 2019
Jaden Smith's foundation bringing clean water to Flint
FLINT, Mich. - Jaden Smith’s foundation and a church are working to bring cleaner water to Flint, Michigan. The rapper’s organization and First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church on Friday ...
Mar 01, 2019
Second coldest February in past 50 years for Grande Prairie
February was cold in Grande Prairie, but just how cold was it? The numbers are in and last month was the second-coldest February in the past 50 years. The average high was minus 16.8 and the average l...
Mar 01, 2019