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Bangladesh cricketers narrowly avoid mosque shootings
Members of the Bangladesh cricket team had just arrived by bus at Masjid Al Noor mosque for Friday afternoon prayers when they heard gunshots. Had they arrived a few minutes earlier they would have be...
Mar 15, 2019

SEC charges Volkswagen, former CEO with defrauding investors
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators charged Volkswagen and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with defrauding investors during its massive diesel emissions scandal. The charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchang...
Mar 15, 2019

GPRC gearing up for High School Basketball All-Star game
The best of the best in High School Basketball will compete next week at the GPRC’s annual High School Basketball All-Star game. Each year the GPRC bring the top talent from the region on to the...
Mar 15, 2019

Israel-Gaza fighting ebbs, Gaza rockets reportedly a misfire
JERUSALEM - Cross-border fighting between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas group appeared to be winding down Friday, amid reports of an Egyptian-brokered truce and Israeli media saying a misfire w...
Mar 15, 2019

China's premier denies Beijing tells companies to spy
BEIJING - China’s No. 2 leader denied that Beijing tells its tech companies to spy abroad and promised Friday to treat foreign and domestic competitors equally in an effort to defuse tensions wi...
Mar 15, 2019

Storm hold annual Awards night
The Grande Prairie Storm put a bow on the 2018-2019 season Thursday night as they held their annual team awards night. It was a chance for the team, billets, family, and volunteers to reflect on the s...
Mar 15, 2019

Vancouver Whitecaps not dwelling on the past as quest for points continues
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are not dwelling on what could have - or should have - been, says coach Marc Dos Santos. Going into the third week of their Major League Soccer season, the Whitecap...
Mar 15, 2019
Florida man finds bright green iguana in toilet, calls 911
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida man called 911 after going to the bathroom and finding a bright green iguana swimming in his toilet. Fort Lauderdale Battalion Chief Stephan Gollan tells the Miami He...
Mar 15, 2019

County of Grande Prairie to begin property re-inspections today
Assessors in the County of Grande Prairie are to begin property re-inspections today in Ranges five, six and seven of Township 70, 71 and 72, excluding the hamlet of Clairmont. The inspections will co...
Mar 15, 2019
NewsAlert: New Zealand mosque attack death toll rises to 49, official says
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the death toll has increased to 49 in the Christchurch mosque shootings. More to come. The Associated Press
Mar 15, 2019