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Canadian contribution to peacekeeping reaches new low under Liberals
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals may have promised to ramp up Canada’s role in peacekeeping, but new UN figures show there were fewer Canadian peacekeepers in the field last month than at any point...
Oct 23, 2017
Former CTV Winnipeg news director charged in bank robberies in Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - A former CTV Winnipeg news director and sports anchor has been arrested on robbery charges in Alberta. Medicine Hat police say Stephen Vogelsang, who is 53, is charged with two c...
Oct 23, 2017
New County of Grande Prairie Council to be sworn in today
The new County of Grande Prairie Council will be sworn in today. There will be one new face this term. Linda Waddy was elected to replace Brock Smith, who did not run again. Incumbents Daryl Beeston, ...
Oct 23, 2017
'He's gone just like that:' Man dies after walnut shells used at work site
EDMONTON - Justin Mathews had a lifelong nut allergy and was always careful, so his family is stunned that he died after visiting a work site where walnut shells were used to blast paint off walls. Th...
Oct 23, 2017
New York attorney general launches probe of Weinstein Co.
ALBANY, N.Y. - State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation on Monday into The Weinstein Co. following sexual harassment and assault allegations against its co-found...
Oct 23, 2017
New York attorney general launches probe of Weinstein Co.
ALBANY, N.Y. - State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation on Monday into The Weinstein Co. following sexual harassment and assault allegations against its co-found...
Oct 23, 2017
Saskatchewan Indigenous leader concerned about fatal shooting of man by RCMP
SASKATOON - The head of an organization representing Saskatchewan First Nations is expressing concern following the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by RCMP. Brydon Whitstone of the Onion Lake Cree...
Oct 23, 2017
New City Council to be sworn in
A week after Municipal Elections in Alberta, the Grande Prairie City Council members will be sworn in tonight. Four new faces will be joining the council table including Dylan Bressey. He says it was ...
Oct 23, 2017
Flu shot clinics open Monday
With winter right around the corner, Alberta Health Services is encouraging everyone to get their flu shot. The province's annual influenza immunization program kicks off on Monday. AHS Medical office...
Oct 23, 2017
RCMP encourage residents to take measures to avoid copper wire thefts
RCMP are asking both city and county residents to take measures to avoid incidents of copper wire thefts. Since the start of the year, local Mounties say they have received numerous complaints, with s...
Oct 23, 2017