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Power out to thousands of Grande Prairie customers
UPDATE: ATCO is now estimating it will be 9 pm when power is restored to an area in and near the north end of Grande Prairie. 4100 customers are still affected. Defective equipment has been identified...
Apr 27, 2022
New York court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court on Wednesday rejected the state's new congressional district maps, which had been widely seen as favoring Democrats. The state's Court of Appeals agreed in...
Apr 27, 2022
Raptors all-star guard doubtful to play in Raptors' do-or-die Game 6
Toronto Raptors all-star guard Fred VanVleet is doubtful for Thursday's playoff game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers with a strained left hip flexor. VanVleet suffered the injury in the first ...
Apr 27, 2022
Police promise heavy presence, arrests for hate as biker convoy to descend on Ottawa
Ottawa police promise a heavy presence in the capital and zero tolerance for hate as a second convoy prepares to descend on the city this weekend, this time involving hundreds of motorcycles instead o...
Apr 27, 2022
Federal government emissions dropping but reporting incomplete, audit concludes
OTTAWA - Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the federal government itself fell by more than one-fifth in the last two years and are already below the 2025 target. But Environment Commissioner Jerry ...
Apr 27, 2022
UPDATE: Some weather warnings remain in place for the Peace
Environment Canada still has a rainfall warning for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast areaThere could be some snow mixed in with rain on Wednesday and Thursday.Rain and snow warnings ...
Apr 27, 2022
Late push in ticket sales leads to successful end of Dream Home Lottery
Wednesday night is the Rotary Dream Home lottery prize draw. It will take place at 7 pm at the dream home located in Taylor Estates, and the public is encouraged to come out and watch the draw take pl...
Apr 27, 2022
Valleyview RCMP investigate drive-by shooting
RCMP in Valleyview are investigating a drive-by shooting that took place early Wednesday morning in that community. At around 12:40 am, it is alleged that three gunshots were heard and that they were ...
Apr 27, 2022
Apartment, row house growth outpaces single-detached homes: census
TORONTO - Single-detached houses are still the most plentiful type of housing in Canada, but apartments and row houses are slowly catching up, the latest census data reveals. The figures released by S...
Apr 27, 2022
Beaverlodge curler and Olympic medal winner honoured by his hometown
The town of Beaverlodge honoured one of their own on Tuesday, as several hundred people attended a parade to honour Geoff Walker.The lead for the Canadian men's curling champion and Olympic bronze med...
Apr 27, 2022