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Canadians bitten by travel bug but squeezed by delays at the passport office
OTTAWA - Canadians appear keen to venture to far shores for the first time since the pandemic began, but passport delays are keeping some on a short leash. Service Canada says it has seen a big boost ...
Apr 26, 2022
Raptors able to keep cool heads in the absence of all-star guard VanVleet
PHILADELPHIA - In enemy territory, and on the biggest stage for many of them, the young Toronto Raptors could have withered without their all-star point guard in Philadelphia on Monday night. But in a...
Apr 26, 2022
Safety City to host local events as part of National Day of Mourning
Thursday, April 28th is the National Day of Mourning, to remember those who have died or were injured while at work. For the past few years, Grande Prairie and area Safe Communities have taken the lea...
Apr 26, 2022
In-person attendance back for Reel Shorts Film Festival
For the first time in three years, the Reel Shorts Film Festival will have in-person attendance this year.The in-person version starts Tuesday evening and will run through Sunday at the Grande Prairie...
Apr 26, 2022
Over $300,000 of relief funding coming to GP public transit
Grande Prairie has been chosen to receive funding through the new Alberta Relief for Shortfalls for Transit Operations program by the provincial and federal governments. The Alberta government is comm...
Apr 26, 2022
Lack of fairness, reasons prompts Federal Court to set aside B.C. fish farm phase-out
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Federal Court Judge Elizabeth Heneghan ...
Apr 26, 2022
Tory MP calls study of link between resource development, violence 'disgraceful'
OTTAWA - A private email shows a Conservative MP from Alberta calling an NDP-initiated study into the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girl...
Apr 26, 2022
Envoy Bob Rae condemns UN Security Council veto after historic General Assembly vote
OTTAWA - Bob Rae, the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, denounced as undemocratic the Security Council's veto power as the General Assembly voted to subject the world's most powerful body to ...
Apr 26, 2022
Canada draws powerhouses Spain, Serbia for 2022 Davis Cup Finals
MLAGA, Spain - Canada's men's tennis team has been drawn into a group with powerhouses Spain and Serbia for the upcoming Davis Cup Finals. Canada's group, which also includes South Korea, will play a ...
Apr 26, 2022
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not 'close contact'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases re...
Apr 26, 2022