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Bomersback returns to Storm as new General Manager
This story has been updated from its original version The Grande Prairie Storm organization is bringing back a familiar face. On Monday morning the Storm announced Mark Bomersback will return to Grand...
Apr 04, 2022
Peter Nygard's Montreal criminal case on sex assault charge put off until May 25
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sexual assault and forcible confinement case in Quebec will return to a Montreal courtroom at the end of May. Nygard's presence was not required today ...
Apr 04, 2022
Coroner IDs 6 people killed in Sacramento mass shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Sacramento County coroner has identified the six people who were killed in the weekend mass shooting in California's capital city. Twelve people were wounded and authorit...
Apr 04, 2022
Universities eye federal budget for research cash as competition for talent heats up
OTTAWA - Post-secondary schools and students say the Liberals should make a down payment in the post-pandemic economy by boosting research spending in the federal budget coming this week.Finance Minis...
Apr 04, 2022
Big Hearts for Big Kids marks a successful return to in-person performance
The 12th edition of Big Hearts for Big Kids will go into the record books as the most successful one to date in terms of funds raised.Over $450,000 was raised on Saturday night, shattering the previou...
Apr 04, 2022
Local minor hockey teams mine gold at provincials
Two teams from the Peace region brought home gold medals from provincial hockey championships held over the weekend. The Grande Prairie U13 Female A Knights claimed their title in Picture Butte. After...
Apr 04, 2022
Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday called for war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he'd seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. "You saw wha...
Apr 04, 2022
Jury deliberations underway in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A jury in Michigan started its deliberations Monday in the trial of four men accused of designing a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The jury picked a leader late Frida...
Apr 04, 2022
US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) - The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president on Monday, the first in the government's sanctions enforc...
Apr 04, 2022
Survey suggests Canadians becoming more divided over COVID-19, politics
REGINA - A new survey suggests more Canadians are becoming divided, with some saying issues have led them to reduce contact with friends or family. The national phone survey by the Canadian Hub for Ap...
Apr 04, 2022