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City of Grande Prairie & RCMP to host virtual town hall March 2
The City of Grande Prairie and RCMP are inviting area residents to join them in a virtual town hall meeting on March 2 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.The town hall will take place on Zoom and is open t...
Feb 17, 2022
Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U. S. border last month. The U.S...
Feb 17, 2022
Beckie to the rescue as Canadian women tie England 1-1 at Arnold Clark Cup
MIDDLESBROUGH, United Kingdom - Janine Beckie's elegant second-half strike lifted Canada into a 1-1 draw with England at the Arnold Clark Cup on Thursday. The first outing of the year for Olympic-cham...
Feb 17, 2022
Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House
WASHINGTON (AP) - All members of Congress are being invited to attend President Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union address, crowding the House chamber for the first time since the outbreak of the...
Feb 17, 2022
Former Angels employee convicted in Skaggs' overdose death
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Los Angeles Angels employee was convicted Thursday of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay was convicted ...
Feb 17, 2022
Help Alberta RCMP name the puppies that will become police dogs
INNISFAIL, AB - The Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail has 13 German Shepherd puppies who need names.The RCMP has opened submissions for the 2022 "Name the Puppy" contest.Canadian...
Feb 17, 2022
World Juniors returning to Alberta this August
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships will be played - hopefully in their entirety - this summer in Alberta.International Ice Hockey Federation President, Luc Tardif, confirmed the news in a press ...
Feb 17, 2022
Trudeau defends Emergencies Act use as a measure of last resort
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using the Emergencies Act is a measure of last resort to bring an end to the illegal and undemocratic blockades that have harmed Canadians for nearly three ...
Feb 17, 2022
Wembley arena still busy following reopening, fundraiser kicks off Thursday
The Wembley and District Ag. Society Recreation Coordinator says the ice has been busy at Source Energy Arena in Wembley since reopening back in November 2021. The facility suffered a significant fire...
Feb 17, 2022
Missing Olympics still disappointing for Team Canada fan Connor McDavid
This isn't how Connor McDavid expected to watch the Beijing Olympics. The Edmonton Oilers superstar planned to be on the ice and in the athletes village in China. Instead, he's catching the action fro...
Feb 17, 2022