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US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. U.S. officials say the St...
Feb 11, 2022
Another Canadian track record for Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
BOSTON - Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continued her assault of the Canadian track and field record book on Friday. Less than a week after she shattered the national record in the indoor 3,000 metres, the ...
Feb 11, 2022
Canada's Grondin and O'Dine win bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross
ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada's Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine have won the bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics. The United States took gold and one of Italy's two teams...
Feb 11, 2022
City contracting crews to remove residental ice next week
The City of Grande Prairie says it will be contracting crews next week to remove ice from residential areas.The city says these steps are being implemented in response to the abnormal freeze/thaw cycl...
Feb 11, 2022
Star striker Jozy Altidore bids farewell to Toronto FC in social media post
TORONTO - After seven seasons, star striker Jozy Altidore has bid farewell to Toronto via a social media post. While Toronto FC has not said much about Altidore's absence from training camp, his depar...
Feb 11, 2022
Grande Prairie records 29 new COVID-19 cases, 44 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 29 new COVID-19 cases and 44 recoveries for February 10. There are now 420 active cases in the city (down 15).The County of Grande Prairie added one new case along wit...
Feb 11, 2022
Lost in the B.C. woods for 74 days, Bear Henry thankful to forestry workers rescue
VICTORIA - Bear Henry says they survived more than 70 days lost in a remote Vancouver Island forest on a few days worth of beans, rice, some cat food and melted snow. Henry is about 30 kilograms light...
Feb 11, 2022
'Trying to get fans back in arena' top priority for Raptors president Masai Ujiri
TORONTO - Even as the NBA's trade deadline on Thursday was approaching, Masai Ujiri has kept his priorities in order. "Trying to get fans back in the arena," Ujiri said Friday when asked what was more...
Feb 11, 2022
Process of readjusting federal electoral boundaries begins in Alberta
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta is beginning its review of the province's federal electoral districts following the 2021 decennial census.The Constitution of Canada requires th...
Feb 11, 2022
Quebec Court of Appeal upholds majority of federal Indigenous child welfare law
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the majority of a federal law that gives Indigenous governments more control over child welfare. In a 219-page unanimous decision rendered Thursday, th...
Feb 11, 2022