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Rotary Club of Grande Prairie donates $1,000,000 to create Daytime Homeless Shelter
The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie is funding the creation of a Daytime Homeless Shelter.A million dollars has been allocated from the organization to secure and renovate a building to house the shelte...
Sep 30, 2019 Rotary Club of Grande Prairie presents Mayor Bill Given and Council with a cheque to fund a new Daytime Homeless Shelter
Frederik Andersen, Maple Leafs blank Red Wings 5-0 in pre-season finale
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs put the finishing touches on their pre-season by firing on all cylinders. Now they hope they can carry that into October when the games count. "Pre-season feels like ...
Sep 30, 2019
New pediatrician comes to Grande Prairie
Infants, children, and adolescents have more access to local medical care, as a new pediatrician is now practicing in Grande Prairie.Dr. Salam Al-Jubouri has left his practice in Calgary to join the m...
Sep 30, 2019
Michigan governor signs budget with $1B in line-item vetoes
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending pr...
Sep 30, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos topple Redblacks to snap four-game losing streak
OTTAWA - The Edmonton Eskimos breathed a sigh of relief Saturday night as they snapped a four-game losing streak with a 21-16 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. "It's a huge win for us, we needed it,"&nbs...
Sep 30, 2019
Wesley Snipes says he's moving on from 'Blade' character
LOS ANGELES - The news that another actor was cast as vampire hunter Blade came as a surprise to Wesley Snipes, who portrayed the character in three successful films, but he says he's moving on. Marve...
Sep 30, 2019
Thornton solid, Hernandez homers as Blue Jays down playoff-bound Rays
TORONTO - After more than his share of highs and lows rookie right-handed starter Trent Thornton finished his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays on a high. The 25-year-old from Charlotte, N.C. al...
Sep 30, 2019
Calgary Stampeders getting that playoff feeling after successful September
CALGARY - Snow plowed into piles on McMahon Stadium's sidelines and the installation of extra seating for the Grey Cup game had the Calgary Stampeders in a post-seas...
Sep 30, 2019
Grande Prairie RCMP looking for suspects in hotel break-in
Grande Prairie RCMP are asking the public to help identify three suspects involved in a break and enter at the Wild Rose Country Inn earlier this month.Police were called to the hotel around 5:30 a.m....
Sep 30, 2019 Larger photos of all three suspects and descriptions can be found below (Photos: Grande Prairie RCMP)
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam embraces lead role with club
QUEBEC - Pascal Siakam isn't concerned about the pressure on him to fill departed superstar Kawhi Leonard's shoes. The Toronto Raptors forward sees it as an opportunity. "This is who I am. I...
Sep 30, 2019