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Technical outage causing flight delays for airlines
NEW YORK - Major U.S. airlines are experiencing some delays Monday following a technical glitch at a third-part vendor. The issue has been resolved, but may cause some a disruption in travel plans. Th...
Apr 01, 2019
Fort St.John product in to round 2 with Giants
The Vancouver Giants were one of the top teams in the Western Hockey League during the regular season, and despite a bit of a scare in the opening round, they are off to round 2.The Giants completed t...
Apr 01, 2019 Vancouver will play either Victoria or Kamloops in the 2nd round of the playoffs. (photo credit to Chris Relke/Vancouver Giants)
Yaremko & Bjorklund have season end in Everett
The season is over for Spirit River's Nolan Yaremko and Grande Prairie's Paycen Bjorklund.The two peace region products had their season come to an end Saturday night in Everett where their Tri-City A...
Apr 01, 2019 (photo credit to the Tri-City Americans)
Canada marks fifth anniversary of end of Afghanistan mission
OTTAWA - When the Sept. 11 terror attacks hit the World Trade Centre towers in 2001, Anita Cenerini says her son, Thomas Welsh, knew right away he would likely be shipped off to war. He had joined the...
Apr 01, 2019
Canadian basketball icon Nash sticks up for Duke's Barrett with Twitter post
Canadian basketball icon Steve Nash is sticking up for Duke's RJ Barrett. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., drew criticism on social media Sunday night after the freshman forwa...
Apr 01, 2019
Canada's Koe extends win streak to four games at world curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Experience won the day for Canada on Sunday afternoon at the world men's curling championship. Skip Kevin Koe struggled with draw weight early in a 9-5 win over Italy's Joel R...
Apr 01, 2019
Blue Jays RHP Luciano is first big leaguer born this century
TORONTO - While Major League Baseball no longer has a single player who was active during the previous century, it now has its first player born in this one. Blue Jays right-hander Elvis Luciano becam...
Apr 01, 2019
What to know about voting in the Provincial Election on April 16
The upcoming provincial election is set for April 16, but advanced polls open April 9-13 at various locations throughout Alberta from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ahead of the polls, Elections Alberta would like ...
Apr 01, 2019
Stairs at Muskoseepi Park temporarily closed
The City of Grande Prairie is letting the public know that beginning today, the wooden stairs leading into Muskoseepi Park will be closed. The staircase is located at the end of 103 Avenue by St. Jose...
Apr 01, 2019 Photo/ Curtis Galbraith
Alberta NDP promises balanced budget later than UCP, but says UCP math is wrong
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley promised to balance the province's budget by 2023-24 as she unveiled her party's election platform Sunday, while also pledging to expand $25 per day ch...
Apr 01, 2019