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Heavy police presence in Avondale/Royal Oaks area Monday
Grande Prairie RCMP say there is a heavy police presence in the Avondale and Royal Oaks areas. They say to avoid the area or remain in your home or business if you are in the area.The advisory has als...
Nov 30, 2020
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...
Nov 30, 2020
UPDATE: Hold and Secures lifted at Avondale, Royal Oaks schools
UPDATE (11:10 a.m.): The Peace Wapiti Public School Division says the hold and secure protocols issued at Harry Balfour, Peace Wapiti Academy and the Peace Wapiti Enterprise Centre have been lifted. "...
Nov 30, 2020
Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes fell for the second consecutive month as lack of available homes continues to stifle house hunters. The National Association...
Nov 30, 2020
Solar farm is now powering most of the Town of Sexsmith's facilities
Construction of the Town of Sexsmith's Solar farm is complete, and the facility is now providing power to several sites and buildings owned by the town. Sexsmith mayor Kate Potter says the facility op...
Nov 30, 2020
Four Canadians to ride for Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team in 2021
Guillaume Boivin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team, bringing the number of Canadians on the 32-rider squad to four.Boivin joins Ottawa's Michael Woo...
Nov 30, 2020
Rita Ora says sorry for lockdown-breaching birthday party
LONDON - British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was "a serious and inexcusable error of judgment." The Sun newspaper ran photos of...
Nov 30, 2020
Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear
LONDON - Britain's culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series "The Crown" should come with a disclaimer: It's a work of fiction. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden weighed in amid criticism of the his...
Nov 30, 2020
Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
LONDON - Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Sa...
Nov 30, 2020
Music festivals offer to help Belgium's vaccination campaign
BRUSSELS - With nothing on their agendas for months to come, music festival organizers in Belgium want to use their know-how to help the country's coronavirus vaccination campaign. The Belgian governm...
Nov 30, 2020