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Local catering company wins lease for Five Mile Hall after being the sole bidder
The County of Grande Prairie has accepted the only applicant as the successful bidder to lease out Five Mile Hall.Food Solutions Corporation (FSC) has won the bid to a five-year lease for the hall. Th...
Mar 12, 2020 Five Mile Hall (photo by Shaun Penner)
Defence in Schlatter trial to call man they say could be alternate suspect
TORONTO - Defence lawyers for a Toronto man accused of strangling a young woman are expected to call as a witness today a man they suggest could be an alternate suspect. Lawyers representing Kale...
Mar 12, 2020
Iran to call dead medical staff 'martrys' as virus kills 291
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will recognize doctors and nurses who die combating the new coronavirus as "martyrs" like slain soldiers, the country's supreme leader announced Tuesday as the outbreak killed 54 m...
Mar 12, 2020
Trump's ban on travel from Europe poses questions for Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is slamming America's door on most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe - a drastic step in response to an accelerating global pandemic that, should i...
Mar 12, 2020
Agri-Show starts today
The 35th Foster's Peace Country Classic Agri-show starts with a free pancake breakfast at 9 a.m. this morning at the TARA Centre at Evergreen Park. Show hours for Day 1 will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presi...
Mar 12, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Northern Twistmasters Arm Wrestling Club excited to host Provincial Championship
The Northern Twistmasters Arm Wrestling Club is hosting the Alberta Provincial Armwrestling Championship this May long weekend. The tournament is expected to bring together 200 athletes from across th...
Mar 12, 2020 Photo Credit: Joe Fox
German intel puts part of far-right party under surveillance
BERLIN - Germany's domestic intelligence agency says it is formally placing parts of the far-right Alternative for Germany party under surveillance after classifying it as extremist. Thomas Haldenwang...
Mar 12, 2020
A high-profile diagnosis and Canadian leaders to meet; In The News for March 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 12 ... Wha...
Mar 12, 2020
Prosecutors question credibility of Kalen Schlatter at his murder trial
TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of killing a young woman denied Tuesday that he led her to a secluded area, forced himself on her and left her dead body crumpled at the bottom of a stairwell. Prosecut...
Mar 12, 2020
Trudeau to announce COVID-19 aid measures Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing numbers of Canadians infected with the new coronavirus and to help worke...
Mar 12, 2020