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Drone sighting disrupts air traffic at Madrid airport
Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said. The airport manager, AENA, tweeted that 26 flights had been div...
Feb 03, 2020

Green party sets leadership contest rules to elect new leader in October
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada will officially open the contest to choose their next leader tomorrow. Interim party leader Jo-Ann Roberts is unveiling the race's rules in Prince Edward Island toda...
Feb 03, 2020

Super Bowl ads dialed up fun as an antidote to politics
NEW YORK - In the real world, political primaries are looming, impeachment is ongoing and heavy news never seems to stop. But during commercial breaks in the Super Bowl, advertisers did their best to ...
Feb 03, 2020

Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's government on Monday postponed its decision on whether to lift a ban on a movie that had offended hard-line Islamists in this Muslim-majority country, after asking a high counci...
Feb 03, 2020

Suspect dead after RCMP officer involved shooting in Lloydminster
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been called in to investigate an officer involved shooting that left a suspect dead in Lloydminster, Alta.The RCMP say that when of...
Feb 03, 2020

Kenney looking to drum up investment in Montreal, Washington
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will travel to Montreal and Washington, D.C., this week.A statement from Kenney's office says the trip, which starts Monday and continues until next Sunday, wil...
Feb 03, 2020

Desmond inquiry: Doctors expected to testify as inquiry enters second week
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a mentally ill Afghanistan war veteran fatally shot three members of this family before killing himself enters its second week of hearin...
Feb 03, 2020

'A roof over my head:' Tiny homes provide hope for homeless military veterans
CALGARY - Dirk Lemcke spent 8 1/2 years in a combat regiment with the United States military before he became a truck driver and a painter. He never expected to be homeless. Suffering f...
Feb 03, 2020

Canadians in Wuhan and the Desmond inquiry; In The News for Feb. 3
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 Feb. 3. What we are watching in Canada ... OTT...
Feb 03, 2020

Survey launched to better understand residents needs and wants with recreation
The Grande Prairie Regional Recreation Committee has launched a survey to better understand community needs.Krista Schuett, Regional Recreation Coordinator for the Committee, says this is an update to...
Feb 03, 2020 Grande Prairie Regional Recreation Committee (from the GPRRC website)