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Construction of new Comp. High School to start soon
Construction is expected to start in a couple of weeks on a replacement for Grande Prairie's Comp. High School.The new one will be built at 105 Street and 112 Avenue, just.west and a bit south of the ...
Nov 01, 2019 The ball diamond in the background of Friday's ground breaking ceremony will be the new home of the Comp. High School. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

Apple shakes off iPhone slump to deliver strong fiscal 4Q
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone. Sales and revenue in the July-September quarter exceeded Wall Street...
Nov 01, 2019

Fallen Second World War soldier's medals donated to Calgary Goodwill
CALGARY - A Goodwill store in Calgary is trying to find relatives of a fallen Second World War soldier whose medals found their way into a donation pile. Manager Lorna Schnepf says an employee so...
Nov 01, 2019

Trial of former SNC-Lavalin exec hears how son of Libyan dictator helped company
MONTREAL - The fraud and corruption trial of a former SNC-Lavalin employee heard Friday how the son of the late Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadhafi, helped the Montreal-based engineering firm collec...
Nov 01, 2019

Injured endangered American white pelican faces long road to recovery
BURNABY, B.C. - An American white pelican stood in front of two mirrors in a tiny recovery room on Friday, stretching to reveal a glaring wound and messy feathers on its left wing. The endangered bird...
Nov 01, 2019

DHS official Wolf named acting head of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has named Chad Wolf to be the next acting head of Homeland Security, the fifth person in the job for this administration. Trump made the announcement Friday outside...
Nov 01, 2019

Hinch-clipped: McLaren boss calls IndyCar change business
The head of McLaren said Friday its IndyCar team will pay Canadian James Hinchcliffe not to drive for them in 2020, a change of direction for the organization set in motion when young driver Pato O'Wa...
Nov 01, 2019

Beto O'Rourke announces he's dropping 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising p...
Nov 01, 2019

Fires spare Reagan library but menace homes near Los Angeles
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - A wind-whipped outbreak of wildfires outside Los Angeles on Wednesday threatened thousands of homes and horse ranches, forced the smoky evacuation of elderly patients in wheelcha...
Nov 01, 2019

Maple Leafs sitting outside the playoffs as calendar flips to November
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs woke up Friday morning and found themselves in an uncomfortable position - on the outside looking in. Toronto was bumped from a playoff position Thursday night when the Montr...
Nov 01, 2019