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Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett flies under the radar back home
A showman and all-star with the Milwaukee Wave, Canadian Ian Bennett is a marquee goal-scorer in the Major Arena Soccer League. Still, the 36-year-old Hamilton native flies under the radar north ...
Apr 27, 2020

Ethics commissioner rules no foul in firing of election watchdog
EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner has rejected Opposition accusations that Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative caucus broke the rules when they fired the election official investig...
Apr 27, 2020

Maduro taps US fugitive to revamp Venezuela oil industry
MIAMI - President Nicols Maduro on Monday named a powerful ally sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug kingpin, along with a cousin of the late socialist leader Hugo Chvez, to revamp Venezuela's oil industr...
Apr 27, 2020

Horse co-owned by Grande Prairie man looks for big win in Arkansas
Five-year-old bay Sky Promise will look to end its meet at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas this Saturday on a high note in the Oaklawn Handicap. The horse is owned by Grande Prairie's Norm Tremb...
Apr 27, 2020 Sky Promise won the Temperence Hill Stakes in March at Oaklawn Park. Photo Credit: Sky Promise - Race Horse Facebook

Film festivals team up to offer free global fest on YouTube
NEW YORK - Film festivals worldwide are teaming up to launch "We Are One: A Global Film Festival," which will play out over 10 days and be available for free on YouTube. Tribeca Enterprises, the compa...
Apr 27, 2020

Comics keep laughs coming even with clubs closed by COVID-19
LOS ANGELES - Whenever she's down, Tiffany Haddish says she finds a good joke can bring her right back up. That's why the popular star of TV, film and stand-up decided to crack wise about ways to surv...
Apr 27, 2020

Michelle Obama documentary 'Becoming' to premiere on Netflix
NEW YORK - A documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled "Becoming" will premiere on Netflix next week, the streaming company announced Monday. The film, described as "an intimate look into the life...
Apr 27, 2020

NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest
MIAMI - The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone. The earliest that te...
Apr 27, 2020

Als GM Maciocia says he hasn't spoken to Green about returning to Alouettes
Montreal GM Danny Maciocia hasn't spoken to veteran receiver S.J. Green about finishing his CFL career with the Alouettes. Maciocia told reporters during a video conference Monday his primary focus of...
Apr 27, 2020

Rapid Relief Fund to continue momentum with matching donation program
Though the Dream Home Lottery has come to an end for 2020, the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie is going to continue on with its Rapid Relief Fund to help support area food banks through the COVID-19 pan...
Apr 27, 2020 Over $270,000 has been raised for area food banks from the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie's Rapid Relief Fund in April (Photo: Rotary Club of Grande Prairie's Dream Home Lottery / Facebook)