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Health experts ask federal leaders to commit to pharmacare
OTTAWA - More than 1,200 Canadian health care and public policy experts have signed an open letter to all federal party leaders calling on each of them to commit to implementi...
Aug 15, 2019
Kyrgios fined more than $100,000 for conduct in Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio - Nick Kyrgios has been fined $113,000 by the ATP after his second-round match at the Western & Southern Open. The tour announced the penalties Thursday, a day after Kyrgios insulted c...
Aug 15, 2019
Chief: Smoke detectors lacking at child care where 5 died
ERIE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania home child care centre where a fire killed five kids did not have enough working smoke detectors, the fire chief said Tuesday. There was one detector in the attic of the Har...
Aug 15, 2019
Canadian military reports steady decline in sexual-misconduct complaints
OTTAWA - Canada's military says it is making progress in its battle against sexual misconduct in the ranks, citing a new report that documents a steady decline in the number of complaints lodged with ...
Aug 15, 2019
Honours for Crystal Creek farm family
A Crystal Creek farm family has been saluted by the County of Grande Prairie. The Ray and Laurie Marcy family have been given the County's Pioneer Family Farming Award. It salutes those who have farme...
Aug 15, 2019 Pictured (l to r) Councillor Corey Beck (Agriculture Service Board Chair), Ray and Laurie Marcy and sons Spencer, Ryan, Travis (Amanda) and Division 1 Councillor Harold Bulford. Photo supplied by the County of Grande Prairie.
Testy exchange between Quebec immigration minister and UN refugee representative
Quebec's immigration minister says the province is resettling more than its share of refugees. Simon Jolin-Barrette made the comments today in a testy exchange with the representative in Canada of the...
Aug 15, 2019
Argos' quarterback Bethel-Thompson looking forward to rematch with Eskimos
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson is looking forward to facing the Edmonton Eskimos again. Bethel-Thompson finished just 6-of-18 passing for 90 yards with an interception July 25 when Edmonton (5-...
Aug 15, 2019
Wolfpack open playoffs at home next month as promotion push takes shape
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack know where and when they will take their next step toward promotion into the elite Super League. Still to be determined is who the trans-Atlantic rugby league team will ...
Aug 15, 2019
PARDS land sublease hopes to offer solution to problem area
The County of Grande Prairie has found a solution to a problem area southeast of the city.The County has been granted a crown disposition for a section of land to the south of the Pine Valley South su...
Aug 15, 2019 The land between the Pine Valley South subdivision and PARDS' new location would become more restricted as a result of the lease. (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)
Court update: Murder suspect granted bail, preliminary hearing in police-involved shooting, jail time after weapon pointed at police
The accused in a Peace Region murder case has been granted bail.Randy Stephen Fiddler was released on $25,000 bail with conditions attached after a July 31 court appearance in Grande Prairie.He was ch...
Aug 15, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith