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Grande Prairie man killed in Highway 2 collision Friday
A Grande Prairie man has died following a collision north of Sexsmith along Highway 2 early Friday morning.Grande Prairie RCMP say a preliminary investigation shows a car was travelling northbound on ...
Feb 26, 2021
NYC steakhouse stunt: A wax Don Draper hanging at the bar
NEW YORK - It's a promotion that could be straight out of the "Mad Men" Don Draper playbook. Brooklyn's famed Peter Luger Steak House has teamed with Madame Tussauds to have celebrity wax figures ming...
Feb 26, 2021
WE Charity had multiple 'opening' ceremonies for Kenya school: former donor
OTTAWA - A man who helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for WE Charity says he believes two different groups of donors were told they had raised the money for a school in Kenya. Reed Cowan te...
Feb 26, 2021
Homan remains in top spot after stealing point in 10th end for win over Carey
CALGARY - Ontario's Rachel Homan kicked off play in the championship pool Friday with a 7-6 victory over Chelsea Carey of Team Wild Card One at the Canadian women's curling playdowns. Carey, who's fil...
Feb 26, 2021
Rush Limbaugh buried in private cemetery in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has been buried in a private cemetery in St. Louis, his family announced Friday. Limbaugh's widow, Kathryn, and his family said a private ceremon...
Feb 26, 2021
US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
WASHINGTON - U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic. The...
Feb 26, 2021
Maple Leafs, Oilers set for key three-game series atop North Division
The Toronto Maple Leafs can see the Edmonton Oilers in their rearview mirror. And that object is just as close as it appears. Toronto continues to lead the North Division standings, but hard-charging ...
Feb 26, 2021
No charges laid following Grimshaw hooded man investigation
The Peace Regional RCMP says no charges will be laid against the individual who wore a pillowcase as a COVID-19 mask that resembled a Klu Klux Klan hood on January 8 at the Grimshaw post office.On Jan...
Feb 26, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 12 new COVID-19 cases, 23 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 12 new cases of COVID-19 and 23 recoveries, lowering the active case total by 11 to 216 as of the end of day February 25.The County of Grande Prairie, meantime, added ...
Feb 26, 2021
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
LAGOS, Nigeria - Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. Police ...
Feb 26, 2021