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Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
WASHINGTON - A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument - and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a foghorn fr...
Feb 10, 2021
Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump's words
WASHINGTON - House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot as they painted Trump as a...
Feb 10, 2021
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78
LOS ANGELES - Larry Flynt, who turned Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. His nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., told The Associated...
Feb 10, 2021
One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...
Feb 10, 2021
Struggling Canucks hope practice, rest can help turn around dismal season
VANCOUVER - Coach Travis Green knows his Vancouver Canucks aren't feeling their best coming off a disastrous road swing. After dropping five games in a row, that's no surprise. "I'm not going to sit h...
Feb 10, 2021
GPMHA unveils what return to play will look like in Step 1
Grande Prairie Minor Hockey has unveiled how ice sessions will look like next week.As of February 16, minor hockey leagues across Alberta will be allowed to resume practices. While players and teams a...
Feb 10, 2021
Major League Soccer still mum on where Canadian teams will play in 2021
MLS commissioner Don Garber was short on optimism and answers Wednesday when asked whether the three Canadian teams might start the season in their home markets. "You know what is going on in Canada i...
Feb 10, 2021
NWJHL announces conclusion of 2020-21 regular season
The Northwest Junior Hockey League has announced it has concluded its 2020-21 season. The following statement was released by the league Wednesday afternoon:Senior and junior hockey leagues met with H...
Feb 10, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 24 new COVID-19 cases, 10 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 24 new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday while also adding 10 more recoveries. This brings the city's active case total up to 167 as of the end of day February 9.There was...
Feb 10, 2021
Two Grande Prairie men charged following multiple break and enters
The Grande Prairie RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit seized weapons and laid charges following an investigation into several break and enter complaints from December 2020 and January 2021.Over the last two ...
Feb 10, 2021