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Grande Prairie's Davis finding baseball coaching success at University of Florida
Grande Prairie native Lars Davis is back on the diamond with the Florida Gators baseball program for his seventh season as a Volunteer Assistant Coach.Davis ended up at the University of Florida after...
Feb 08, 2021

Colombia will legalize undocumented Venezuelan migrants
BOGOTA - Colombia said Monday it will register hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently in the country without papers, in a bid to provide them with legal residence permits ...
Feb 08, 2021

Final Senate vote on assisted dying bill set for Feb. 17, days before court deadline
OTTAWA - Senators have agreed to put a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying to a final vote by Feb. 17. That would leave just over a week for the House of Commons to deal with any amen...
Feb 08, 2021

B.C. nurses finishing training to prescribe medication to battle addiction
VANCOUVER - Thirty registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in British Columbia are expected to complete their training this month to prescribe medication to those battling addiction to opi...
Feb 08, 2021

MLS, players approve amended collective bargaining agreement
Major League Soccer players have ratified an amended collective bargaining agreement after the league and the union avoided a lockout by striking a deal that runs through the 2027 season. The MLS Boar...
Feb 08, 2021

Extreme cold warning remains following bone chilling weekend in Grande Prairie
It was a bone-chilling weekend in the Grande Prairie area, but an Environment Canada Meteorologist says the temperatures recorded on Saturday and Sunday were not quite enough to surpass daily temperat...
Feb 08, 2021

Man facing arson charge after fire at Canada Revenue Agency headquarters
OTTAWA - A 33-year-old Ottawa man was scheduled to appear in court Monday after being arrested and charged with arson in connection with what police say was a fire at the Canada Revenue Agency's headq...
Feb 08, 2021

New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service
NEW YORK - The New York Philharmonic launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4.99 monthly. Initial selections include David...
Feb 08, 2021

Damian Warner and Co., built a multi-events training facility in old London arena
Damian Warner's training base is a 66-year-old unheated hockey arena that the City of London flagged for potential demolition more than a decade ago. But it's come to feel like home to the Canadian de...
Feb 08, 2021

Quebec man facing weapons charges after RCMP find weapons, homemade bombs
QUEBEC - A Quebec man is facing weapons charges after RCMP officers found about 10 homemade bombs as well as firearms, ammunition and weapons at his home. RCMP say in a news release that 47-year-old K...
Feb 08, 2021