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Two men go missing in northern B.C. near where body is found
DEASE LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in northern British Columbia are searching for two young Vancouver Island men whose vehicle was discovered on fire Friday in the same area where police say a body was...
Jul 22, 2019
Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's crime rate ticked up again in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, though it was still lower than it was a decade ago.The severity of crime also rose by two ...
Jul 22, 2019
Weiner Dogs take centre stage at Evergreen Park
As the old saying goes, every dog has its day.That day was this past Sunday at Evergreen Park as they held their first ever Weiner Dog Derby at the track.More than 3,000 Swan City residents were in at...
Jul 22, 2019 (photo credit to Angie Patterson)
Ribs raise funds for Rotary Club of Grande Prairie After Five
It was a fun and delicious weekend at the Montrose Cultural Centre as the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie after five held their first Rotary Rib Festival.The event wrapped up yesterday as Pistol Pete's,...
Jul 22, 2019 (photo credit to the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie After Five)
Budget negotiators close on debt, $1.3T spending deal
WASHINGTON - Negotiations between the Trump administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a critical debt and $1.3 trillion budget bill are on the cusp of a deal. That's according to aides on both ...
Jul 22, 2019
Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement
WASHINGTON - Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million peo...
Jul 22, 2019
Poor weather prevents attempt to free entangled North Atlantic right whale
HALIFAX - Poor weather conditions have forced a whale rescue team to postpone its bid to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale from fishing gear that is trailing from its head. The federa...
Jul 22, 2019
Jets sign defenceman Neal Pionk to two-year, $US6-million contract
WINNIPEG - Defenceman Neal Pionk has signed a two-year, US$6-million contract with the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced the signing of the restricted free agent on Sunday. The deal car...
Jul 22, 2019
NewsAlert: Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil swims to world gold
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil has won the country's first gold medal at the world aquatic championships. The 19-year-old from London, Ont., competing on her first senio...
Jul 22, 2019
Big crowd expected at Wembley council meeting
A big crowd is expected at tonight's Town Council meeting in Wembley.An organized group of residents has come out against having a crude-by-rail facility in the community.The Town is looking at a chan...
Jul 22, 2019 Council's meeting has been moved to Helen E. Taylor School as a large crowd is expected to share their views about the proposed land-use change (Photo: Facebook / Helen E. Taylor School)