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Pete Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum
MANCHESTER, N.H. - There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience i...
Apr 24, 2019
First quarter home sales off to slower start than 2018
First quarter home sales in Grande Prairie and in the County saw a minor drop compared to the same time last year.Sales in the city dropped to a total of 259 through the first 3 months of 2019, 83 les...
Apr 24, 2019
Affable Green leader sets sight on potential P.E.I. election victory
CHARLOTTETOWN - An affable dentist with a distinct Scottish accent, Peter Bevan-Baker ran nine times for the Green party -federally and provincially - before finally winning a seat in the P....
Apr 24, 2019
GPFD reminding residents to "butt out" after house fires caused by smoking
The Grande Prairie Fire Department is reminding residents to "butt out" when finished smoking. The reminder comes after four separate structure fires occurred in the last two weeks which were caused b...
Apr 24, 2019 Cigarette causing a dangerous fire
Ethics commissioner opens probe into Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon
MONTREAL - Quebec's ethics commissioner has announced she is opening an investigation into Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon regarding assets he allegedly holds in private companies. The investi...
Apr 24, 2019
QuickSketch: Dennis King, the apparent next premier of Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Dennis King, leader of the P.E.I. Progressive Conservatives and the Island's apparent next premier. Age: 47. Early years: Grew up in Georgetown, P.E.I. Education: Graduated f...
Apr 24, 2019
Montreal native Nicholas Latifi off to solid start on Formula 2 race circuit
Practice makes perfect for Canadian Nicholas Latifi. The 23-year-old Montreal auto racer has started his third Formula 2 campaign impressively with a win and third-place finish from&nbs...
Apr 24, 2019
In the news today, April 24
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 24 --- VOTERS IN P.E.I. ELECT TORY MINORITY Voters in P.E.I. have shed their century-old embrace of the Island's two-party system, electing a&nb...
Apr 24, 2019
In the news today, April 22
Three stories in the news for Monday, April 22 --- FLOOD WATERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING IN QUEBEC, N.B. More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stackin...
Apr 24, 2019
Residents eye rising waters as Legault says new approach needed to flood relief
MONTREAL - Some 800 Canadian military personnel fanned out across Quebec on Monday, filling sandbags and aiding evacuations as Premier Francois Legault warned that climate change will i...
Apr 24, 2019