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'Chaotic' down south, concern up north as U.S. ends COVID border, immigration rules
WASHINGTON - It's a tale of two borders today as the U.S. braces for the end of its COVID-19 restrictions: chaos in the Rio Grande Valley and concern along the 49th parallel. President Joe Biden says ...
May 11, 2023
US ambassador accuses South Africa of providing arms to Russia; president cites investigation
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons to Russia via a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of C...
May 11, 2023
Canada women look to end HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series season on high note in France
A season of change wraps up this weekend in Toulouse, France, for the Canadian women's rugby sevens side. While the eighth-ranked Canadians have not made the podium as they have in the past, coach Jac...
May 11, 2023
Pakistan's Supreme Court orders release of former PM Imran Khan, after his arrest sparks violence
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of violence across the country by his suppo...
May 11, 2023
Slain officer identified, two others in hospital after shooting east of Ottawa: OPP
BOURGET, Ont. - One officer is dead and two others were injured early Thursday morning after they were shot in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said. The OPP commissioner said he an...
May 11, 2023
Over 200 homes assessed for damage in Dunes West wildfire, part of evacuation order adjusted
Evacuation order replaced by alert in select areaOn Wednesday, part of the evacuation order was lifted in the County of Grande Prairie for properties between Township Road 712 and Township Road 710 an...
May 11, 2023
In The News for May 11 : RCMP to start field-testing body-worn cameras
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 11, 2023
Official: Explosion at residential building in Germany injures 12 first responders
BERLIN (AP) - An explosion at a residential building in western Germany injured at least a dozen people Thursday, some of them seriously, a senior security official said. The interior minister of Nort...
May 11, 2023
Court update: Sentencing in manslaughter and stolen property cases, charges withdrawn or stayed in three others involving drugs
Alberta Justice says the death of a High Prairie man in October of 2019 has led to a sentence of just over three years for the accused.Darcy Lane Joseph Weesemat was given an 1,182 day sentence on a c...
May 11, 2023
City invites residents to public sessions and offers an online survey regarding the MDP review
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting residents to take part in public information sessions for the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) review. Taking place on May 16 and 18 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ...
May 11, 2023