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Canada to host five international speedskating events in 2023-24
OTTAWA - Canada will host five international speedskating events in the 2023-24 season. Montreal will host back-to-back short-track speedskating World Cups on Oct. 20-22 and again on Oct. 27-29. The f...
Apr 19, 2023
No injuries in Mission Heights neighbourhood multi-home fire
On Wednesday morning shortly after 3:00 a.m., the Grande Prairie Fire Department responded toa report of a structure fire in the Mission Heights neighbourhood. Upon arrival, there were two homes invol...
Apr 19, 2023
Grande Spirit Foundation talks about new housing idea at city council
The Grande Spirit Foundation brought an idea for new housing in the Smith subdivision of Grande Prairie to city council's meeting on Monday. This was part of the discussion around a new location for a...
Apr 19, 2023
Cash and Camping ticket sales centre set to open
In-person ticket sales for this year's Rotary Cash and Camping lottery begin as of Wednesday morning (April 19th).The sales centre is located in the parking lot of the Great Northern Casino and will b...
Apr 19, 2023
UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year
NEW DELHI (AP) - India is on track to become the world's most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to data released by the United Nations on Wednesday. The So...
Apr 19, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Edmonton Oilers, trying to put a positive spin on blowing a two-goal lead on home ice in Monday's NHL playoff opener against the never-say-die Los Angeles Kings, insist there's no reason to panic....
Apr 19, 2023
In The News for April 19: How might a federal workers' strike impact you?
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 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 ... What we are watc...
Apr 19, 2023
No deal at union deadline; federal workers hit the picket lines as talks continue
OTTAWA - Negotiations are expected to continue despite thousands of members with Canada's largest federal public-service union walking off the job this morning at 12:01 a.m. ET. A late Tuesday news re...
Apr 19, 2023
'Slap in the face': Freeland's Disney Plus comment made her a villain, records show
OTTAWA - Once upon a time, Chrystia Freeland attempted to relate to Canadians' cost-of-living concerns with a personal anecdote - and it didn't produce a fairy-tale ending. "I personally, as a mother ...
Apr 19, 2023
Inquest hears Vancouver officer 'feared for safety" when meeting man killed by police
BURNABY, B.C. - The first officer to interact with a man who died after a beating that involved several Vancouver police officers has told a coroner's inquest that she wasn't thinking about mental hea...
Apr 19, 2023