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Parking bans, residential snow removal return to Grande Prairie as of Thursday
The city says a parking ban will go into effect as of 7 a.m. Thursday morning on all permanent snow routes. That parking ban will be in place weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. until further notice. Meanw...
Feb 01, 2023
Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees arrives in Quebec City for tournament
QUEBEC - A team of preteen Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Quebec City, where they'll get the chance to compete in a renowned hockey tournament. The team of 11- and 12-year-olds landed in Montreal o...
Feb 01, 2023
‘Dances with Wolves’ actor to be charged in U.S. may have victims in Canada: police
CALGARY - Police in southern Alberta say they have been working with authorities in the United States in a sexual assault investigation involving a former actor in "Dances With Wolves."Nathan Lee Chas...
Feb 01, 2023
$1.1 million lost in Alberta due to “grandparent scams” in 2022: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Law enforcement agencies are warning about a significant increase in scams targeting Canadian seniors.The RCMP, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ...
Feb 01, 2023
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accepts role in Calgary advising law firm
CALGARY, AB - Jason Kenney, more than three months after stepping down as Alberta's premier, has landed a new role as a Calgary-based adviser in the law firm Bennett Jones.Kenney, who is also a former...
Feb 01, 2023
Israel says rocket intercepted, stages airstrikes in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Militants fired a rocket into Israel's south Wednesday, the army said, setting off sirens and raising already heightened tensions under the country's new ultranationalist gover...
Feb 01, 2023
Ron Sakamoto reflects on his career ahead of JUNOS special achievement award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A legendary music promoter from Lethbridge is set to receive a lifetime distinction at the 2023 JUNO Awards.Ron Sakamoto is the 2023 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement ...
Feb 01, 2023
Former Alberta top doctor, Deena Hinshaw, finds temporary public health post in B.C.
VICTORIA - The former chief medical officer of health in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, has a new short-term role as the deputy provincial health officer in British Columbia.B.C.'s provincial health offi...
Feb 01, 2023
Canadian Alphonso Davies scores as Bayern beat Mainz 4-0 to move on in German Cup
MAINZ, Germany (CP-AP) - Canadian Alphonso Davies scored 12 minutes after coming in off the bench to complete Bayern Munich's scoring in a 4-0 win at Mainz that moved the Bundesliga leader into the qu...
Feb 01, 2023
Inmate executed for fatally shooting Dallas officer in 2007
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase was executed on Wednesday. Wesley Ruiz, 43, received a lethal injectio...
Feb 01, 2023