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Police say one person died after a crash near Smith
Slave Lake RCMP says one person died in a single-vehicle crash Friday near Smith.Police say they were called out at around 7:40 pm Friday night to a collision on Range Road 11A.They add the vehicle wa...
Dec 20, 2022
Bloc, NDP criticize Tory MP over refusal to help Quebec family of 'illegal refugees'
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois and New Democrat MPs are criticizing a Conservative colleague for refusing to help a Quebec family facing deportation and calling them "illegal refugees." Quebec MP Richard Marte...
Dec 20, 2022
Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years and 10 months in prison for hi...
Dec 20, 2022
County closing a section of Range Road 120 for bridge repairs
There will be a road closure in the County from today until Wednesday. A stretch of road along Range Road 120 will be closed in order for crews to do some bridge repairs. Northbound drivers will have ...
Dec 20, 2022
RCMP say one man died in a three-vehicle collision at Gold Creek
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP has reported a fatality at the scene.According to Mounties at approximately 9:09 a.m. they responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 40 at Gold Creek. Preliminary i...
Dec 20, 2022
B.C. snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate
VANCOUVER - One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia's south coast in years has prompted cancellations or delays, power outages and other inconveniences, but advocates for the imp...
Dec 20, 2022
New study shows that high rates of workplace injuries in Montreal involve immigrants
MONTREAL - A new study from a Montreal research institute for occupational health and safety estimates that up to 80 per cent of people who are injured at work in the city and require rehabilitation a...
Dec 20, 2022
Grande Prairie Athletics help four local families at Christmas with cash donation
The spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Grande Prairie, with many donations flooding in to families and organizations this month. The Grande Prairie Athletics have decided to join in on giving ba...
Dec 20, 2022
Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders' Summit taking place Jan. 10. The annual "Three Amigos" meeting will see Trudeau sitting down w...
Dec 20, 2022
Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports
QUEBEC - A new report from Quebec's anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports...
Dec 20, 2022