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Contract awarded for regional fire training centre construction
Draeger Safety Canada has been awarded the contract to build a new regional fire training centre in the County of Grande Prairie. No word on when construction will start on the $1.886 million facility...
Nov 30, 2022
County council highlights
County of Grande Prairie wrapped up their regular council meeting on Tuesday. Among the highlights were the approval of a three-year contract with Alphabet Childcare Foundation to provide childcare se...
Nov 30, 2022
County staff meeting forces several facilities to close for the afternoon
The County of Grande Prairie is holding an all-staff meeting Wednesday afternoon, and will therefore be closing all of its facilities beginning at 1:30 pm.Facilities that will be affected by the closu...
Nov 30, 2022
Ottawa to spend $1.2 million to replace and repair homes after mass stabbing
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - The federal government is to spend $1.2 million to repair and replace houses damaged during a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan nearly three months. Eleven people died and 18 wer...
Nov 30, 2022
IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle
BEIRUT (AP) - The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle recently, the group's spokesman said in audio released Wednesday. He gave no further det...
Nov 30, 2022
Canada finishes issuing $500M in government-backed bonds for Ukraine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $500 million in five-year bonds issued by Canada to support the Ukrainian government have been fully subscribed. Trudeau announced the results of the bond d...
Nov 30, 2022
Mike Weir named President Cup captain for 2024 event at Royal Montreal Golf Club
MONTREAL - Mike Weir will be the first Canadian to ever captain a Presidents Cup team. Weir was officially named the international team's captain on Wednesday morning at a news conference at the Bell ...
Nov 30, 2022
Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson showing he belongs among NHL elite
Jason Robertson was late to training camp after navigating a tricky contract negotiation. The winger didn't feel ready for the Dallas Stars' final exhibition game, preferring to use extra practice tim...
Nov 30, 2022
Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Dems' next generation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Con...
Nov 30, 2022
Canada coach John Herdman disputes Croatian counterpart's handshake take
DOHA, Qatar - Canada coach John Herdman is disputing his Croatian counterpart's account of why there was no handshake after their World Cup game. Herdman had antagonized the Croatian camp with a heate...
Nov 30, 2022