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Longtime CP journalist Alan Black, known for being 'fast off the draw,' dies
Alan Black, a longtime journalist with The Canadian Press who worked 17 Olympics and was the "eyes and ears" of the national wire agency while most of the country was sleeping, has died. He was 64. Bl...
Oct 19, 2022
Hockey Canada announces women's hockey team coaching staff for upcoming season
Hockey Canada announced its coaching staff for the women's national team on Wednesday. Troy Ryan, who recently agreed to a four-year contract extension, remains at the helm. The extension, signed in A...
Oct 19, 2022
Air quality statement issued for Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview
Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area.It is recommended people take precautions to reduce their exposure to the smok...
Oct 19, 2022
Canada adds to Iran sanctions, targeting TV station, entities accused of torture
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more restrictions on Iranian officials with a focus on entities Ottawa is linking to propaganda and torture. The new sanctions target six people and four entities, includin...
Oct 19, 2022
Quebec father charged in killings of two children remains unable to appear in court
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec father accused of killing his two children in their home north of Montreal is still not able to appear before a judge. Kamaljit Arora, 45, was charged on Tuesday with two counts...
Oct 19, 2022
Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Small Business Week
Small Business Week started on Monday, October 17, and to celebrate the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting multiple events throughout the week. Chamber chair Tertius Genis says...
Oct 19, 2022
Disappointed with season, Whitecaps see need for small changes but not an overhaul
VANCOUVER - Missing the playoffs was a disappointment for the Vancouver Whitecaps but that doesn't mean the club needs a major overhaul during the off-season, Axel Schuster, the Major League Soccer te...
Oct 19, 2022
'Little window': Coal mine supporters hope for change under new Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Supporters of open-pit coal mining say there's a chance new mines could be built in Alberta's Rockies after comments from the province's new premier. "We're hoping with this little window w...
Oct 19, 2022
Israel: Forces kill Palestinian who shot dead female soldier
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian gunman who killed an Israeli soldier earlier this month was shot dead Wednesday after opening fire at a security guard at a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem, Israel's...
Oct 19, 2022
Vancouver task force on Indigenous rights releases report for city council
Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with a plan developed alongside the three First Nations on whose territo...
Oct 19, 2022