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Putellas wins women’s Ballon d’Or for second straight year
PARIS (AP) - Spanish player Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second straight year on Monday following another outstanding season with Barcelona. Putellas scored 42 goals and deliver...
Oct 17, 2022
Parti Québécois leader insists he won't swear oath to King before taking office
QUEBEC - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he believes he can sit in the legislature without swearing an oath to the King, even if the secretary general of the legislature says otherw...
Oct 17, 2022
NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war. Opposition critic Sarah Hoffman was referring to comments made by Smith ea...
Oct 17, 2022
Defending-champion Bombers only CFL team to have pinned down their playoff future
Five teams have clinched CFL playoff berths but only Zach Collaros and the Grey Cup-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers know when and where they'll be once the postseason begins. Winnipeg (league-best 14-3...
Oct 17, 2022
Wheelchair star Esther Vergeer on Tennis Hall of Fame ballot
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Dutch wheelchair star Esther Vergeer is among three new International Tennis Hall of Fame nominees for the Class of 2023 announced Monday, joining the half-dozen holdovers from th...
Oct 17, 2022
GPCR Unit seized six ounces of meth after locating stolen vehicles
On October 11 around 1 p.m., officers with the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit located two stolen vehicles at a gas station in Wembly and arrested two males who were attempting to flee.Mounties co...
Oct 17, 2022
Quebec City police officer faces charges after watchdog probed violent arrests
Quebec's police watchdog says an on-duty Quebec City officer caught on video in a pair of violent arrests last year is facing criminal charges. Jacob Picard, 27, was charged by way of summons with one...
Oct 17, 2022
Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius to miss season finale with spleen injury
Edmonton Elks starting quarterback Taylor Cornelius is set to miss the team's season finale due to a spleen injury, the team announced Monday. Cornelius suffered the injury on Saturday in the team's 2...
Oct 17, 2022
Crosby, McDavid, Oettinger named NHL's Three Stars of the week
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Jake Oettinger were named the NHL's three stars of the week on Monday. Crosby was named the first star as he led his Pittsburgh Penguins to two consecutive victories ...
Oct 17, 2022
County recognizes new members and outstanding protective services at joint awards ceremony
Last Thursday night, the County of Grande Prairie recognized and celebrated their Regional Fire Service and Regional Enforcement Services members with a graduation and service award ceremony. There wa...
Oct 17, 2022