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ABP looking for Peace Country ranchers for a living labs research project
Grande Prairie, AB - Alberta Beef Producers is looking for ranchers from the Peace Country to take part in its living labs research project.Living labs include producer expertise and ABP wants to look...
Oct 13, 2022
Halloween Spooktacular Event planned for City Centre
A Halloween Spooktacular Event in the City Centre is being hosted through a partnership with the City of Grande Prairie and the DownTown Association. The event will run on Halloween night from 4 to 7 ...
Oct 13, 2022
Police fatality fallout and Emergencies Act inquiry launches: In The News for Oct. 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 13, 2022
Drought and moths push the trees of Vancouver's Stanley Park to the brink
VANCOUVER - First came the moths. Then came the drought. The trees of Stanley Park, typically the green jewel of Vancouver's downtown core, just can't catch a break. Experts say large numbers of brown...
Oct 13, 2022
B.C. First Nations seek action on sturgeon deaths, after court blamed declines on dam
VANCOUVER - Three British Columbia First Nations want the provincial and federal governments to live up to a nine-month-old court decision that said there is "overwhelming" evidence a dam on the Necha...
Oct 13, 2022
Climate Changed: Ontario wine producers seek solutions to extreme weather threats
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - One extremely cold day last winter was all it took to cause widespread damage to Bill Redelmeier's wine crops. Months later, the destruction was in full sight at Southbrook...
Oct 13, 2022
Inquiry into government's use of Emergencies Act starting today in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The public inquiry investigating the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act in February begins today in downtown Ottawa. Parties to the inquiry including "Freedom Convo...
Oct 13, 2022
McDavid scores hat trick, adds assist as Oilers comeback to defeat Canucks 5-3
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers battled back from a 3-0 deficit to take a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Leon Draisaitl re...
Oct 12, 2022
Ukraine's Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made kamikaze drones
KYIV, UKRAINE (AP) - Ukraine's capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones early Thursday morning, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens for t...
Oct 12, 2022
Jets sign first-round pick Brad Lambert to three-year, entry-level contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Brad Lambert to a three-year entry-level contract. The team announced Wednesday that Lambert's deal carries an average annual value of US$1.2 million a...
Oct 12, 2022