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UPDATE: Highway 2 open again after collision
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP advise that Highway 2 at Township Road 725 is now completely open.Grande Prairie RCMP Rural Officers are on the scene of a collision involving a semi-truck and a pickup tru...
Oct 03, 2022
Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women seek change ahead of Oct. 4 vigils
VANCOUVER - Family members of Indigenous women killed across British Columbia say police need to be held accountable and improve communication when they are investigating missing persons cases across ...
Oct 03, 2022
Legislation to temporarily boost GST rebate expected to pass this week
OTTAWA - Legislation to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians cope with high inflation is expected to pass the House of Commons later this week. Finance Minister Chry...
Oct 03, 2022
Changing census question raises concerns about language data: expert
OTTAWA - A Canadian polling expert is raising concerns about the results of the Statistics Canada language census after the order of two questions were swapped on the national questionnaire last year....
Oct 03, 2022
Report reveals toxic culture within Rowing Canada's high performance program
One of Canada's best women's rowers is recovering from an eating disorder that developed in 2019. It was her attempt to maintain a sense of control over what she said was an unhealthy relationship wit...
Oct 03, 2022
Officials: US to send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will soon deliver to Ukraine four more of the advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country's military gain momentum in its war with Russia. The High Mobility Ar...
Oct 03, 2022
Frustration with Ukraine war spills out on Russian state TV
Russia's retreat from a key Ukrainian city over the weekend elicited outcry from an unlikely crowd - state-run media outlets that typically cast Moscow's war in glowing terms. A series of embarrassing...
Oct 03, 2022
Senators goalie Cam Talbot out five-to-seven weeks with upper-body injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators will start the NHL season without goalie Cam Talbot after he suffered an upper-body injury. The team says Talbot, 35, will miss five-to-seven weeks due to the undisclosed ...
Oct 03, 2022
Hockey Canada lacks transparency, needs new leadership: sport minister
OTTAWA - Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is once again calling for change in Hockey Canada's leadership in the wake of new allegations against the troubled sporting body. The Globe and Mail reported Mo...
Oct 03, 2022
The County of Grande Prairie is getting ready to host the 100th annual Fire Prevention Week
The County of Grande Prairie is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week starting October 9.County Regional Fire Services is inviting the public to join firefighters and County Staff ...
Oct 03, 2022