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Storm netminder hopes Peace region will help him "Lift the Mask" on mental health
Grande Prairie Storm goaltender Connor McKenzie has launched an awareness and fundraising campaign that he hopes will shine the light on the importance of mental health. McKenzie feels the "Lift the M...
Oct 03, 2022
MPs debate second reading of dental care, targeted inflation relief
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say the Liberal dental-care and rental-housing relief legislation will only add to inflation without providing relief from the rising cost of living. MPs today are debat...
Oct 03, 2022
Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer
WASHINGTON - Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. The group of provi...
Oct 03, 2022
Harvest to be finished earlier than normal in Peace region
The Alberta crop report has been released for the last week of September. AFSC says the Peace region is behind most of the province for harvest, with only 81.1 per cent of major crops off as of Septem...
Oct 03, 2022
Sculpture honouring missing and forgotten Indigenous children installed in Blossoming Garden of Hope
On September 30, also National Day of Truth of Reconciliation, local artist Grant Berg's "Hole in the Sky" was installed in the Blossoming Garden of Hope at Maskwoteh Park. Berg says the piece represe...
Oct 03, 2022
EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case
Mississippi's largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state - including NFL...
Oct 03, 2022
EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case
Mississippi's largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state - including NFL...
Oct 03, 2022
B.C. legislature welcomes newest member, prepares for Premier Horgan to step down
VICTORIA - Politicians at British Columbia's legislature are celebrating the first pledge to the King for a newly elected member and are recognizing what's expected to be the last session as premier f...
Oct 03, 2022
Trump rallies drift to fringe ahead of potential 2024 bid
WARREN, Mich. (AP) - Paige Cole is one of the "Anons." The mother of three from Eastpointe, Michigan, says Joe Biden is a sham president and believes Donald Trump will soon be reinstated to the White ...
Oct 03, 2022
Canada, U.S. to play women's hockey Rivalry Series game in Nevada
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Canada and the U.S will meet in a women's hockey Rivalry Series game Dec. 15 in Henderson, Nev. The game announced Monday by USA Hockey will be the fourth in a seven-game ser...
Oct 03, 2022