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Grande Prairie introduces autonomous snow-clearing robot
The City of Grande Prairie has introduced a new pilot project, in the form of an automated snow-clearing robot.The robot, called a R-T-1000 from Left Hand Robotics, is now clearing the trail around th...
Dec 26, 2019
Man dies following fire at motel in Cardston
CARDSTON - A man is dead after a fire at a motel in the southern Alberta town of Cardston.Shortly after midnight on Christmas Day, RCMP and Cardston County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) received...
Dec 26, 2019
No injuries after plane lands in field near Bear Lake
A small aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in a farmer's field northwest of the Grande Prairie Airport, shortly after take off on Christmas Day, after the plane's engine lost power.The p...
Dec 26, 2019
Liverpool goes 13 points clear of Leicester with 4-0 win
LEICESTER, England - First came the Champions League title, then the Club World Cup last week. Now, with a 13-point lead, Liverpool will surely be champions of England again by May. Leicester, the clo...
Dec 26, 2019
No injuries in B.C. train derailment, environmental crews assessing impacts: CN
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Canadian National says crews responded to a train derailment in eastern British Columbia on Thursday. The railway company said early reports suggest 26 railcars derailed along the tr...
Dec 26, 2019
Kevin Clark with a hat trick, Canada beats Trinec 4-1 to open Spengler Cup
DAVOS, Switzerland - Kevin Clark had a hat trick as the Canadian men's team opened the 2019 Spengler Cup with a 4-1 win over HC Ocelari Trinec on Thursday. Kris Versteeg also scored while Zachary Fuca...
Dec 26, 2019
World Junior Hockey Championship Roundup: Host Czechs open with 4-3 win over Russia
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Jan Jenik had a goal and an assist as the host Czech Republic opened the world junior hockey championship with a 4-3 win over Russia on Thursday. The 19-year-old Jenik -...
Dec 26, 2019
Canada roars back to beat the U.S. at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Alexis Lafreniere scored seven seconds after the United States tied the game late in the third period as Canada beat its North American rival 6-4 on Thursday in the...
Dec 26, 2019
Erdogan: Turkey lawmakers to vote on sending troops to Libya
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's president said Thursday that the U.N.-supported government in Libya has asked Ankara to send troops to help authorities in Tripoli defend the city from an offensive by rival ...
Dec 26, 2019
Afghan activist says Taliban freed 27 members of his group
KABUL - The Taliban released 27 peace activists Thursday, a day after they were abducted in an ambush on their convoy in western Afghanistan, a leader of the activist organization said. Phone lines we...
Dec 26, 2019