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Suspicious Fire
A weekend fire in Grande Prairie is being called suspicious. An abandoned home on Aberdeen Avenue and 97th Street went up in flames early Sunday morning.
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Ab Min Wage
The president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says a minimum wage freeze doesnt make any sense. Guy Smith says $8.80 an hour isn’t enough for anyone to live on, and workers deserve better.
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Flat Beer Sales
Recent numbers from the Brewers Association show alberta took one of the hardest hits among the provinces in terms of beer sales last year. Bar owners in say more people must be drinking at home.
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Best in GP Biz
Some of the best in local business was saluted at the Chamber of Commerce Ball on the weekend. The ”Above and Beyond” Award for community work went to Victoria’s Attic. Prairie Coast Equipment won for for long-term business achievement. Stewart Wilson of GPR Industries was named business citizen of the year. Vince Vavrek was recognized [...]
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Shuttle
It was a perfect lift-off early this morning for the space shuttle endeavour. The shuttle and its crew of six blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre on one of the shuttle program’s last missions. Only four more shuttle flights are left.
