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Scene of second fatal crash in the area this long weekend.

Woman dies in second crash near Grande Prairie this weekend

A 40 year-old Grande Prairie woman was killed in a crash that happened south of the city on Sunday....

12 year-old killed in ATV crash

Hinton RCMP were called to help a 12 year-old girl involved in an ATV crash in a rural area east of ...

Fatal crash near Grande Prairie;AB on Saturday;May 19;2012.

3-vehicle crash near Grande Prairie leaves one dead

A 68 year-old Grande Prairie man was killed Saturday in northwestern Alberta after his SUV was hit b...

Mulcair prepares for the long battle on oilsands

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is digging his heels in, gearing up for a battle on the Alberta oilsands t...

Suspect in custody after string of arsons in south Edmonton

Edmonton police have arrested a suspect in a string of eight arsons Saturday afternoon in south Edmo...

This photo provided by Facebook shows Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at their wedding ceremony in Palo Alto;Calif.;Saturday;May 19;2012. Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday. The ceremony took place in Zuckerberg's backyard before fewer than 100 guests;who all thought they were there to celebrate Chan's graduation.

Big week for Facebook's Zuckerberg: From IPO opening bells to wedding bells

SAN FRANCISCO - A day after the historic Facebook stock offering, Zuckerberg on Saturday wed 27-year...

FILE - In this May 15, 2007, file photo, The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb salutes the crowd after The Bee Gees were named BMI Icons during the 55th Annual BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Robin Gibb, co-founder of Bee Gees who defined disco era, dies at 62 after long cancer battle

LONDON - With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along wit...

FILE - In this June 3, 2010 file photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits, according to the guidelines published online Sunday, May 20, 2012, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Lung cancer scans advised for older, heavy smokers; no benefit for others: report

CHICAGO - New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but ...

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