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Restrictions easing Thursday under Stage 2 of Alberta’s reopening plan
Alberta is set to move into Stage 2 of the "Open for Summer" Plan on Thursday.This means an increase in the number of people allowed at outdoor social gatherings, restaurants can reopen to indoor dini...
Jun 09, 2021
Grande Prairie adds six COVID-19 recoveries, four new cases
The City of Grande Prairie added four new cases of COVID-19 and six recoveries on Tuesday, June 8, bringing the city's active case total down by two to 53.Six new cases and eight recoveries were recor...
Jun 09, 2021
Defender Bianca St-Georges happy to be healthy and back in camp with Canada
Bianca St-Georges' first call-up to the Canadian women's soccer team proved to be painful when she injured her knee in camp before the SheBelieves Cup in February, requiring surgery. "A freak accident...
Jun 09, 2021
Former AHS North Zone top doctor charged with sex offences released on conditions
The former lead medical officer for the AHS North Zone, who has been charged with counts of sexual assault and sexual interference out of Grande Prairie, has been released from custody on conditions f...
Jun 09, 2021
San Antonio base locked down for hour after gunfire reported
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday after military officials said gunfire was reported near a base gate. Two gunshots were reported h...
Jun 09, 2021
Grande Prairie's Martinez to fight Schulte Thursday after Pettis removed from PFL card
Thursday's Professional Fighting League (PFL) bout between Grande Prairie's Alexander Martinez and former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony "Showtime" Pettis will not go ahead.The two were scheduled to...
Jun 09, 2021
Nasal naloxone pilot project to launch in Edmonton this summer
The Alberta Government has announced plans to launch a pilot project that will see nasal naloxone kits distributed in Edmonton to help combat the opioid overdose epidemic.Nasal naloxone is a mist form...
Jun 09, 2021
Jason Kenney is Canada's least popular premier: Survey
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The popularity of Alberta's premier is about half of what it was when he was first sworn into office two years ago.A new study from polling agency Angus Reid Institute ranks the appro...
Jun 09, 2021
Quebec names ex-journalist to help Indigenous families find answers on missing kids
QUEBEC - Former journalist Anne Panasuk says a new Quebec law will allow Indigenous families to get closure about their missing children. Panasuk, an ex-Radio-Canada journalist who reported on missing...
Jun 09, 2021
Family awarded $30,000, court rules Quebec police watchdog statement wasn't impartial
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man who died after a 2017 police intervention has been awarded $30,000 in damages after suing the province's police watchdog. Koray Kevin Celik, 28, was intoxicated a...
Jun 09, 2021