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Grande Prairie City Council gets first look at proposed social services hub project
Grande Prairie City Council members got their first detailed look into the proposed Coordinated Care Campus at the site of the current Stonebridge Hotel during a Council Committee of the Whole meeting...
Jun 02, 2021
Grande Prairie records 27th COVID-19 fatality
The City of Grande Prairie has recorded its 27th death from COVID-19 complications since March of 2020.Alberta Health says the fatality was one of four reported to them over the last 24 hours and was ...
Jun 02, 2021
LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open cancelled for second year in a row
VANCOUVER - The LPGA Tour's lone Canadian stop will not take place for the second year in a row because of border restrictions and logistical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Golf Canada annou...
Jun 02, 2021
Minnesota United loans Canadian defender Callum Montgomery to San Diego Loyal
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota United has sent Canadian defender Callum Montgomery on loan to San Diego Loyal SC of the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2021 season. The 24-year-old from La...
Jun 02, 2021
State seeks 30 years for Chauvin; defense wants time served
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, but a defense attorney is asking that Derek Chauvin...
Jun 02, 2021
Ontario, Quebec lay out pandemic plans for schools
TORONTO - Students in the two provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 should be able to experience a "normal" return to school in the fall, officials said Wednesday as other provinces and territories looked...
Jun 02, 2021
Netanyahu opponents reach coalition deal to oust Israeli PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader. The d...
Jun 02, 2021
Trudeau to attend G7 Leaders' Summit in the United Kingdom next week in person
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will attend in person the G7 Leaders' Summit from June 11 to 13 and the NATO Summit on June 14 followed by the Canada-European Union Summit in B...
Jun 02, 2021
Canadians growing 'impatient' on border, Garneau says as businesses push to reopen
WASHINGTON - Tiny cracks of daylight are beginning to appear in the barriers that have kept people from casually crossing the Canada-U.S. border for the last 13 months - but they mostly seem to be on ...
Jun 02, 2021
Soldier cleared of charges related to alleged incidents in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been found not guilty of sexual assault and forcible confinement after prosecutors declined to present any evidence against him. Master Cpl. Anthony ...
Jun 02, 2021