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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. There are 1,368,106 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,368,106 confirmed cases (44,785 activ...
May 26, 2021
Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021
GP Comp student earns $80,000 scholarship to University of Calgary
For the second time in as many years, a Grande Prairie Composite High School student has been named a winner of the Schulich Leader Scholarship, as Malana Loxam of Grande Prairie has been awarded an $...
May 26, 2021
Alberta's "Open for Summer" plan offers hope for residents: Mayor Clayton
Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton is feeling optimistic now that there are some more clearly defined targets that must be hit in order to see public health restrictions ease across Alberta, and most...
May 26, 2021
Ohio announces 1st winners of Vax-a-Million lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state said Wednesday a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio's $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize. The state also said a Dayton-area teen is t...
May 26, 2021
'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Carle, the beloved children's author and illustrator whose classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished li...
May 26, 2021
Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas (AP) - A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in South Texas. In an unusual spin from "Jaws," the gator...
May 26, 2021
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda on verge of joining select soccer company
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda can join a select group Thursday when the MAC Hermann Trophy winner is announced by the Missouri Athletic Club. The 22-year-old Oregon State junior is one of three male ...
May 26, 2021
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it is 'appalled' at discovery of severed bear paws
VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "appalled and horrified" at the "gruesome" discovery of severed bear paws in the province's Interior. The Conservation Officer Servic...
May 26, 2021
Grande Prairie records two new COVID-19 cases, 16 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added two new cases of COVID-19 and 16 recoveries for Tuesday, May 25, bringing the active case total in the city down by 14 to 121.That active case count is the lowest reco...
May 26, 2021