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Grande Prairie RCMP unveil new UTV as part of community engagement initiative
The Grande Prairie RCMP will be patrolling the trails and parks of the Swan City on a new set of wheels this spring and summer.The Grande Prairie detachment unveiled a new community engagement project...
May 21, 2021
Public health agency told about 'issue' facing Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin in late March
OTTAWA - The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada says he was told there was a potential "issue" facing the general leading Canada's vaccine distribution about eight weeks before he stepped...
May 21, 2021
Researcher behind ‘anti-Alberta’ inquiry says she has not backed off allegation
EDMONTON, May 21 The Canadian Press - Critics of a researcher whose work helped prompt Alberta's inquiry into anti-oilsands campaigns say she appears to have backed away from one of her main allegatio...
May 21, 2021
Canucks sign head coach Travis Green to multi-year contract extension
The Vancouver Canucks have signed head coach Travis Green to a multi-year contract extension. The Canucks are giving Green a vote of confidence after a tough season on the ice that saw the NHL club si...
May 21, 2021
Corey Conners drops out of lead after rough start to second round at PGA Championship
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Canada's Corey Conners has relinquished the lead at the PGA Championship. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., shot a 3-over 75 in Friday's second round after entering the day with a tw...
May 21, 2021
City to hold engagement sessions for land-use planning projects
The City of Grande Prairie is holding public engagement sessions surrounding land-use planning for two areas of the city next week.On Tuesday, May 25, the city is holding two online information sessio...
May 21, 2021
County resuming construction work on 162 Avenue Tuesday
Construction work on 162 Avenue in Clairmont will be starting up again following the long weekend.Work on the road just south of Highway 43X was started last year but was halted due to winter conditio...
May 21, 2021
Nunavut to ease restrictions in some Baffin communities; Iqaluit outbreak ongoing
IQALUIT - Nunavut's chief public health officer says it's safe to ease COVID-19 restrictions in communities in the Baffin region, except for Iqaluit and Kinngait where there are active cases. Dr. Mich...
May 21, 2021
Human error during construction led to sudden closure of major Montreal bridge
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it had no choice but to close a major bridge in Montreal because a company repairing the structure unintentionally damaged 40 reinforcement bars. Transport Minist...
May 21, 2021
Canada's COVID-19 vaccine efforts doubled over five weeks as daily cases drop
Canada's deputy chief medical officer says the country's COVID-19 vaccination rates have doubled in five weeks, reaching nearly 20 million doses administered to date, while daily cases continue to dec...
May 21, 2021