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Ohio governor: Coronavirus health orders to end June 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is offering big lottery incentives - including a $1 million prize and college scholarships - in a last-ditch effort to get people vaccinated before the stat...
May 12, 2021
Oilers edge Canadiens 4-3 on Dominik Kahun's overtime winner
MONTREAL - Dominik Kahun scored the overtime winner for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-3 win Wednesday over the host Montreal Canadiens. Kahun went backhand to forehand on a feed from Leon Draisaitl to sc...
May 12, 2021
Alberta sees best March on record for oil production: ATB Financial
ATB Financial says the province just saw its best March on record when it comes to oil production.After pulling back in January and February, ATB Financial says the volume of daily oil production in A...
May 12, 2021
New disc golf course officially opens at Evergreen Park
The Grande Prairie Disc Golf Club and New Horizon Co-op officially opened the new disc golf course at Evergreen Park Wednesday.Construction on the 18-hole course began in the summer last year and was ...
May 12, 2021
Canadian Forces member charged in death of army reservist during training exercise
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces says it has charged one of its members in the death of an army reservist from British Columbia during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta last year. The mili...
May 12, 2021
Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
CHICAGO (AP) - Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father's and sisters' in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. He was 85. Pervis S...
May 12, 2021
BQ calls on Liberals to avoid pandemic election, despite voting non-confidence
OTTAWA - After repeatedly voting non-confidence in the minority Liberal government, the Bloc Quebecois is now calling on the government to do everything possible to avoid an election during the COVID-...
May 12, 2021
U.K. study says expect more reactions from mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines
Preliminary results of an ongoing study in the United Kingdom suggest alternating the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines causes more frequent mild to moderate symptoms, but there are no o...
May 12, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 38 new COVID-19 cases, 52 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 38 new cases of COVID-19 and 52 recoveries for Tuesday, May 11, bringing the active case total in the City down by 14 to 478.The County of Grande Prairie added 11 n...
May 12, 2021
Quebec's location and energy alternatives give it options if Line 5 closes: expert
QUEBEC - While political and business leaders across the country scramble to avoid a shutdown of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 pipeline, Quebec could be spared the most serious consequences if the oil stops ...
May 12, 2021