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Section of Range Road 70 temporarily closed for culvert replacement Tuesday
The County of Grande Prairie says a section of Range Road 70 between Township Road 712 and Highway 43 will be temporarily closed starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.Detours have been set up along Range R...
Nov 29, 2021
Province to ramp up case investigations for international travellers amid new variant concerns
EDMONTON, AB - There are no confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Alberta but the province is taking steps to stop any potential spread of it from occurring.Premier Jason Kenney said 1...
Nov 29, 2021
Whispering Ridge sees new modular classrooms placed over weekend
Whispering Ridge Community School welcomed several new modular classrooms on Saturday November 27, and students and staff at the school are anticipated to move into their new classrooms in the new yea...
Nov 29, 2021
Walker excited to represent Canada at 2022 Olympics
Beaverlodge's Geoff Walker is heading to Beijing in February to represent Canada's curling team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.Walker and Team Gushue earned the right to represent Canada at the Olym...
Nov 29, 2021
AHS mandatory vaccine policy for employees extends to December 13
Alberta Health Services has extended its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to December 13 for all AHS employees. This was announced on November 29, as the provincial government is directing AHS to...
Nov 29, 2021
EXPLAINER: What charges does Jussie Smollett face at trial?
CHICAGO (AP) - The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago have culminated in an ac...
Nov 29, 2021
Grande Prairie dips below 100 active COVID-19 cases
The City of Grande Prairie added 13 new cases of COVID-19 and 32 recoveries from November 26-28, bringing the active case total in the Swan City down to 88.In the County of Grande Prairie, there were ...
Nov 29, 2021
Inside the 'big wave' of misinformation targeted at Latinos
WASHINGTON (AP) - Before last year's presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his inauguration, another conspiracy theory spread online an...
Nov 29, 2021
Canada's residential addiction programs need national standards: expert
OTTAWA - An expert on substance use policy says there should be clearer standards for publicly funded residential addiction treatment programs in Canada. While health and safety standards for such fac...
Nov 29, 2021
Yukon's illicit overdose death toll now highest in Canada: coroner
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's Coroner's Service says the territory's opioid overdose rate per capita is now the highest in Canada with a reported 48.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Yukon chief coroner Heather Jon...
Nov 29, 2021