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Alberta criminalizes hospital protests, fines start at $1,000
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government is taking steps that it says will keep healthcare workers and patients safe.Premier Jason Kenney says there have been several anti-vaccination protests outside ...
Sep 28, 2021
33 trapped miners safe after rescue, 6 more on long trek out of mine near Sudbury
Thirty-three of 39 miners who were trapped underground in northern Ontario since Sunday have returned safely to the surface, the workers' union said Tuesday as a rescue operation continued. United Ste...
Sep 28, 2021
Texas inmate executed for fatally stabbing 2 brothers
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. Rick Rhoades, 57, was execute...
Sep 28, 2021
Alberta's Kenney rejects new health rules as COVID-19 cripples hospitals
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing consistently high COVID-19 cases that are pushing the health system to the brink of collapse, is rejecting new measures and a so-called "firebreak" lock...
Sep 28, 2021
Military officer should have grieved removal as head of vaccine campaign: Government
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer says if Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was unhappy with his removal as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout campaign, he should have filed a grievance with the military rather th...
Sep 28, 2021
Frost advisory issued for Grande Prairie area
Environment Canada has issued a frost advisory for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area Tuesday, as temperatures are expected to drop near the freezing point overnight.The weather o...
Sep 28, 2021
County granting GPRAVO $30K annually for three-year term
The County of Grande Prairie approved the Grande Prairie Regional Association of Volunteer Organizations (GPRAVO) request for $30,000 annual funding, over a three-year term. This means the association...
Sep 28, 2021
Women's hoops coach Thomaidis, Canada Basketball agree to part ways
TORONTO - Lisa Thomaidis will not return as head coach of Canada's national women's basketball team, ending a run of nearly a decade at the helm of the program. Canada Basketball said in a release Tue...
Sep 28, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats move receiver Bralon Addison from injured list to active roster
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats added receiver Bralon Addison to the active roster Monday. Addison, 27, has missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury. He was a CFL all-star in 2019 w...
Sep 28, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 16 new COVID-19 cases, 41 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 16 new cases of COVID-19 along with 41 recoveries for Monday, September 27, bringing the active case total in the city down by 25 to 483.In the County of Grande Prairi...
Sep 28, 2021