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Sharks' Marleau breaks Howe's NHL games played record
LAS VEGAS - Patrick Marleau surpassed "Mr. Hockey" for the most games played in NHL history. Marleau skated in his 1,768th career game to break Gordie Howe's record when the San Jose Sharks took on th...
Apr 19, 2021
Work to start soon on new 12-storey mixed-use building at Park Hotel site
Work on a new building that will go where the Park Hotel used to sit in downtown Grande Prairie will soon start.It will be a 12-storey building. There will be 10-floors of residential with a total of ...
Apr 19, 2021
Letter from Health Minister among the highlights from Monday's City Council meeting
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council:Letter from Health Minister Tyler Shandro:In a letter to Council, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says ICU capacity at the QEII ho...
Apr 19, 2021
Walter Mondale, Carter's vice-president, dies at 93
MINNEAPOLIS - Former Vice-President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. He ...
Apr 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, April 19, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday April 19, 2021. There are 1,131,773 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,131,773 confirmed cases (88,327 active, 1...
Apr 19, 2021
First Nations on Vancouver Island celebrate B.C. Court of Appeal fisheries ruling
VANCOUVER - Canada must remedy problems in commercial fishery regulations arising from a legal battle that was first launched in 2003 by a group of Vancouver Island First Nations, the British Columbia...
Apr 19, 2021
B.C. to impose travel restrictions until May long weekend over COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia will impose travel restrictions to prevent movement outside of health regions as police set up roadside checks similar to those seen during the Christmas season. Premier Jo...
Apr 19, 2021
Highlights from the Liberal's 2021 federal budget
OTTAWA, ONT - The Liberals have unveiled their first federal budget in about two years.The government is betting that billions more in debt will pay itself back in economic growth by helping thousands...
Apr 19, 2021
Criminal pardons would be less expensive, easier to get under Liberal budget plan
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is moving ahead with long-simmering plans to make it easier and less expensive to obtain a criminal pardon. Proposals outlined in the federal budget Monday coul...
Apr 19, 2021
Federal Budget 2021: Long-term care standards, vaccine production in health plan
OTTAWA - The federal budget is promising billions to close gaps in long-term care and Canada's vaccine production laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the pandem...
Apr 19, 2021