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All of Iqaluit's COVID-19 cases are adults, most in their 20s and 30s
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says all those currently infected with COVID-19 in Iqaluit are adults. Dr. Michael Patterson also says about three-quarters of them are in thei...
Apr 19, 2021
Alberta scientists urge adoption of bill that would protect against coal mining
EDMONTON - Some 35 scientists from the University of Alberta are urging the provincial government to rethink its plans for expanding coal-mining in the Rocky Mountains. The researchers, all from the u...
Apr 19, 2021
Raptors sign Japanese forward Yuta Watanabe to standard NBA contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Yuta Watanabe to a standard NBA contract. The six-foot-nine, 205-pound native of Yokohama, Japan is averaging four points, 3.3 rebounds and 13.4 minut...
Apr 19, 2021
UEFA could ban Super League players from Euro 2020, WCup
MONTREUX, Switzerland - Players at the 12 clubs setting up their own Super League could be banned from this year's European Championship and next year's World Cup, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin sa...
Apr 19, 2021
Canadian bowler Francois Lavoie wins PBA Super Slam and US$100,000
ANNANDALE, Va. - Canadian bowler Franois Lavoie has won the Guaranteed Rate PBA Super Slam. The 28-year-old from Quebec City, who now makes his home in Wichita, Kan., defeated PBA Players Championship...
Apr 19, 2021
Alberta man walking from Lethbridge to Edmonton in support of Lung Association
An Alberta man is taking a 500 kilometre-plus walk this summer.For the second straight year, Edmonton's Chris Sadleir is embarking on the Walk to Breathe, an initiative aimed at raising funds and awar...
Apr 19, 2021
Grade K-1 students from WRCS to shift to Alliance Church following fire
Kindergarten and Grade 1 students at Whispering Ridge Community School will be shifting over to the Grande Prairie Alliance Church for in-person classes later this week, following a fire earlier this ...
Apr 19, 2021
Notley to visit Grande Prairie virtually for 'Alberta's Future Conversation'
The leader of Alberta's official opposition will host a virtual conversation with Grande Prairie and area residents as part of her Alberta's Future Conversation virtual tour.Rachel Notley says her Alb...
Apr 19, 2021
Quebec and Ontario impose travel restrictions to slow surging COVID-19 variants
Ontario and Quebec have imposed new interprovincial travel restrictions in an effort to slow the surging COVID-19 variants that are putting increasing strain on Ontario's hospital system. Starting tod...
Apr 19, 2021
No injuries, multiple residents displaced following Avondale fire
A fire at a multi-family building in the Avondale neighbourhood in Grande Prairie late Sunday night has left multiple residents displaced, though no injuries have been reported.The Grande Prairie Fire...
Apr 19, 2021