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Grande Prairie again adds 29 new COVID-19 cases, 28 recoveries
For the second day in a row, the City of Grande Prairie recorded 29 new cases of COVID-19 and 28 recoveries, raising the active case total in the city at 481 as of the end of day April 13.The County o...
Apr 14, 2021
AP sources: NCAA dumps requirement that transfers sit a year
Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition. The NCAA Division ...
Apr 14, 2021
Rings on the Horizon: Tokyo Summer Olympics hit 100 days out marker
After months of question marks, health concerns, event rescheduling, and general ambivalence about an Olympics being held in a pandemic, those famous rings are starting to shine a little brighter on t...
Apr 14, 2021
Storm to play Fort McMurray in second phase of AJHL regular-season
The Alberta Junior Hockey League has announced the next phase of their regular-season schedule.The league announced that the 12 teams competing will only play in a two-team cohort, smaller than the th...
Apr 14, 2021
Premier Francois Legault softens rules for outdoor mask use following criticism
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault softened some rules surrounding outdoor mask wearing on Wednesday, after opposition parties expressed concern about his government's confused messaging. On T...
Apr 14, 2021
Bichette hits 2nd homer in 9th, Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-4
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Bo Bichette homered twice, including a game-ending drive leading off the ninth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday. Bichette drove a pit...
Apr 14, 2021
Undrafted Montreal native Dort continues to turn smash "glass ceilings" in NBA
Nelson Osse sat with Luguentz Dort at the 2019 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in New York. The Montreal coach, who'd known Dort since he was 12, was there to share in the celebratory moment when Dor...
Apr 14, 2021
Ontario sees vaccine supply issues, Ottawa keeps AstraZeneca on the market
Ontario blamed a vaccine shortage in some areas on a delayed shipment Wednesday as Ottawa pledged to keep pumping out Oxford-AstraZeneca shots following a safety review that found the product's benefi...
Apr 14, 2021
Italian-Canadians to get formal apology for treatment during Second World War
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will issue a formal apology next month for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, 600 Italian-Ca...
Apr 14, 2021
Former Grande Prairie man's hockey career ends just short of reaching Gretzky's point total
A former Grande Prairie resident has had his hockey-playing career come to an end at the age of 77, coming up just short of "The Great One's" all-time points total - though he never played a game in t...
Apr 14, 2021