Author Archives:
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. There are 982,116 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 982,116 confirmed cases (47,864 active,...
Mar 31, 2021
Trudeau pushes back against Premier Ford's criticism of federal vaccine procurement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against Ontario Premier Doug Ford's accusation that the federal government's procurement of COVID-19 vaccines is a joke. Trudeau says he has assu...
Mar 31, 2021
Grande Prairie man charged for unrelated assaults; throwing knife at police
Authorities in Grande Prairie have charged a 30-year-old man for two alleged unrelated assaults of a woman and 12-year-old boy, which stem from an assault investigation at a home in the Mountview area...
Mar 31, 2021
Goaltender Thatcher Demko signs five-year extension with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Thatcher Demko to a five-year extension. Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini confirmed the signing on Twitter. No financial terms have been releas...
Mar 31, 2021
Governments investing in new vaccine-manufacturing plant in Toronto
TORONTO - A new influenza vaccine facility will be built in Toronto to help bolster Canada's biomanufacturing capacity, the federal government said as it announced the new project Wednesday.Innovation...
Mar 31, 2021
Grande Prairie records 24th death from COVID-19 as 42 new cases identified
The 24th death from COVID-19 has been recorded in the City of Grande Prairie, as there were 42 new cases identified in the Swan City for March 30.The fatality was one of three in the province reported...
Mar 31, 2021
Canadian cornerback St-Juste anxious to put in work to be impact player as NFL rookie
Canadian Benjamin St-Juste doesn't want to ease into the NFL as a rookie. The six-foot-three, 200-pound cornerback from the University of Minnesota is projected as a second-day selection in this year'...
Mar 31, 2021
Chelsea, Barcelona advance to Women's Champions League semifinals
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Chelsea and Barcelona advanced to the semifinals of the Women's Champions League on Wednesday. Pernille Harder scored against her former team to lead Chelsea to a 3-0 win over Wolf...
Mar 31, 2021
Man charged after Vancouver Masonic hall fire, two fires remain under investigation
VANCOUVER - Police say a 42-year-old man has been charged in relation to one of three fires at buildings operated by Freemasons in Metro Vancouver. They say Benjamin Kohlman has been charged with arso...
Mar 31, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP arrest two, seize drugs during traffic stop
The Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) has arrested two men from Grande Prairie following a traffic stop that led to a drug seizure.On March 28, the CRU was conducting a curfew check at a ...
Mar 31, 2021