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Panik agrees to minor league deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO - The busy Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday to a minor league contract to keep second baseman Joe Panik, who will report to big league spring training. The 30-year-old hit .225 with one homer a...
Feb 12, 2021
China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions
BEIJING - Railway journeys in China during the usually frenetic Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of COVID-...
Feb 12, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 35,449 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,221,539 ...
Feb 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. There are 820,306 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 820,306 confirmed cases (36,944 active, 762...
Feb 12, 2021
N.L. delays full election after COVID-19 outbreak tied to U.K. variant
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer has called off all voting set for Saturday because of the province's COVID-19 outbreak.Bruce Chaulk says voting in the provincial...
Feb 12, 2021
Collaboration to bring French Bachelor of Education program through GPRC
Grande Prairie Regional College and the University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean announced they are collaborating to offer a French Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) program starting in the fall of 2021...
Feb 12, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Signature Support Services
An outbreak of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Signature Support Services in Grande Prairie Alberta Health says it has had six cases linked to it, all of which are active.This is the second outbreak to...
Feb 12, 2021
Two COVID-19 cases confirmed at Whispering Ridge Community School, St. Clement under alert status
More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Grande Prairie area schools.The Peace Wapiti Public School Division says two new cases have been confirmed in individuals from Whispering Ridge Community S...
Feb 12, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 20 new COVID-19 cases, 12 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 20 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 12 more recoveries. That raises the active case total in the city by eight to 190 as of the end of day February 11....
Feb 12, 2021
Stricter border controls for travellers to begin Feb. 22
OTTAWA - Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe. Forcing most who land at airports into a mand...
Feb 12, 2021