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Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...
Dec 15, 2020
Given marks last council meeting as Mayor
Monday's city council meeting marked the last for Bill Given as Grande Prairie's Mayor."A lot of mixed emotions and I'm sure that if I think too hard about it right now, I would probably get very, ver...
Dec 14, 2020
County, RCMP exploring potential establishment of Clairmont detachment
The County of Grande Prairie says it and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are exploring a potential partnership that could see an RCMP Detachment established in Clairmont.At Monday's Council meeting,...
Dec 14, 2020
US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
WASHINGTON - U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspe...
Dec 14, 2020
City of Grande Prairie unveils New Year's Eve plans
The City of Grande Prairie has unveiled its New Year's Eve plans.This year's event will be distanced because of COVID-19, however, will still allow residents to have some fun while ringing in 2021."Ou...
Dec 14, 2020
City of Grande Prairie records seventh COVID-19 fatality
Alberta added a record of 1,887 new COVID-19 cases for Sunday, December 13. There are currently 21,123 active cases in the province. The record number of COVID-19 cases came as the province recorded 1...
Dec 14, 2020
Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president's baseless claims of election f...
Dec 14, 2020
Underdog Montreal Impact in for tough test against Honduran club CD Olimpia
Preparing to play has looked a little different for the Montreal Impact over the past few weeks. Instead of running on-field drills and refining tactics with teammates ahead of Tuesday's CONCACAF Cham...
Dec 14, 2020
US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 300,000 Monday just as the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots in a monumental campaign to conquer the outbreak. The number of dead rivals the popul...
Dec 14, 2020
Ottawa announces $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next decade
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Canadian government says it will spend $3.16 billion over the next ten years to plant two billion trees across the country. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan made the fu...
Dec 14, 2020