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Grande Prairie adds 13 new COVID-19 cases, four recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 13 new cases of COVID-19 for Sunday alongside four recoveries, bringing the City's active case total to 77 as of the end of day November 29.There was also one new case...
Nov 30, 2020
Former quarterback Brad Sinopoli can appreciate challenges Hinton faced with Broncos
Ottawa Redblacks receiver Brad Sinopoli fully understands the challenge Kendall Hinton faced Sunday with the Denver Broncos.The NFL club activated the rookie receiver from the practice roster to becom...
Nov 30, 2020
Owner of missing diamond-covered eagle loses latest round in insurance fight
VANCOUVER - A legal battle over a missing diamond-encrusted eagle statue valued at nearly $1 million will continue, more than four years after the artwork was stolen during a robbery in Delta, B.C. In...
Nov 30, 2020
Fairview family seeking $2.8 million for drug that could cure son's rare disease
A Fairview family is asking for help in raising money for a drug that could help cure their son's rare disease.The Sych family is on the search for the drug Zolgensma, a drug that helps those who suff...
Nov 30, 2020
Mo Farsi adds to trophy cabinet, wins Canadian Futsal Player of the Year Award
Mo Farsi added to his trophy cabinet Monday when he was named Canadian Futsal Player of the Year. Last week the 20-year-old from Montreal, a defender with Cavalry FC, collected the Canadian Premier Le...
Nov 30, 2020
Highlights of the federal government's fiscal update
OTTAWA - Key elements from the federal government's fiscal update, delivered by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Monday afternoon: The pandemic response from Ottawa. The total cost of the federal re...
Nov 30, 2020
Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budge...
Nov 30, 2020
Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's first fall mini-budget finds new funds for families and businesses and scratches a longtime provincial itch over transfer payments as she tries to find a ...
Nov 30, 2020
Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now
Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of mind - and large airlines notably absent. ...
Nov 30, 2020
Grande Prairie RCMP continue search for armed robbery suspects
Suspects sought in an armed robbery investigation in Grande Cache now have police in Grande Prairie on the lookout, which led to a heavy police presence in the area of Royal Oaks and Avondale Monday m...
Nov 30, 2020