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Residential snow clearing to start Monday in County of Grande Prairie
Snow removal in residential areas of the County of Grande Prairie will start on Monday, November 23. Crews will start in the Hamlet of Clairmont between 100 and 113 Avenue at 7 a.m. Monday. Once they ...
Nov 19, 2020
Opposition leaders briefed on alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Canada
OTTAWA - Federal opposition leaders have been given an advance look at grim new projections for the spread of COVID-19 in Canada.Updated modelling that is expected to show the number of new cases risi...
Nov 19, 2020
California imposes overnight curfew to curb coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could tax its health care syst...
Nov 19, 2020
CP NewsAlert: B.C. expands COVID-19 restrictions, orders masks in public spaces
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making it mandatory to wear masks in public spaces while social interactions will be under new restrictions until Dec. 7 because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Provincial...
Nov 19, 2020
Mnuchin rejects renewal of some Fed emergency loan programs
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he will not to extend several emergency loan programs set up with the Federal Reserve to support the economy in the midst of the coronaviru...
Nov 19, 2020
Net Gains: Canada's Branstine 'loves' her choice of college tennis, pro push can wait
A potential tennis career on the WTA Tour remains a distinct possibility for Carson Branstine. For now the two-time Grand Slam junior champ wants to make sure she broadens her horizons. The native of ...
Nov 19, 2020
Flynn has studied fellow small guards Lowry, VanVleet, admires how hard they compete
TORONTO - As the youngest of seven kids, Malachi Flynn grew up watching his older siblings play sports. His mom Kristi was always shuffling a least one sibling somewhere in the family van that seated ...
Nov 19, 2020
Grande Prairie adds eight new COVID-19 cases, Alberta adds 1,105
The City of Grande Prairie added eight new cases of COVID-19 for November 18, while the province added a record daily total of 1,105 new cases.The City also recorded seven more recoveries, raising the...
Nov 19, 2020
ASIRT investigating after suspect strikes Edmonton officer with vehicle, takes own life
EDMONTON - Police say a driver who hit and injured an officer with a stolen vehicle on a major freeway through Edmonton shot and killed himself.Officers were assisting with traffic control for the tra...
Nov 19, 2020
AIMCo chief executive to exit from Alberta’s embattled fund manager by June 2021
CALGARY - The chief executive of Alberta Investment Management Corp. is expected to leave the post by next June a few months earlier than planned before the Alberta fund manager's investment track rec...
Nov 19, 2020