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Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Two senior administrati...
Nov 6, 2020
Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia US Senate runoff
ATLANTA - Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue's Senate seat. Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel was able to get enough votes...
Nov 6, 2020
Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential addiction treatment
The provincial government hopes to make it easier for those suffering from substance addiction to seek help.They are removing the typical $40 per day user fee for residential addiction treatment, whic...
Nov 6, 2020
Province wants to create Heroes Fund to help families of fallen first responders
The Alberta government has taken another step toward creating an Alberta's Heroes Fund to improve the benefits for families of first responders who die as a result of performing their duties.The gover...
Nov 6, 2020
Traffic signal work going at three locations this weekend
Traffic signal light work will be conducted at three intersections this weekend. The intersections will all be placed in red flashing mode, which will mean that the intersections will be treated as a ...
Nov 6, 2020
One person dead after rollover near Little Buffalo
Peace Regional RCMP say a 24-year-old woman from Cadotte Lake is dead after an SUV with five people inside rolled near Little Buffalo.Mounties were called out to the crash on Highway 986 just after 10...
Nov 6, 2020
Four Grande Prairie non-profits split $477,000 in provincial funding
Grande Prairie MLA and Minister of Municipal Affairs Tracy Allard was in Grande Prairie Friday to end the week with some good news for a few local non-profit organizations. Allard announced that the P...
Nov 6, 2020
New trial ordered for B.C. father 37 years after the murder of his two sons
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial in the case of a British Columbia father convicted of two counts of second-degree murder nearly 40 years ago. Tomas Yebes was found guilty in...
Nov 6, 2020
Fifteen person gathering limit in place for City, County of Grande Prairie
With cases of COVID-19 on a steep rise across Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney announced that all communities currently under an Alberta Health "Watch" status are now under a 15 person limit for all soci...
Nov 6, 2020
Dennis Fairall, who built a track dynasty with the Windsor Lancers, dies at 67
Dennis Fairall, a decorated track coach who built the Windsor Lancers into a Canadian varsity powerhouse, has died. He was 67. The University of Windsor confirmed Fairall's death Friday. He had been b...
Nov 6, 2020