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No new COVID-19 cases in City of Grande Prairie, one in County
After reporting over 200 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days, Alberta added 143 new cases for October 6.Of those new cases, none were reported in the City of Grande Prairie, which remains with...
Oct 7, 2020
Veteran skip McCarville aiming for Scotties return in uncertain season
Veteran skip Krista McCarville has the blueprint down for how to approach a limited curling season. Her Thunder Bay, Ont.,-based team of Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala and Sarah Potts usually focus on t...
Oct 7, 2020
Edmonton Oilers bring forward Jesse Puljujarvi back with a two-year contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers retrieved a prized prospect in signing Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year contract. The fourth overall pick by Edmonton in the 2016 NHL entry draft split his first three pro...
Oct 7, 2020
Judge delays ruling on N. Carolina absentee ballot procedure
GREENSBORO, N.C. - A federal judge in North Carolina criticized an absentee ballot procedure giving voters more leeway to fix incomplete witness information, but said he'd issue a written ruling at a ...
Oct 7, 2020
Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through October
ORLANDO, Fla. - A panel of three appellate judges on Wednesday upheld a lower court order allowing the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October. But the panel struck down a p...
Oct 7, 2020
Grande Prairie-born defenceman selected by New Jersey in NHL Draft
Another Grande Prairie area product has been selected in the 2020 NHL Draft.Ethan Edwards, who was born in the Swan City, has been selected by the New Jersey Devils with the 120th pick in the fourth r...
Oct 7, 2020
International couples plan reunions in Canada under new travel exception
Alia Youssef and Mohamed El-Sawah have been in a long-distance relationship for the better part of a year, though they live just a 35-minute drive apart. Youssef lives in Windsor, Ont., El-Sawah in a ...
Oct 7, 2020
Alexis Lafreniere, fellow NHL hopefuls ready for pandemic-delayed NHL draft
Alexis Lafreniere was supposed to hear his named called in front of family, friends and an adoring crowd inside Montreal's Bell Centre.The presumptive top pick in the 2020 NHL draft from nearby St-Eus...
Oct 7, 2020
Fed officials cited risks if Congress fails to pass more aid
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials expressed concern at their most-recent meeting that the U.S. economy recovery could falter if Congress failed to approve another round of pandemic relief. The Fe...
Oct 7, 2020
Calgary company hired to manufacture 40 million medical masks
CALGARY - The Alberta government has contracted a Calgary company to provide more than 40 million medical masks over the next two years.Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the $60-million agree...
Oct 7, 2020