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Pandemic means a longer commissioning process for the new hospital says Allard
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard says she has been getting a lot of questions about Highway 40, the new hospital, the economy, kids going back to school, and COVID-19.She says the pandemic has meant so...
Oct 2, 2020

Bernie Sanders resuming in-person campaigning to back Biden
WILMINGTON, Del. - Bernie Sanders is returning to in-person campaigning for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, heading to the battleground states of New Hampshire and...
Oct 2, 2020

Vancouver Whitecaps need 'gladiator mindset' in push for playoffs: coach
VANCOUVER - Marc Dos Santos says his Vancouver Whitecaps know the season isn't about to get any easier. Stationed in Portland, away from family, friends and their regular routines, the 'Caps (5-...
Oct 2, 2020

Local politicians react to Mayor Given not seeking a fourth term
Grande Prairie Mayor Bill Given has announced that he will not be seeking a fourth term as the Mayor of Grande Prairie after nearly 11 years at the helm, and his past decade of service is being rememb...
Oct 2, 2020

Shock, sympathy, criticism: World reacts to Trump infection
TOKYO - News that the world's most powerful man was infected with the world's most notorious disease drew instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and, of course, the ever-present outrag...
Oct 2, 2020

Trump COVID test and military exports: In The News for Oct. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 2 ... What ...
Oct 2, 2020

'Staying calm:' Nunavut's top doctor trying to keep Far North safe from COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, Dr. Michael Patterson is a household name. As the territory's chief public health officer, he leads the team responsible for keeping COVID-19 out of Nunavut's 25 c...
Oct 2, 2020

14 days of solitude: The lonely success of the 'Atlantic bubble'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Laurie Leek has spent four of the past eight weeks alone in her home in St. John's. She was alone for her birthday. She was alone in the weeks immediately following her mother...
Oct 2, 2020

Champagne says he will stop arms exports to Turkey if rights abuse uncovered
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's willing to halt military export permits to NATO ally Turkey if an investigation determines Canadian technology is leading to hum...
Oct 2, 2020

Teachers worried about their health, quality of education as they deal with COVID-19
OTTAWA - Kelly Main says she has never felt as exhausted and stressed during her 27 years of teaching high school as she has since returning to the classroom this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic.As ...
Oct 2, 2020