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Canadiens sign defenceman Jeff Petry to four-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Jeff Petry to terms on a four-year contract extension. The deal has an average annual value of US$6.25 million. The 32-year-old Petry registere...
Sep 25, 2020
Milan Fashion: Marni avenges lockdown with global video
Milan Fashion Week continued in disjointed, discombobulated style for the third day on Friday, veering from the physical to the digital, with an uneasy eye fixed on the economic damage wrought by coro...
Sep 25, 2020
Festival of Trees returning to Evergreen Park in November
The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation's annual Festival of Trees event is still going on as scheduled this year despite COVID-19.With COVID-19 hanging around, this year's event will look a l...
Sep 25, 2020
Manitoba makes masks mandatory for Winnipeg as COVID-19 cases surge
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer is making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Winnipeg, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the capital city. Dr. Brent Roussi...
Sep 25, 2020
PACE executive sees need of Grande Prairie RCMP's new Domestic & Sexual Violence Unit
Grande Prairie RCMP has launched a new six-member Domestic and Sexual Violence Unit, designed to combat domestic and sexual violence in the city and surrounding areas, and help connect the victims to ...
Sep 25, 2020
County of Grande Prairie seeking testers for new website
The County of Grande Prairie is offering residents a chance to get a sneak peek at its new-look website, which is set to be rolled out later this year.The County will be hosting a testing session on F...
Sep 25, 2020
Former Senators head coach Paul MacLean joins Maple Leafs as assistant
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean as an assistant coach. MacLean led the Senators' coaching staff from 2011-15, guiding them to a 114-90-...
Sep 25, 2020
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
NEW YORK - First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of kids logging onto virtual school this...
Sep 25, 2020
Canada nears end to long, tortuous search for military rescue planes
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's long search for new rescue planes is nearly over as the federal government is formally showing off the first of 16 new aircraft on Canadian soil today. The unveiling a...
Sep 25, 2020
PM Trudeau 'disappointed' by RCMP treatment of Sikh officers over mask issue
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is very disappointed that Sikh RCMP officers have been reassigned during the pandemic because their religiously mandated facial hair makes it difficult t...
Sep 25, 2020