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Feds promise help for surging COVID-19 test demand but won't OK rapid-test tech yet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to help provinces respond to soaring demands for COVID-19 testing but there is still no indication of when the government will approve th...
Sep 23, 2020
Robotic cat helping senior with dementia thrive
Sometimes you just need a friend to help keep you company and lift your spirits. So far, that has been the case for 82-year-old Grande Prairie native Bruno Sagmeister, who recently had a pet "cat" ado...
Sep 23, 2020
Five highlights from the speech from the throne
OTTAWA - In a new speech from the throne, the Liberal government detailed its plan to face the coming second wave of COVID-19, support Canadians and businesses that are still struggling because of the...
Sep 23, 2020
Canadian international Quinn hopes to start conversation, help young trans folk
There is only one name before Janine Beckie, Kadeisha Buchanan, Gabrielle Carle and the rest of the alphabetized Canadian women's soccer roster on the Canada Soccer website. Quinn. No first name. Just...
Sep 23, 2020
Senator Black to speak with Grande Prairie leaders, groups as part of virtual tour
Doug Black, an elected senator for Alberta, is doing a virtual tour through Alberta that will see him meet with local leaders and representatives from various sectors in a number of communities, inclu...
Sep 23, 2020
Liberals vow wage-subsidy extension to 2021, revamp of EI system in throne speech
OTTAWA - The Liberals are reversing course on a decision to wind down a federal wage subsidy, vowing in their throne speech to extend the program for businesses harmed by COVID-19 into next year. Over...
Sep 23, 2020
Another $9.1 million allocated for Grande Prairie infrastructure stimulus projects
Grande Prairie City Council has approved the allocation of more economic stimulus funding, which will go towards community infrastructure projects in the year 2021.At a special City Council meeting on...
Sep 23, 2020
California moves to end sales of new gas-powered cars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, a move he says will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35...
Sep 23, 2020
Greens expel Montreal lawyer from leadership race days before voting starts
OTTAWA - Montreal lawyer Meryam Haddad is appealing after the Green party expelled her from its leadership contest Tuesday.Haddad says she was informed Tuesday afternoon that the party was taking her ...
Sep 23, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Parties agree on hybrid House of Commons meetings through autumn
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will sit this fall with most MPs participating by video link so they can stay physically apart during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez intro...
Sep 23, 2020