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Grande Prairie Public Library reopening full library beginning Monday
Beginning Monday, August 10, the Grande Prairie Public Library will be moving forward in its reopening plan, allowing users to browse the library's entire collection.Director of the GPPL Deb Cryderman...
Aug 7, 2020
Coyotes advance with 4-3 overtime win over Predators
EDMONTON - Brad Richardson scored on a rebound in overtime, Darcy Kuemper stopped 49 shots and the Arizona Coyotes advanced in the post-season for the first time in eight years with a 4-3 win over the...
Aug 7, 2020
Canadian man who was set to be deported from U.S. gets COVID in custody, dies
TORONTO - A Canadian man who contracted COVID-19 while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities has died, leaving his family shaken and looking for answers from governments on both sid...
Aug 7, 2020
US consumer borrowing up in June after 3 months of declines
WASHINGTON - The pandemic still has Americans easing off the plastic. U.S. consumer borrowing rose in June after three months of declines but the key category of credit card debt extended its decline....
Aug 7, 2020
Alberta adds 134 new COVID-19 cases, two new in Grande Prairie
After six straight days of reporting under 100 new cases of COVID-19, Alberta added 134 new cases on Thursday.Active cases in the province now sit at 1,125, as total recoveries topped 10,000 on Thursd...
Aug 7, 2020
Flyers looking good in expanded playoffs, but Vigneault fine with 16-team format
TORONTO - The Philadelphia Flyers have looked right at home playing in the NHL's expanded 24-team playoff format, but head coach Alain Vigneault isn't big on the idea of doing it for more than one sea...
Aug 7, 2020
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd to fight Jessy Miele in Bellator 244 co-main event
Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd will face Jessy (The Widowmaker) Miele on Aug. 21 in the co-main event of Bellator 244. It's the first fight for the 37-year-old from Port Moody, B.C., si...
Aug 7, 2020
Four potential buyers checking out the cash-strapped Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - Two new potential buyers are kicking the tires of the cash-strapped Toronto Wolfpack, bringing the number of interested parties to four. All face a deadline in acquiring the transatlantic ru...
Aug 7, 2020
RCMP lay manslaughter charge on 13-year-old in death of 10-year-old
MASKWACIS, Alta. - RCMP in central Alberta say a 13-year-old has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the death of a 10-year-old boy.Police say officers in Maskwacis, south of Edmonton, rece...
Aug 7, 2020
Freeland urges restraint with expenses following Rideau Hall renovations
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says public office holders should be mindful of how they spend taxpayer dollars, following a report on Rideau Hall renovations. The CBC reported T...
Aug 7, 2020