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Mobile internet hot spots now being loaned out at Grande Prairie Public Library
The Grande Prairie Public Library (GPPL) is now able to loan out mobile hot spots to those who may not have access to the internet at home.Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Northweste...
Aug 4, 2020

United Way grant helping GP Pickleball Club finish construction of courts
The Grande Prairie Pickleball Club has received a $15,000 grant from the United Way, to help fund the construction of 12 pickleball courts at the GP Composite High School.These 10 permanent and two te...
Aug 4, 2020

Husband of DA charged with pulling gun on protesters in LA
LOS ANGELES - The husband of the Los Angeles district attorney has been charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter members who demonstrated outside the couple's home the day before the primary ...
Aug 4, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine efforts provide hope but no silver bullet to stop pandemic: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's top public health doctors warned Tuesday that vaccines in development for COVID-19 provide hope but will not mean an immediate end to the pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam says the Public He...
Aug 4, 2020

Military exercise in Arctic aims to send message without spreading COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada and some of its closest allies are launching a major naval exercise in the Arctic today that aims to send a message of unity without spreading COVID-19. The three-week training exercis...
Aug 4, 2020

Victims of Don Meredith say Senate compensation process 'totally unacceptable'
OTTAWA - Two women who worked for former senator Don Meredith say the independent process established by the Senate to determine compensation for Meredith's harassment victims...
Aug 4, 2020

Surface of Mars shows scars of glaciers just like Canada's High Arctic: study
VANCOUVER - The deep valleys scarred into the surface of Mars under thick sheets of ice show that the planet once mirrored the Canadian High Arctic, says a new study. Published Monday in the journal N...
Aug 4, 2020

First-year Argos head coach Dinwiddie dealing with COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty
TORONTO - There was no doubt in Ryan Dinwiddie's mind this off-season that he was ready to become a CFL head coach. But nothing could've prepared him for the challenge of preparing for his f...
Aug 4, 2020

COVID Alert app a help even if it works only on newer phones: Tam
OTTAWA - Answering criticism that the federal "COVID Alert" app only works on newer smartphones, Dr. Theresa Tam says it's one of many tools in fighting the novel coronavirus. The app released last we...
Aug 4, 2020

TikTok sale puts Canada between Trump and China, again, experts say
OTTAWA - The potential sale of social media platform TikTok to Microsoft is leaving Canada with a sense of deja vu. Experts say the country is once again being pressured to take sides i...
Aug 4, 2020