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No change in Grande Prairie area COVID-19 cases over weekend
The province of Alberta added 130 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, while there was no change to case totals here in the Grande Prairie area over that time frame.The update is the first since Fr...
Jul 6, 2020
Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show
WASHINGTON - The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money from a federal program that probably softened job losses from the c...
Jul 6, 2020
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose
WASHINGTON - NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump blasted the racing organization for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the spor...
Jul 6, 2020
Spurs captain Lloris confronts Son during 1-0 win vs Everton
LONDON - Tottenham duo Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min had to be separated by teammates during a confrontation at halftime of a 1-0 victory over Everton in the English Premier League on Monday. As the s...
Jul 6, 2020
Pandemic slows disclosure of information to defence lawyers in RCMP secrets case
OTTAWA - A federal prosecutor says the disclosure of evidence to defence lawyers has "slowed significantly" in the case of Cameron Jay Ortis, an RCMP member charged with revealing secrets. Crown ...
Jul 6, 2020
New admissions barred at Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton amid growing COVID-19 outbreak
EDMONTON - A hospital in west Edmonton is tightening restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to increase at the facility.An outbreak at the Misericordia Community Hospital was first declared by Albert...
Jul 6, 2020
Overdose deaths increase by 93 per cent among B.C.'s First Nations
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority says 89 members of its community fatally overdosed from illicit drugs across British Columbia between January and May, an increase of 93 p...
Jul 6, 2020
MLS MVP Carlos Vela will skip LAFC's trip to Orlando tourney
LOS ANGELES - Major League Soccer MVP Carlos Vela will not accompany Los Angeles FC to the league's return tournament in Orlando this month. Vela announced his decision Monday, citing his concern for ...
Jul 6, 2020
Jasper National Park extends Restrictive Activity Order until August 31
Jasper National Park announced Monday that it has extended it's Restrictive Activity Order until August 31.The order was initially put in place on June 9, as a result of reports that a noticeable amou...
Jul 6, 2020
Peruvian Adrian Ugarizza leaves York 9, looks to find a place to play back home
TORONTO - York 9 FC has parted ways with Peruvian forward Adrian Ugarizza, who had yet to play in a game with the CPL side after signing in February. The Peruvian youth international came from Peru's ...
Jul 6, 2020