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No new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Peace Region Monday
No new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Peace as the province added 32 new cases for June 22. There are now 542 active cases in the province, with 7,041 having recovered. The North Zone current...
Jun 22, 2020
US moves to restrict Chinese media outlets as 'propaganda'
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration added four Chinese media outlets Monday to a list of organizations that should be considered "foreign missions" because of their ties to the government and the Co...
Jun 22, 2020
NHL pares down hub city shortlist, Canadian sites still in the running
The NHL has begun winnowing its possible locations to resume the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but all three potential Canadian cities are still in the running. The Blue Jackets were informed Mon...
Jun 22, 2020
Sportsnet considering computer-generated imagery, pumped-in noise if NHL resumes
Rogers Sports & Media president Jordan Banks said he's determined to give viewers the energy and real-time reaction of a regular NHL broadcast if hockey resumes play in empty arenas this summ...
Jun 22, 2020
Iran commits to handing over PS752 black boxes, start compensation talks: Ottawa
Ottawa says Iran's foreign minister has committed to sending the flight recorders from the civilian airliner it shot down in January to be analyzed in France without delay. The federal government...
Jun 22, 2020
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
UPDATE: June 25, 9:30 a.m.: Grande Prairie RCMP say Katie Mcfadzen (Guthrie) has been located, safe and unharmed.Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating Katie Mcfadzen (Gut...
Jun 22, 2020
Two Peace Region athletes invited to Canada's U-18 Women's Development Team summer camp
A couple of Peace Region athletes will be attending Hockey Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Summer Camp.Spirit River's Dayle Ross and Brooke Disher from Fort St. John have both been invited to ...
Jun 22, 2020
Auditor General says she needs bigger funding boost due to pandemic demands
OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan says she is asking the government for more money because of the unprecedented demands the COVID-19 pandemic has put on her office. Hogan is putting the government ...
Jun 22, 2020
RCMP requesting help in locating missing Grande Prairie teen
Grande Prairie RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating 18-year-old Tayven Standingribbon, who was last seen in Grande Prairie on June 18.Tayven is described as5'9" and 160 lbsBlack hai...
Jun 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' hajj due to virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that because of the coronavirus only "very limited numbers" of people will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that traditionally d...
Jun 22, 2020