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AUMA passes Request for Decision to keep provincial and federal issues off municipal ballots
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) has passed a Request for Decision that was brought forward by the City of Grande Prairie regarding municipal elections at the AUMA Municipal Leaders...
Jun 19, 2020
Local swimmer Minic verbally commits to University of Iowa for 2021
Catherine Minic, a 16-year-old, grade 11 student from Grande Priarie who swims out of the Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Club, has verbally accepted a scholarship to the University of Iowa to join the s...
Jun 19, 2020
Mouths to feed, no money coming in; rodeo stock contractors feel pandemic pain
CALGARY - Canada's rodeo stock contractors are caught between bulls and broncs and an empty bank account. Rodeos cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic means bucking stock isn't bring...
Jun 19, 2020
'Two Michaels' charged in China and policing the police; In The News for June 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 19 ... What...
Jun 19, 2020
O'Toole sidesteps clear definition, acknowledgment of systemic racism
TORONTO - As three Conservative leadership candidates acknowledged the need to address systemic racism in Canada, a fourth, Erin O'Toole, wouldn't say whether he believes it exists. A party member ask...
Jun 19, 2020
Trudeau pushes wage subsidy as another small business aid program is delayed
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a gourmet cafe in Quebec today to underline his plea to small business owners to use the federal wage subsidy program to rehire wo...
Jun 19, 2020
'Totally unacceptable:' Most independent investigators white, former officers
The majority of independent investigators delving into alleged police misconduct in Canada are white men who are former police officers. Seven provincial independent investigation units...
Jun 19, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territoires have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jun 19, 2020
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING - China has charged two detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada's arrest of a Huawei executive on U.S. charges. Chinese prosecutors said Friday that Michael Kovrig and Michael...
Jun 18, 2020
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING - China has charged two detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada's arrest of a Huawei executive on U.S. charges. Chinese prosecutors said Friday that Michael Kovrig and Michael...
Jun 18, 2020