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Daren Zenner passes away
An obituary on the Bear Creek Funeral Home web site says Daren Zenner died suddenly on May 13. He would have turned 49 this year. The retired boxer grew up in Bezanson.His obituary says he won gold at...
May 22, 2020
Grande Prairie Salvation Army helps Fort Vermilion during evacuation
In late April, the town of Fort Vermillion was forced to evacuate following major flooding in the region. The flooding caused all 750 people in the community to leave their homes and evacuate in the m...
May 22, 2020
Boosting COVID-19 testing and signs in the sewage; In The News for May 22
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 May 22 ... --- C...
May 22, 2020
Canadian peacekeeping levels hit lowest level in more than 60 years
OTTAWA - Canada's contribution to peacekeeping has reached what is believed to be an all-time low, even as the Liberal government makes its final push to secure a coveted seat on the United Nations Se...
May 22, 2020
PM faces question: how will feds help ramp up COVID-19 testing, contact tracing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be under pressure today to detail how the federal government will help provinces massively scale up testing for COVID-19 as the country slowl...
May 22, 2020
Testing wastewater could give early warning of second wave of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Researchers in Canada say the best early warning system for a second wave of COVID-19 could be right beneath our feet - in the sewers. Several other countries have taken to testing wastewater...
May 22, 2020
Post-secondary students requiring practical skills concerned about education
Abbey Ferreira has wanted a career in the medical field since childhood, so she followed in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother and chose to become a nurse. As COVID-19 forced school closures,...
May 22, 2020
To shut down Snowbirds team after deadly crash would be 'tragic:' commander
Lt.-Col. Mike French and Capt. Jennifer Casey were soaring through the air, trying to bring hope to an anxious and fearful country with each dip and dive of their airplane. French, commander of t...
May 22, 2020
Canadian peacekeeping levels hit lowest level in more than 60 years
OTTAWA - Canada's contributions to peacekeeping have reached what is believed to be an all-time low even as the Liberal government makes its final push for a United Nations Security Council seat. UN f...
May 22, 2020
China to boost defence spending by lowest rate in years
BEIJING - China will boost defence spending by just 6.6% in 2020, the lowest rate in years as it battles an economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The figure announced Friday is down ...
May 21, 2020