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N Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumours
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturda...
May 1, 2020
Women's soccer claim of unequal pay tossed, can argue travel
A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women's national soccer team but allowed their allegation of discriminatory travel accommodations and medical support services to...
May 1, 2020
Union trying to stop Alberta meat plant with COVID-19 outbreak from reopening
CALGARY - A union is trying to halt the planned reopening of an Alberta beef-packing plant that has been the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak. There have been 921 cases of the virus at th...
May 1, 2020
Not mandatory: Alberta launches COVID-19 mobile contact-tracing app
EDMONTON - Alberta is launching a voluntary mobile app to expand contact tracing for COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. It's believed to be the first of its kind in Nort...
May 1, 2020
Thierry Henry notes positive changes in his return to MLS
There's been a shift in Major League Soccer in the relatively short time since Thierry Henry was a player. The former Arsenal star, now the new coach of the Montreal Impact, played for the New York Re...
May 1, 2020
Whitecaps raise funds for Vancouver Food Bank via sale of Carson Ting print
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have expanded their fundraising efforts during the pandemic to include the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. The MLS team has partnered with local artist Carson Ting who...
May 1, 2020
County of Grande Prairie to open campgrounds June 1
The County of Grande Prairie says it plans to re-open its campgrounds starting June 1, while day use areas will open up at some parks beginning Saturday for weekend use.Following Thursday's announceme...
May 1, 2020 Photo: Twitter / County of Grande Prairie
Second resident of High Prairie care home dies from COVID-19
Another resident of the J.B. Wood continuing care facility in High Prairie has died from COVID-19, as the province added 218 new cases of the disease to begin the month of May.The fatality was one of ...
May 1, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
County asking property owners to report flood-related damages by July 3
The County of Grande Prairie is asking owners of residential and non-residential properties to report flood damage by July 3.They are asking the owners to detail the damage to their property done by t...
May 1, 2020 Flooding in the County (County of Grande Prairie No. 1 / Facebook)
Alberta launches COVID-19 Contact Tracing app
The Alberta Government has launched the ABTraceTogether app, in an effort to identify and follow up with people who come in contact with individuals who are carrying COVID-19, and prevent the virus fr...
May 1, 2020 ABTraceTogether app (photo by Liam Verster)