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Wet'suwet'en agree to deal with government over rights and title
SMITHERS, B.C. - Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their ti...
Apr 30, 2020
Former NHL player Georges Laraque tests positive for COVID-19 virus
Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown. The vet...
Apr 30, 2020
Wolfpack miss out on British government emergency loan to prop up rugby league
The British government is providing 16 million pounds ($28.1 million) to "safeguard the immediate future" of rugby league, which has been grounded by the global pandemic. But funds from the emergency ...
Apr 30, 2020
Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline
BERKELEY, Calif. - Apple's profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hu...
Apr 30, 2020
Golf and camping: Alberta's emergence from COVID shutdown includes the outdoors
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. The gradual approach begins Friday with access to...
Apr 30, 2020
GP Comp student Patel earns major national scholarship
A Grande Prairie Composite High School student has earned himself a prestigious national scholarship for his outstanding academic achievements.Shubh Patel has been awarded a Schulich Leader Scholarshi...
Apr 30, 2020 GP Comp grad Shubh Patel has earned an $80,000 scholarship from the Schulich Foundation for his academic excellence and leadership in the school community (Photo: Shubh Patel / Facebook)
Weekend death in Grande Prairie ruled a homicide
An autopsy has determined that a 32-year-old man who died in Grande Prairie Saturday was murdered.The Chief Medical Examiner in Edmonton has ruled the death was a homicide. Police were called to a hom...
Apr 30, 2020 Telford Randall Howe is considered a person of interest in the suspicious death of a 32-year-old in Grande Prairie on Saturday (Photo: RCMP)
Grande Prairie confirms one new case of COVID-19, North Zone adds six
The province has confirmed 190 new cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, April 30. Alberta now has a total of 5,433 confirmed cases. Six new cases were identified in the North Zone on Thursday, bringing t...
Apr 30, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
Women in sport have mixed feelings about men's leagues asking for bailout money
Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League. A men's professional league ...
Apr 30, 2020
Reopened golf courses, campsites part of Alberta relaunch plan
EDMONTON - Alberta is planning to reopen dental offices and golf courses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic as early as Monday. The government says boat launches are also to be made accessible and...
Apr 30, 2020