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Grande Prairie Airport releases May flight schedule
The Grande Prairie Airport has announced its updated flight schedule as both Air Canada and WestJet have reduced services to YQU.Following news that WestJet would be halting its Edmonton-Grande Prairi...
Apr 20, 2020 EverythingGP File Photo
Seventh resident of McLennan care home dies from COVID-19
A seventh resident of the Manoir du Lac continuing care facility in McLennan has died from COVID-19 Monday as four more Albertans have lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus.Alberta's Chief Med...
Apr 20, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
Many who knew N.S. gunman struggle to come to terms with killing spree
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Neighbours and schoolmates of the man responsible for a killing spree that left at least 19 people dead in northern Nova Scotia were attempting Monday to come&nb...
Apr 20, 2020
MLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparks
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek additional pay cuts if games are played in empty ballparks due to the coronavirus outbreak. Their anger was stoked l...
Apr 20, 2020
Pandemic strikes at a pivotal time in women's professional hockey
Women's professional hockey, already in upheaval, is facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jayna Hefford, the leader of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (P...
Apr 20, 2020
Trudeau promises stockpile policies to get overhaul to prevent waste
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will avoid destroying valuable medical equipment from the national stockpile from now on by making sure it gets used before it expires. Trudeau told ...
Apr 20, 2020
High River meat packing plant shutting down due to COVID-19 outbreak
CALGARY - The Cargill meat-packing plant in southern Alberta is temporarily shutting down as the result of COVID-19.The High River plant, which employs more than 2,000 workers, has been linked to over...
Apr 20, 2020 (Photo: Facebook / Cargill)
Negative oil price plunge a short term anomaly: analyst
CALGARY - A Calgary energy analyst says the plunge by benchmark U.S. crude oil prices into negative territory for the first time on Monday is a short-term anomaly that likely won't have a lasting effe...
Apr 20, 2020
Warner Bros. delays many releases including 'The Batman'
LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. is delaying a batch of theatrical releases including "The Batman" and "The Sopranos" prequel "The Many Saints of Newark." The studio says Monday that "The Sopranos" film wil...
Apr 20, 2020
Blue-chip NFL prospects Gallimore, Claypool top CFL scouting bureau list
TORONTO - Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool - both blue-chip prospects for this week's NFL draft - top the final CFL scouting bureau top-20 list....
Apr 20, 2020