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County issues fire and OHV ban, keeps campgrounds closed through May
UPDATE (Apr 17, 9:30 p.m.): The County of Grande Prairie has amended its fire ban to now allow fires in permanent recreational fire pits, as long as they are properly permitted. More details can be fo...
Apr 16, 2020
Connor Hellebuyck on Jets' season: 'We had something special going'
Connor Hellebuyck felt like his Winnipeg Jets were on the cusp of something special when the COVID-19 pandemic brought their season to a screeching halt. The team's star goalie could say the same abou...
Apr 16, 2020
Harry Balfour School wins National Inclusive Education Award
Harry Balfour School, which is part of the Peace Wapiti School Division, has won the National Inclusive Education Award from the Canadian Association for Community Living and its provincial member ass...
Apr 16, 2020
Trudeau, premiers to focus on topping up pay for workers in long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial and territorial leaders will speak tonight about ways to better protect those in long-term care facilities, which have been hardest hit by the&nbs...
Apr 16, 2020
Former CFL star quarterback Flutie feels commissioner Ambrosie's pain
TORONTO - Doug Flutie can feel CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's pain. Ambrosie continues to discuss potential contingency plans for the 2020 CFL season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Apr 16, 2020
Pandemic forces shuffling, cancellation of rodeos
All Canadian pro rodeos scheduled for May, and some into the summer months, have been postponed, rescheduled, or cancelled.Rodeo Canada has an updated schedule on its web site.Besides the Grande Prair...
Apr 16, 2020 Bull rider Jared Parsonage competes at the 2018 edition of Stompede. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.
Akim Aliu says he believes in second chances after Bill Peters hired by KHL team
Former NHL player Akim Aliu says he believes people deserve second chances, and that includes a coach who allegedly used racial slurs against him. Aliu said Thursday he's fine with Bill Peters re...
Apr 16, 2020
Ailing federal prisoner who fears COVID-19 awaits word on early release
OTTAWA - A inmate who has serious health problems and fears COVID-19 hopes to hear from the federal prison service today whether he will be let out of custody. Otherwise, Derrick Snow's case is s...
Apr 16, 2020
Former Jays exec Pat Gillick remembers Damaso Garcia as good player, good person
TORONTO - Former Blue Jays executive Pat Gillick remembers former Toronto second baseman Damaso Garcia as a "very good player and a very good person." Garcia, a two-time all-star who helped the young ...
Apr 16, 2020
Swan City Rotary Club to miss Cash and Camping Lottery for first time in 20 years
The Swan City Rotary Club announced last month that they have decided to cancel the 2020 Cash and Camping Lottery due to COVID-19. "Up until Cash and Camping this year, we ran forty consecutive lotter...
Apr 16, 2020