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Wolfpack rue missing home opener originally slated for Saturday in Toronto
TORONTO - This weekend was to have been Sonny Bill Williams' coming-out party in Toronto, with the former All Blacks star slated to make his Canadian debut for the Wolfpack before an expected sel...
Apr 16, 2020

Louis Armstrong org starts COVID-19 fund for jazz musicians
NEW YORK - The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic. The organization'...
Apr 16, 2020

Warmer temperatures returning to Grande Prairie
After a long winter, it appears temperatures are set to finally spring up in Grande Prairie.According to Environment Canada, Grande Prairie will get some cooler weather on Friday, but things will turn...
Apr 16, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP staff

Federal inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at prison in Mission, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - An inmate has died from an apparent complication related to COVID-19 at a prison in B.C. Correctional Services of Canada says it is the first death from the novel coronavi...
Apr 16, 2020

COVID-19 confirmed at Brooks beef plant, continuing care centre
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Brooks is confirming multiple cases of COVID-19 at the JBS Food Canada plant in that city and one case among the staff of Sunrise Gardens continuing care centre.A releas...
Apr 16, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81
NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill a...
Apr 16, 2020

Agriculture group wants Ottawa to prioritize aid to ensure food supply
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says Ottawa should make the industry a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, second to the health of Canadians, to ensure the country's food supply. Pr...
Apr 16, 2020

'Just killed 2 ppl:' A look at events in the La Loche school shooting
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will not hear the sentencing appeal of a student who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., in 2016. The rul...
Apr 16, 2020

Keystone XL pipeline permit cancelled by U.S. judge over endangered species concerns
A U.S. judge canceled a key permit Wednesday for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that's expected to stretch from Canada to Nebraska, another setback for the disputed project that got underway less than t...
Apr 16, 2020

Push to have Parliament resume stems from Canadians' frustrations, Tory MP says
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says his party's push for some kind of ongoing sitting of Parliament is born partially out of frustrations being voiced by Canadians over the federal response to COVID-19. B...
Apr 16, 2020