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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 478 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the province to 6,237. The province is a...
Apr 10, 2020
Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021
TOKYO - As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can't guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year - even with the long delay. Japanese ...
Apr 10, 2020
Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021
TOKYO - As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can't guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year - even with the long delay. Japanese ...
Apr 10, 2020
Grande Prairie Minor baseball shuts down house league season
Grande Prairie Minor Baseball's house league has become the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.The organization announced on Thursday that it's house league season for 2020 would be cancelled due ...
Apr 10, 2020 photo courtesy Grande Prairie Minor Baseball website
Consumer prices slump 0.4% as virus puts chill on spending
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices fell 0.4% in March, the largest decline in five years, revealing the downward pressure that the coronavirus pandemic is exerting on the cost of gasoline, airfares, hotel r...
Apr 10, 2020
City opens new indoor gardening program
The City of Grande Prairie has opened signups for a new indoor gardening program.Michelle Gairdner, Manager of the Energy Management and Environmental Services Department, says the program is free for...
Apr 10, 2020 Courtesy of the City of Grande Prairie
Easter services, celebrations across Canada adapt to COVID-19 restrictions
It took a global pandemic to change Deb Scime's Easter plans. Each year, about 50 relatives spanning four generations gather for a boisterous, pot luck brunch to celebrate a Christian holiday tha...
Apr 10, 2020
Local photographer picks up several international photography awards
Grande Prairie photographer Cassandra Jones continues to make noise on the international photography stage. Over the last several weeks, Jones has picked up some prestigious international awards in th...
Apr 10, 2020 Photo: Noelle Mirabella Photography
Yemen has 1st confirmed virus case, more than 10k in Israel
CAIRO - Yemen's internationally recognized government Friday announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the war-torn country, stoking fears that an outbreak could devastate an already crippl...
Apr 10, 2020
Tavares, group of Leafs make donation to front-line workers amid pandemic
TORONTO - John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital. As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic started to settle in the last few weeks - desperate calls for medical supplies, ...
Apr 10, 2020