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One new case of COVID-19 in North, province amends self-isolation timelines
The Province of Alberta added 42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 301 cases. The North Zone, meantime, added one new cases for March 23, bringing the total t...
Mar 23, 2020
MD of Greenview declares State of Local Emergency
As COVID-19 continues to spread across Alberta, the Municipal District of Greenview has declared a State of Local Emergency.By doing this, the MD may take any action it deems necessary to deal with th...
Mar 23, 2020 MD of Greenview declares State of Local Emergency. Photo Credit: MD of Greenview
Former Olympian, head of Game Plan urges Canadian athletes to seek support
Canada's bold stance on the 2020 Tokyo Games doesn't come without a reckoning for the country's athletes. The decision to hold Canadians back from competing in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic G...
Mar 23, 2020
XFL players are now able to sign contracts with both CFL and NFL clubs
TORONTO - Players under contract to XFL teams are free to sign CFL deals now but GMs Marcel Desjardins and Kyle Walters aren't expecting an exodus of talent north of the border. The XFL has ...
Mar 23, 2020
Memorial Cup, CHL playoffs cancelled because of COVID-19
For the first time in 102 years, there will not be a showdown to determine Canada's major junior hockey champion. The 2020 Memorial Cup has been added to the list of cancelled sporting event...
Mar 23, 2020
COC's Tokyo decision brings back memories for athletes who missed 1980 Games
Time hasn't diminished the myriad of emotions Jay Triano felt in 1980. There was the euphoria of the Canadian men's basketball team qualifying for the Moscow Summer Games. Then days later came&nb...
Mar 23, 2020
NewsAlert:Kalen Schlatter found guilty of murder in killing of Tess Richey
TORONTO - A Toronto man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of a young woman whose body was found in an outdoor stairwell days after she went missing. Jurors con...
Mar 23, 2020
Kenney to snowbirds: "You must go directly home"
Premier Jason Kenney spoke directly and bluntly about some of the issues he is seeing across the province during the COVID-19 outbreak.During Monday's press conference where he outlined more economic ...
Mar 23, 2020
PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for a swath of death and destruction left behind after its fraying electrical grid ignited a 2018 ...
Mar 23, 2020
Local stores reduce hours, add extra time for seniors amid COVID-19
Local grocery stores are taking new measures in response to COVID-19.Below is a list of store changes happening in Grande Prairie and around the Peace Region.Save-on-Foods:Save-on-Foods has reduced it...
Mar 23, 2020 Save on Foods in Grande Prairie. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing