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Ex-Canadian Football League player admits to college scam, sentencing in July
BOSTON - A former Canadian Football League player pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme by hiring someone take the SATs in place of his two sons. Vancouver bus...
Mar 13, 2020
Sports leagues and events in Grande Prairie canceled and postponed following COVID-19 outbreak
Grande Prairie Minor Hockey:Grande Prairie Minor Hockey has canceled its season after Hockey Canada decided to cancel all Hockey Canada sanctioned activities and events.President D.J. Golden says that...
Mar 13, 2020 Revolution Place. Photo Credit: EverythingGP
Postponements, cancellations, closures related to COVID-19
Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue is closed to the public. The staff and volunteers continue to care for the 125 animals at the facility. Donations can be dropped off at the donation bin outside the front d...
Mar 13, 2020
Ex-Canadian Football League player admits to college scam, sentencing in July
BOSTON - A former Canadian Football League player pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme by hiring someone take the SATs in place of his two sons. Vancouver bus...
Mar 13, 2020
World under-18 men's hockey championship cancelled
COLORADO SPRING, Colo. - The world under-18 men's hockey championship has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The event was scheduled for April 16-26 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor, Mich. Cana...
Mar 13, 2020
Movie theatres, for now, stay open nationwide
NEW YORK - Movie theatres have long acted as a refuge in times of war and recession. Their screens have flickered virtually unabated for the last century. But the coronavirus presents a rare case and ...
Mar 13, 2020
Grande Prairie schools remain open but are following AHS guidelines around COVID-19
As the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak forces events and sports to be cancelled or postponed, and facilities to close across Alberta, Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools plans to keep classroom...
Mar 13, 2020
Richard funeral closed to public because of COVID-19 concerns
MONTREAL - The funeral for former Montreal Canadiens captain Henri Richard on Monday will be closed to the public because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadiens announced the decision was made in res...
Mar 13, 2020
Peck now 16th at the Iditarod
Bezanson's Aaron Peck is in 16th place so far at the Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska. He made it to the Cripple checkpoint, 425 miles into the 975-mile race, just before 10 p.m. Alberta time last nig...
Mar 13, 2020 Photo from the Iditarod Trail Committee Facebook page
County of Grande Prairie taking precautions to minimize spread of COVID-19
The County of Grande Prairie says they are doing what they can to minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus. So far, events such as the Farm Family Banquet and the Agri-Show have been postponed. Da...
Mar 13, 2020