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Man charged in drive-by shooting at 'Duck Dynasty' estate
WEST MONROE, La. - A man was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting at the Louisiana estate of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson. Daniel King Jr. was booked into a correctional centre afte...
Apr 27, 2020

Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms
NEW YORK - In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one sli...
Apr 27, 2020

King's Day at Home: Dutch monarch's birthday muted by virus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch national birthday party for their king was a muted affair Monday, dubbed King's Day at Home because of coronavirus restrictions. King Willem-Alexander was celebratin...
Apr 27, 2020

County launches interactive road closure web map
The County of Grande Prairie has launched an interactive web map to give motorists an idea of the locations of all road closures and washouts due to spring flooding. The map, which can be found at www...
Apr 27, 2020 Photo: County of Grande Prairie / Twitter

RCMP seek owners of recovered guitars
The Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for the rightful owners of two guitars that were recovered by police.The guitars were recovered, along with numerous other stolen items, on April 16, following the ...
Apr 27, 2020 Recovered guitars (photo courtesy of the Grande Prairie RCMP)

Hydroxychloroquine study enters second week with a call for more participation
The Alberta Hope COVID-19 study is on it's second week of testing hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for the novel coronavirus.The study, which is jointly run by researchers based out of the U...
Apr 27, 2020

Wage subsidies and crisis lines in crisis ; In The News for April 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 27 ... ---...
Apr 27, 2020

Crisis lines face volunteer, cash crunch even as COVID-19 drives surge in calls
OTTAWA - Despite a surge in demand due to COVID-19, many distress centres across Canada are dangerously close to folding thanks to major declines in both volunteers and revenue. Stephanie MacKendrick,...
Apr 27, 2020

Lawyers and advocates ponder the future of the jury system with COVID-19
CALGARY - The president of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers is worried the justice system will try to delay jury trials as it deals with COVID-19 at the expense of the r...
Apr 27, 2020

1-eyed squirrel with Instagram account is returned to nature
LAFAYETTE, La. - A one-eyed squirrel that gained a social media following is being returned to nature. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries took Willamina the squirrel from Emily Istre...
Apr 26, 2020