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Serena Williams gets wild-card entry for Wimbledon singles
LONDON - Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon this year, after all. The All England Club announced via Twitter on Tuesday that Williams was awarded a wild-card entry for singles. Williams has...
Jun 14, 2022
Auger-Aliassime advances to second round at Halle Open
HALLE, Germany - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the Halle Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over American Marcos Giron on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, seed...
Jun 14, 2022
Survey open for assessing on-street parking in College Park
The City of Grande Prairie is asking residents who live or regularly visit the College Park neighbourhood to participate in a short survey regarding on-street parking usage, issues and potential solut...
Jun 14, 2022
Federal government to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates: sources
OTTAWA - Sources confirm the Canadian government is putting an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and outbound international travellers and federally regulated workers. The government has b...
Jun 14, 2022
Construction can go ahead on the new Sunrise House shelter
Construction can go ahead on the replacement for the Sunrise House Youth Emergency Shelter.City Council approved a development permit at last night's meeting.The shelter will go up on 107 Avenue near ...
Jun 14, 2022
Biden to visit Israel and 'pariah' Saudi Arabia next month
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, the White House announced Tuesday. The decision to p...
Jun 14, 2022
Alberta taking final step in easing public health measures
Mandatory isolation and wearing a mask on public transit will no longer be required starting tomorrow.Minister of Health, Jason Copping says; "We need to live with COVID-19 while accepting that it wil...
Jun 14, 2022
City Hall asking for public input on snow removal
Grande Prairie city hall is going to ask people in Grande Prairie for their thoughts on snow removal.Council approved going ahead with online and in-person consultations at Monday's meeting by a unani...
Jun 14, 2022
High school students across Canada to be trained on how to administer naloxone
MONTREAL - Hundreds of thousands of high school students in Canada will be given training on how to respond to someone overdosing on opioids, including on how to inject naloxone - a drug used to rever...
Jun 14, 2022
Mandatory reporting of cyberattacks expected in security bill coming today
OTTAWA - Businesses and other private-sector organizations would be required to report ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks to the government under a federal bill to be tabled today. The legisl...
Jun 14, 2022