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NHL players in Canada eager to see fans return: 'We missed them so much'
Nick Suzuki doesn't think he's ever skated faster. The Montreal Canadiens centre had played 61 consecutive regular-season and playoff contests inside cavernous arenas devoid of spectators. Then things...
Sep 24, 2021
Hundreds hold London vigil for slain primary school teacher
LONDON (AP) - Hundreds gathered Friday in southeast London to light candles and to mourn for slain primary school teacher Sabina Nessa while demanding an end to violence against women. Nessa's death -...
Sep 24, 2021
Ontario increases capacity for sporting events, ahead baseball playoffs, NHL season
TORONTO - Ontario is opening the door wider for fans at sporting events, just in time for the NHL season and baseball's stretch drive. Attendance for Maple Leaf and Raptors games at Scotiabank Arena w...
Sep 24, 2021
Catholic School District holding election forum October 7
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools will host an online election forum on October 7 for the candidates running in the trustee election.It will start at 7 pm that day on Zoom.Nine candidates...
Sep 24, 2021
Top court kicks back question of sealed docs in quashed murder case to lower court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has kept alive the CBC's efforts to unseal evidence pertaining to a now-quashed murder conviction from more than 30 years ago. The top court ruled Friday that the ...
Sep 24, 2021
Residents of Saugeen First Nation given expired COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for weeks
OTTAWA - A northern Ontario First Nation says Indigenous Services Canada gave residents expired doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 between Aug. 9 and Sept. 15. According to a statement from the ...
Sep 24, 2021
Emergency doctor says key parts of health triage have begun in Alberta
EDMONTON - The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta. Dr. Paul Parks says that in recent days some critically ill...
Sep 24, 2021
Wildfire danger level remains at moderate for Grande Prairie Forest Area
The wildfire danger level for the Grande Prairie Forest Area has been listed as moderate by Alberta Wildfire.Alberta Wildfires says that because of the cool forsty morning temperatures and breezy afte...
Sep 24, 2021
Storm to welcome fans back to Bonnetts Energy Centre Saturday with festival
The Grande Prairie Storm will be welcoming fans back to the Bonnetts Energy Centre on Saturday, September 25, as they play host to the Sherwood Park Crusaders.To celebrate the club's home opener, the ...
Sep 24, 2021
New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick has reimposed a state of emergency as the province's hospitals struggle to keep pace with a surge in COVID-19 infections. The province has recorded 866 new cases so far thi...
Sep 24, 2021