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Grades 11 and 12 going online at Beaverlodge Regional High due to COVID-19
A third Peace Region high school is partially shifting to online learning next week, as a case at Beaverlodge Regional High School has led the division to shift Grades 11 and 12 to at-home learning du...
Mar 28, 2021
13 new COVID-19 cases, eight recoveries recorded in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie added 13 new cases of COVID-19 and eight recoveries for Saturday, March 27, raising the number of active cases in the Swan City to 197.Eight new cases and two recoveries wer...
Mar 28, 2021
St. Joe's moving Grade 10-12 students online amid rising COVID-19 cases in division
The Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools says due to a "higher-than-average" number of COVID-19 cases in the division and a looming staff shortage, students from St Joseph Catholic High School...
Mar 28, 2021
Canada's World Cup qualifying game postponed due to missing Caymans COVID tests
BRADENTON, Fla. - Canada's World Cup qualifying match against the Cayman Islands, scheduled for Sunday, has been pushed back to Monday because of an issue with COVID-19 testing among the Cayman camp. ...
Mar 28, 2021
Toronto mayor urging those aged 70 and older to get vaccinated, many spots unfilled
Toronto's mayor is urging anyone 70 years or older to get vaccinated. John Tory says three new COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics will open Monday, but there are still many appointments unfilled. He sa...
Mar 28, 2021
Apology in the works for descendants of Canada's only all-Black battalion: minister
HALIFAX - Canada's defence minister has paid tribute Sunday to Canada's only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War.Harjit Sajjan has told a virtual event that the 600 members of the No. 2...
Mar 28, 2021
Hythe Regional School moving Junior High online as two more COVID-19 cases identified
Junior High students at Hythe Regional School will be moving to online learning for this upcoming week, as two more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in individuals from the school.These cases are...
Mar 28, 2021
After tough run with Sabres, Staal looking forward to fresh start in Montreal
MONTREAL - Eric Staal says he got goosebumps as he drove toward the Canadian border to start the next chapter of his NHL career. With the foundering Buffalo Sabres safely in his rear-view mirror, Staa...
Mar 28, 2021
Tories demand Trudeau testify on WE deal after Liberals reject hearing from PM staff
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to answer questions before a parliamentary committee on Monday about the Liberal government's now-dead deal with WE Char...
Mar 28, 2021
Wolverines pick up third straight win over Storm
After being near the top of the league since the restart, the Grande Prairie Storm's penalty killers hit a bit of a snag this weekend. After giving up three power-play goals in Drayton Valley on Frida...
Mar 28, 2021