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Man injured in ATV rollover near Grouard
High Prairie RCMP say a man is in stable condition in hospital after an ATV rollover.Mounties say they were called out at 11:46 p.m. Saturday to Township Road 706A and Highway 750 near Grouard.A 50-ye...
Oct 26, 2020
French doctor warns his country has 'lost control' of virus
PARIS - A French doctor warned Monday that his country has "lost control of the epidemic," a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases as nations across Europe enact...
Oct 26, 2020
Strikers in Belarus press for authoritarian leader's ouster
KYIV, Ukraine - Factory workers, students and business owners in Belarus on Monday began a strike to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after more than two months of conti...
Oct 26, 2020
Trump eyes hosting election night party at his DC hotel
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has his eye on hosting an election night party at his own hotel in the nation's capital. Over the weekend, the campaign pushed out fundraising emails in the preside...
Oct 26, 2020
High court won’t extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is siding with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day. The justices on Monday refused to reinstate a lower co...
Oct 26, 2020
Mayor says mandatory mask bylaw triggering a "wake up call" to community
With the triggering of the Temporary Mandatory Face Covering (Mask) Bylaw in the City of Grande Prairie, Mayor Bill Given says it serves as a reminder that the community must remain vigilant in the fa...
Oct 26, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. brings in new restrictions as COVID cases rise
VICTORIA - British Columbia's medical health officer is implementing new COVID-19 restrictions as infections rise. Dr. Bonnie Henry says gatherings are now limited to those in an immediate house...
Oct 26, 2020
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame administrator Alan Southard passes away at 92
TORONTO - Longtime soccer administrator Alan Southard, the first president of the Canadian Minor Soccer Association, has died at the age of 92.He passed away on Oct. 20.Southard was both a member of t...
Oct 26, 2020
Two-time Scotties champ Heather Nedohin to coach Team Kerri Einarson this season
Big-game skipping experience. Two national women's titles. Two world women's bronze medals and a world junior gold. There's plenty to like about Heather Nedohin's curling resume. In bringing her...
Oct 26, 2020
City of Grande Prairie adds 39 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
The City of Grande Prairie added 39 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, while the County of Grande Prairie added four new cases between Friday and Sunday. Those new cases come as the province of A...
Oct 26, 2020