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Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public-health doctor said Monday.Dr. There...
Apr 06, 2020
Mike Vandekamp excited to return to Storm
A familiar face will be returning to the Grande Prairie Storm bench next season.The team announced Monday that Mike Vandekamp has signed a three-year deal to become the team's new Head Coach and Gener...
Apr 06, 2020 New Storm Head Coach and GM Mike Vandekamp. Photo: vipersdiehardfan.blogspot.com
No active cases of COVID-19 reported in City of Grande Prairie as of April 6
The province of Alberta has changed how they are reporting cases of COVID-19 in the province.As the province announced 98 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday, its aggregate data website was updat...
Apr 06, 2020 The province updated it's COVID-19 aggregate data reporting website, showing that the City of Grande Prairie has no active cases as of April 6 (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Woman scared for brother in Calgary long-term care home with COVID-19 outbreak
CALGARY - A Calgary woman says she's terrified for her brother who has a severe mental disability and is living in a long-term care home with an outbreak of COVID-19. Julie Nimmo's br...
Apr 06, 2020
Leafs' Matthews, Marner, Penguins' Marleau relive start of ageless friendship
Auston Matthews remembers returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs' hotel after dinner one night and finding something unexpected. It was a road trip early in the 2017-18 season, and when t...
Apr 06, 2020
Judge sides with woman accused of spying for Russia, orders new hearing
OTTAWA - A Russian-born woman who was barred from Canada for allegedly spying on behalf of Moscow will get another chance to argue her case. In a newly released ruling, Federal Court Ju...
Apr 06, 2020
Beloved Detroit Tigers star Al Kaline dies at 85
DETROIT - Al Kaline, who spent his entire 22-season Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers and was known affectionately as "Mr. Tiger," died Monday. He was 85. John Morad, a friend of Kaline's, c...
Apr 06, 2020
Dana White says UFC 249 is on with Justin Gaethje taking on Tony Ferguson
UFC 249 is going ahead with Justin Gaethje stepping in for lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov against Tony Ferguson for the interim 155-pound title. UFC president Dana White tweeted the news Mon...
Apr 06, 2020
COVID-19 forces weekend warrior racers off the road, devastates race organizers
Donna Moore enters a road race almost every weekend. One after the other, they're cancelled or postponed. "My first cancellation was the St. Patrick's Day road race," said the 57-year-old from Airdrie...
Apr 06, 2020
British PM Johnson transferred to ICU with worsening COVID-19 symptoms
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were s...
Apr 06, 2020 Associated Press File Photo