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Grande Prairie filmmaker to tell story of local woman's journey through disability, perseverance
A local filmmaker has recently been named the recipient of $20,000 in funding thanks to the TELUS STORYHIVE project. TELUS put a call out to local filmmakers throughout Alberta and B.C. through the pr...
Jan 25, 2021
California: Criminal rings loot billions in jobless funds
LOS ANGELES - California officials say hackers, identity thieves and overseas criminal rings stole an estimated $11.4 billion in unemployment benefits last year. But the extent of the fraud might grow...
Jan 25, 2021
City of Grande Prairie adds six new COVID-19 cases, 22 recoveries
Alberta Health is reporting 362 new cases of COVID-19 for Sunday, January 23 in the province and that there are currently 9,337 active cases.Meanwhile, the City of Grande Prairie added six new cases t...
Jan 25, 2021
Four more Grande Prairie schools placed under COVID-19 alert status
A total of six Grande Prairie schools have now been placed under a COVID-19 alert status by Alberta Health (AH), meaning the schools have between two and four cases linked to them.In addition to the a...
Jan 25, 2021
After going weeks with no COVID cases, Nunavut community sees new infections
ARVIAT, Nunavut - The centre of Nunavut's COVID-19 outbreak is now facing a second outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Last week, Arviat, a community of about 2,800, reported its first new case since D...
Jan 25, 2021
Shandro: New COVID-19 variants present ‘serious threat'
Health Minister Tyler Shandro says Albertans aren't immune to the impacts of new variants of COVID-19 that have been circulating around the world."These new variants present a serious threat and a com...
Jan 25, 2021
R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after he scuffled with police officers during his arrest for not following coronavirus protocols and other rules at the AFC championsh...
Jan 25, 2021
‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year
The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar's jazz themed "Soul" and two of Chadwick Boseman's final films: the August Wilson adaptation "Ma Rainey's ...
Jan 25, 2021
R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after he scuffled with police officers during his arrest for not following coronavirus protocols and other rules at the AFC championsh...
Jan 25, 2021
Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after travel to Yukon: media reports
TORONTO - Officials with the Yukon government have confirmed the identities of a couple from Vancouver who allegedly travelled to a remote community last week to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine amid...
Jan 25, 2021