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In 'Ma Rainey,' channeling the blues of August Wilson
NEW YORK - Like many of those involved in the making of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," it's not easy for Viola Davis to summarize what playwright August Wilson has meant to her except to answer, "Everyth...
Dec 16, 2020
B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time. Gillian McIntosh was given an emergency C-section...
Dec 16, 2020
Custom lighting at Centre 2000 sundial to help mark special occasions
The City of Grande Prairie and the Chamber of Commerce have joined together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Centre 2000 with the completion of a special lighting project.The City said in a releas...
Dec 16, 2020
Health Canada approval of Zolgensma comes as positive news for Fairview's Mighty Max
Fairview's Mighty Max and his family received some positive news on December 16 after Health Canada officially approved the drug Zolgensma for use in the country.Back in November, Max's father Bowden ...
Dec 16, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw says COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective
Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health is defending the short amount of time it took to develop and approve the first COVID-19 vaccines.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says it is "incredible" to think that, with...
Dec 16, 2020
Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of N.S. mass killer
HALIFAX - A widening portrait of how a Nova Scotia mass killer acquired his weapons and stockpiled cash emerged Wednesday in the latest court-ordered release of documents. An unidentified witness who ...
Dec 16, 2020
Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner looking to aim higher when NHL returns
TORONTO - Mitch Marner looked at his game in the aftermath of the Toronto Maple Leafs' disappointing summer and came to a conclusion. It's time to get to the net. The silky smooth winger has made his ...
Dec 16, 2020
Grande Prairie adds 17 new COVID-19 cases, 12 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 17 new cases of COVID-19 for December 15 alongside 12 more recoveries, bringing the City's active case total to 120.Six new cases were recorded in the County of Grande...
Dec 16, 2020
No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM hints
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding. In a year-end interview wit...
Dec 16, 2020
Brooke Henderson ready to put a cap on strange, successful 2020 LPGA season
Brooke Henderson wasn't sure how many tournaments she'd get into this LPGA season, or if she'd even tee off at all. At home with her family in Smiths Falls, Ont., while the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked h...
Dec 16, 2020