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Youth Advisory Council to host documentary screening in support of mental health
As part of Youth Week 2021, the City of Grande Prairie's Youth Advisory Council will be hosting a virtual screening of the documentary Connecting the Dots on May 5.The purpose of the documentary is me...
Apr 26, 2021
No election yet as Liberal minority government survives third budget confidence vote
OTTAWA - With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget. The House of Commons approved Monday the governme...
Apr 26, 2021
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state's office announ...
Apr 26, 2021
Alberta to ease some restrictions on continuing care centres
Alberta will be easing some restrictions surrounding continuing care facilities, as many residents and staff at such facilities have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. There has also been a ...
Apr 26, 2021
Grande Prairie records 25th COVID-19 fatality, 47 new cases
The 25th death from COVID-19 has been recorded in the City of Grande Prairie.The death was one of two reported to Alberta Health in the North Zone over the last 24 hours. One was a man in his 40s whic...
Apr 26, 2021
Charles Spencer High School moving classes online for two weeks
Students at Charles Spencer High School in Grande Prairie will be moving to online classes for two weeks starting Tuesday. A number of COVID-19 cases and close contacts at the school have led to opera...
Apr 26, 2021
Alberta couple looking to appeal ruling on third trial in death of son
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta toddler's parents who have faced two trials in his death say they want to take an Appeal Court order for a third trial to the Supreme Court of Canada.David and Collet St...
Apr 26, 2021
RCMP say three dead after helicopter crashes near Resolute Bay in Nunavut
A helicopter trip to survey polar bear populations in the High Arctic ended tragically on the weekend in a crash that killed three people. RCMP said the chopper went down on Griffith Island, about 20 ...
Apr 26, 2021
Toronto FC confirms signing of Venezuelan international winger Yeferson Soteldo
Toronto FC has confirmed the signing of Venezuelan international winger Yeferson Soteldo as its third designated player. Brazil's Santos FC said goodbye to the 23-year-old on Saturday, putting out a n...
Apr 26, 2021
Alligator crashes Toronto FC practice in Florida ahead of matchup with Cruz Azul
Not that they needed a reminder that they're a long way from home, but Toronto FC players had an alligator crash their practice in Florida. "All I can tell you is this - there was an alligator, a mass...
Apr 26, 2021