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Raptors ride strong 3rd quarter to 114-103 win over Nets
TAMPA, Fla. - Pascal Siakam had 27 points and nine rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors seized control in the third quarter in a 114-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wedn...
Apr 21, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 314,399 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,7...
Apr 21, 2021
Emergency parliamentary debate on pandemic devolves into partisan finger-pointing
OTTAWA - An emergency parliamentary debate that was supposed to be a forum for cross-party collaboration on better ways to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has devolved into another round of partisan fing...
Apr 21, 2021
All three Canadian MLS teams have got first round of COVID-19 vaccinations
SANDY, Utah - All three Canadian MLS teams have got their first shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Vancouver Whitecaps, who have set up shop at Real Salt Lake's Utah home due to pandemic-related borde...
Apr 21, 2021
Prince fans pay respects at Paisley Park 5 years after death
CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, welcomed back select fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death from inside his creative sanctuary. Some wore custom Pri...
Apr 21, 2021
Alberta adds 1,699 new COVID-19 cases; no local data Wednesday
Alberta recorded 1,699 new cases of COVID-19 for April 20, while no local data was shared Wednesday due to a technical issue with Alberta Health's reporting system.Chief medical officer of health Dr. ...
Apr 21, 2021
Local oilfield company donates truck to GPRC'S driver training program
Grande Prairie Regional College has received a donation of 2005 Western Star tractor-trailer truck from a local oilfield hauling company, something the College hopes will help get more trained trucker...
Apr 21, 2021
Southern Alberta boy, 7, finds dinosaur tooth
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A normal weekend hike for the Werbiski family turned into a 76-million-year-old discovery when seven-year-old Austin found a dinosaur tooth just outside of Redcliff, Alberta."Well w...
Apr 21, 2021
B.C. police say they take 'exception' to conducting roadblocks limiting travel
British Columbia's solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel later in the week as the province considers using roadblocks to limit the spread of...
Apr 21, 2021
Oliver's Funeral Home: serving Grande Prairie and the Peace Region since 1915
For over 100 years, Oliver's Funeral Home has been serving Grande Prairie and the Peace Region.Before moving to Grande Prairie in 1914, James Bowes (J.B.) Oliver was gaining experience in the funeral ...
Apr 21, 2021