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Above seasonal temperatures expected this week throughout Peace Region
Grande Prairie and most of Alberta will start to see normal spring temperatures arrive this week. After what has been an interesting start to the spring, Sarah Hoffman, a meteorologist with Environmen...
Apr 12, 2021
Intelligence committee warns China, Russia targeting Canadian COVID-19 research
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in espionage attacks against Canada, according to a new report from Parliament's special intelligence committee, which repeatedly singles out concerns ...
Apr 12, 2021
Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson now part of England coaching setup
After representing Canada 181 times as a player and then serving as a Canada Soccer staff coach, Rhian Wilkinson will get a different view of the Canadian women when they play England on Tuesday in St...
Apr 12, 2021
‘My neighbour is plowing snow incorrectly!’ and other unnecessary 911 calls
Canada is marking National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and recognizing the work of operational communications centres during emergencies people face.However, Alberta RCMP say people are not a...
Apr 12, 2021
Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting cast
The Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help hand out statuettes. They'll be...
Apr 12, 2021
George Floyd's brother sheds tears on the stand
MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd's younger brother took the witness stand Monday and lovingly recalled how George used to make the best banana mayonnaise sandwiches, how George drilled him in catching a foo...
Apr 12, 2021
Canadian women's hockey team to open selection camp in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team starts a 47-player selection camp Wednesday in Halifax ahead of the women's world championship in Nova Scotia next month. The 10-country tournament May 6-16 ...
Apr 12, 2021
Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry for a three-day supply as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of ...
Apr 12, 2021
Alberta could look at loosening public health restrictions in May: Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney put a loose timeline on when Alberta could look at relaxing public health restrictions put in place last week and what it will take to get there.Kenney said that governmen...
Apr 12, 2021
Hythe pharmacy joins growing list of vaccination sites in the Grande Prairie region
The Hythe Guardian Pharmacy has joined the growing list of pharmacies offering COVID-19 vaccinations within the County of Grande Prairie's regional boundary.The pharmacy has just received their first ...
Apr 12, 2021