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Arkansas governor signs transgender sports ban into law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, making the st...
Mar 25, 2021
Arkansas governor signs transgender sports ban into law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed a law banning transgender women and girls from competing in school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, making the st...
Mar 25, 2021
Canadian rider Michael Woods second in Stage 4 of Volta a Catalunya
Canadian rider Michael Woods finished second behind Colombian Esteban Chaves on Thursday in Stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya in Spain.The 34-year-old from Ottawa who rides for the Israel Start-Up Nati...
Mar 25, 2021
Texas death toll from February storm, outages surpasses 100
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas officials on Thursday raised the death toll from February's winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people - nearly doubling the state's initial tally following one of the wor...
Mar 25, 2021
24-hour gravel road ban in effect starting Saturday in County of Grande Prairie
Starting Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m., all County of Grande Prairie will have a 75 per cent axle weight road ban in effect 24 hours a day.The County first instituted a ban on March 15, but only betwe...
Mar 25, 2021
'My people need help:' Nunavut MP's report on housing decries living conditions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut member of Parliament says she won't forget the smell of mould that permeated through houses she visited across the territory last year. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq traveled to communiti...
Mar 25, 2021
AG warns infrastructure plan could miss target over lack of data, slow spending
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government can't show that the Liberals' $188-billion infrastructure plan is meeting its lofty goals, and warns the spending may fall short of expectation...
Mar 25, 2021
Suspect caught in attack on Montreal police officer that led to wrongful arrest
Montreal police say a suspect is to appear in court Friday in connection with a January attack on one of their officers that saw a wrongfully accused Black man arrested and held for six days. Ali Ngar...
Mar 25, 2021
COVID-19 restrictions led to fewer bylaw, traffic tickets issued in the County of Grande Prairie
With people moving their work to home offices and not going out as much due to COVID-19 restrictions, the County of Grande Prairie's Regional Enforcement Services noted a significant decrease in traff...
Mar 25, 2021
Grande Prairie records 24 new COVID-19 cases, 19 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 24 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 recoveries, increasing the number of active cases in the city to 174 as of the end of day Wednesday.The County of Grande Prairie added ...
Mar 25, 2021