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Downtown Christmas Tree lightning going virtual on Sunday night
Grande Prairie's Annual Christmas Tree Lighting is going virtual this year amid COVID-19 gathering restrictions with a livestreaming event.Mayor Bill Given will officially light the tree in frotn of R...
Nov 27, 2020
Former NATO commander tapped to lead COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts
OTTAWA - A Canadian general who commanded NATO troops in Iraq has been tapped to lead the rollout of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Maj.-Gen. Dany...
Nov 27, 2020
Disney to lay off 4,000 more at California, Florida parks
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the industry. The annou...
Nov 27, 2020
Canada's Olympic champion wrestler Erica Wiebe eyes return to competition
Olympic champion wrestler Erica Wiebe feels it's time to get back on the competition mat. She and teammate Amar Dhesi of Surrey, B.C., intend to represent Canada at a December World Cup in Belgrade, S...
Nov 27, 2020
Trudeau says $542M bound for Indigenous bodies to set up child-welfare services
OTTAWA - The federal government is sending $542 million to Indigenous groups to help them set up welfare services for children and families, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. The Canadian gov...
Nov 27, 2020
Albertans encouraged to shop local for Black Friday sales
The Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Tourism is encouraging Albertans to use the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season to support local businesses.Martin Long asks that peo...
Nov 27, 2020
Ousted from Labrador Inuit government, ex-politician questions 'blood quantum' method
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A former member of Labrador's Inuit government is questioning the methods used to quantify whether he is sufficiently Indigenous after he was removed from his government roles last ...
Nov 27, 2020
Sportsnet parts ways with veteran Blue Jays announcer Mike Wilner
TORONTO - Rogers Sportsnet is parting ways with veteran Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Mike Wilner.The broadcaster announced the split on its Twitter feed Friday. A reason wasn't given for the deci...
Nov 27, 2020
World champion Jacques retires from Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team
Paralympian and world champion Maude Jacques has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team.Jacques first cracked the national team lineup and helped Canada capture ...
Nov 27, 2020
Snowfall warning issued for Grande Prairie area
A snowfall warning has been issued for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview area Friday, where as much as 20-25 centimetres of snow could fall by Saturday morning.The warning extends south to inc...
Nov 27, 2020