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Federal funding will provide additional support to Alberta's child care sector
The Government of Canada is providing $72-million to Alberta's child care sector, to ensure child care providers meet the province's COVID-19 guidelines.. The Provincial Government has already distrib...
Sep 22, 2020

EPL warns of devastating effect of delay reopening stadiums
LONDON - Even the world's richest soccer league is worried that it can't function as normal much longer without fans in the stands. After the British government imposed new pandemic restrictions on Tu...
Sep 22, 2020

Vanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photos
LOS ANGELES - Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed...
Sep 22, 2020

Lennon's killer says he sought glory, deserved death penalty
ALBANY, N.Y. - The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a "despicable" act. Mark David Chapman made the comments in response to questions las...
Sep 22, 2020

State auditor: UC wrongly admitted well-connected students
SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California "inappropriately admitted" at least 64 wealthy students over the past six years as "favours to donors, family, and friends," according to an audit released...
Sep 22, 2020

Iran strikes defiant tone at UN under crushing US sanctions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East's worst coronavirus...
Sep 22, 2020

Andreescu out for rest of tennis season to focus on health and training
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu says she is taking the remainder of the tennis season off to focus on her health and training. The Canadian tennis star made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter. The decisio...
Sep 22, 2020

Grande Prairie RCMP warn of "highly concerning" substance found in seized drugs
The Grande Prairie RCMP have issued an alert for a new substance recently found in street drugs seized in the Swan City, which they say is known to be associated with overdoses and deaths.In July, pol...
Sep 22, 2020

Woman charged with mailing ricin to White House wrote note
WASHINGTON - A woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to "give up and remove your application for...
Sep 22, 2020

Grande Prairie PBR BuckWild event rescheduled for November 5-7
Those that were hoping to attend PBR's BuckWild event at Revolution Place will have to wait a little longer to get back into the stands.On Tuesday, PBR Canada announced in a statement that the Monster...
Sep 22, 2020