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NEW YORK - A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself. Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film about the pop star that...

NEW YORK - Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have now lost a $600 a week boost in their unemployment checks. Retail sales ro...

WASHINGTON - The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism ripplin...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 16, 2020: There are 138,803 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,554 confirmed (including 5,785 deaths, 57,628 res...

Eighteen local businesses will benefit from the City's Crime Mitigation Grant. They will share nearly $50,000. The money is allocated to businesses that applied for help when it comes to improving sec...

At approximately 10:45 p.m. Tuesday night, the City of Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to a report of a trailer fire in the Swan City Trailer Court. Upon arrival at the scene, crews discovere...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 16 ... Wha...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will reveal today how the country's official measure of inflation fared in August, with expectations for another month of near-zero readings. In July, the annual pace of inf...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to wrap up two and a half days of cabinet meetings today aimed at plotting a course through the COVID-19 health crisis.Bold talk of an audacious plan to rebui...

Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population. Parks Canada has...