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One new COVID-19 case in City of Grande Prairie, four recoveries in County
Alberta Health has confirmed 130 new cases of COVID-19 in the province for September 2, with one of those cases being identified in the City of Grande Prairie.There were also two more recoveries in th...
Sep 03, 2020

Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and more organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus restricti...
Sep 03, 2020

NHL announces long list of anti-racism and inclusion initiatives
TORONTO - The NHL unveiled a number of anti-racism initiatives Thursday, some eight months after the issue was brought to the forefront. In conjunction with NHL Players' Association, th...
Sep 03, 2020

Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and more organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus restricti...
Sep 03, 2020

Liberals and Conservatives both say they'll stop using COVID-19 wage subsidy
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative parties say they'll no longer use the federal government's wage-subsidy program. The program to subsidize worker pay by up to 75 per cent was meant to h...
Sep 03, 2020

Charges laid in Valleyview ATB fraud investigation dating back to 2014
The RCMP's Western Alberta District General Investigation Section (WAD GIS) has made an arrest in relation to an investigation into an alleged fraud that occurred at ATB Financial in Valleyview betwee...
Sep 03, 2020

Children harmed by on-reserve child welfare a step closer to compensation
OTTAWA - Indigenous children and their relatives harmed by chronic underfunding of child-welfare services on reserves are a step closer to resolving claims for compensation. The federal governmen...
Sep 03, 2020

Barrett, Triano say Nash has the tools to be a successful NBA head coach
Rowan Barrett remembers seeing Steve Nash covered in sweat, putting in work on the practice floor long before he was joined by his teammates. It was back in 2010, and Barrett was watching his fri...
Sep 03, 2020

Hockey Canada announces cancelation of 2020 Women’s Under-18 Championship in Dawson Creek
Hockey Canada says that the 2020 Women's Under-18 World Hockey Championship that was to be held in Dawson Creek has been cancelled because of the pandemic.Spirit River's Dayle Ross and Brooke Disher f...
Sep 03, 2020
Peace Region farmers can apply for hail insurance premium refunds
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation is offering refunds on hail insurance to some farmers.Farmers who have what AFSC calls "non-viable acres due to excess moisture" can fill out an applicat...
Sep 03, 2020