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Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 30, 2020
'What do we do now?' Labour dispute at Regina refinery nears 6 months
REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...
May 30, 2020
Police see increase in speedy drivers on quieter streets during pandemic
EDMONTON - Lyle Massie takes his bright-orange motorcycle out for a ride around the city once or twice a week. The Edmontonian says he's noticed way more speeding on the roads since the COVID-19 pande...
May 30, 2020
Grande Prairie youth builds community library
With classes being cancelled for the rest of the school year, many kids have been forced to stay home and search for alternatives to keep themselves busy.Many kids that have been forced to stay home h...
May 30, 2020
Disc golf popularity on the rise during COVID-19
With the weather getting nicer and summer nearing, the sport of disc golf is growing in popularity in Grande Prairie. The City of Grande Prairie is home to two disc golf courses. One of the courses is...
May 30, 2020
How finding a ministerial home for CMHC caused 'madness' in November
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's federal housing agency wrote a one-word email in November to sum up the time it took to figure out just which newly shuffled cabinet minister was responsible for the...
May 30, 2020
Partygoer at Missouri's Lake of Ozarks positive for COVID-19
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - Health officials said Friday that they were seeking to "inform mass numbers of unknown people" after a person who attended crowded pool parties over Memorial Day weekend at Missouri...
May 29, 2020
Grande Prairie museums set to re-open June 2
On Friday, the City of Grande Prairie announced that Grande Prairie Museum & Heritage Village, Ernie Radbourne Pavilion (Muskoseepi Park) and the Heritage Discovery Centre (Centre 2000) will re-op...
May 29, 2020
Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 29, 2020
All Albertans eligible for COVID-19 testing starting Monday
As the province looks ahead to Stage 2 of the Relaunch Strategy, more people will be able to get tested for the novel coronavirus.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says, starting Frida...
May 29, 2020