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Dog parks re-opened in Grande Prairie, playground re-opening plan in the works
The City of Grande Prairie says dog parks across the city are now open to the public, while saying plans to re-open playground facilities are in the works.City officials provided an update late Wednes...
May 20, 2020
Local school divisions to receive funding as part of stimulus plan for school upkeep
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced on Wednesday that capital funding for school divisions has been increased by $250 million in a bid to boost the economy, while also accelerating i...
May 20, 2020
Leafs UFA D Tyson Barrie: 'It's a weird time to be heading into free agency'
TORONTO - Tyson Barrie is trying to keep things in perspective. More than 80,000 people in Canada are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19, and the country's death toll has sur...
May 20, 2020
Virtual story time the new normal for retired sprinter Justyn Warner and family
TORONTO - Every evening at around 7:30, Justyn Warner curls up with a stack of storybooks to read to his three-year-old daughter Parys until she falls asleep. Her favourite is "The Litt...
May 20, 2020
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie lays out best-case scenario for 2020 season
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie gave the CFL some much-needed breathing room Wednesday. Ambrosie told CFL season-ticket holders during a video conference the earliest the league could start...
May 20, 2020
'Is that all for me?' Girl, 5, who survived triple slaying of family comes home
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A five-year-old girl who survived when her paternal grandparents and brother died in a triple slaying in Saskatchewan came home Tuesday to a welcome that astonished and del...
May 20, 2020
Pandemic response hampered by lack of data-sharing, committee hears
OTTAWA - Experts say difficulties gathering federal data on the spread of COVID-19 has hampered Canada's response to the pandemic. The scathing criticism of Canada's method of gathering crucial inform...
May 20, 2020
New case of COVID-19 in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie added a new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, which was one of just 19 new cases identified in Alberta for May 20.There are now 970 active cases across Alberta as of Wednesday,...
May 20, 2020
Canadians encouraged to wear non-medical face masks in public
Canada's public health experts are now fully recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks in public when they aren't sure they will be able to keep their distance from others.Dr. Theresa Tam sai...
May 20, 2020
American fugitive wanted for murder ordered deported in immigration board hearing
HALIFAX - An Immigration and Refugee Board member has ruled that an American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas will be deported, with a wide publication ban on details of his case. Board member Dian...
May 20, 2020