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Wolfpack player James Cunningham likely laid low by virus after hamstring surgery
James Cunningham just wasn't feeling right, as if he was about to come down with something. So the Toronto Wolfpack hooker/scrum half, recovering from earlier hamstring surgery, was sent home some fiv...
Apr 15, 2020
Barker feels COVID-19 pandemic robbed XFL of time to establish a following
TORONTO - Jim Barker remains a member of a rare pro football fraternity. In 2001, Barker was the offensive co-ordinator with the Los Angeles Xtreme team that captured the first - and on...
Apr 15, 2020
City monitoring costs related to COVID-19
The City of Grande Prairie is monitoring all expenses related to COVID-19."At this time, we don't know if there will be any provincial or federal support for municipalities for expenses related to thi...
Apr 15, 2020
Former Manitoba principal sentenced to life for vigilante killings of drug dealers
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba principal has been sentenced to life in prison for the vigilante killings of two drug dealers. Claude Francis Guimond pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder in th...
Apr 15, 2020
City cancels recreational programs and bookings through end of May
The City of Grande Prairie has cancelled all recreational programs and bookings up to May 31, due to the novel coronavirus.All outdoor programs, including park use permits and league play, are also ca...
Apr 15, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP Staff
Military seeks to re-enrol commercial pilots laid off due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is getting creative about finding new pilots. Commercial airlines across Canada have been temporarily laying off pilots in recent weeks as the industry struggles ...
Apr 15, 2020
CERB expanded to include part-time, seasonal workers, more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced a pay boost for some essential workers and an expansion of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to get more money into the hands of Canadians duri...
Apr 15, 2020
Bibeau says Canada has enough food but COVID-19 will still cause challenges
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians could see higher prices and less variety of food on store shelves this year. Bibeau says she's confident the country has enough food bu...
Apr 15, 2020
Canadian Elite Basketball League postponing start date until at least June
COVID-19 has forced another Canadian sports league to push back its start date. The Canadian Elite Basketball League had been scheduled to tip off its second season on May 7 with the expansion Ottawa ...
Apr 15, 2020
MPs should return to House of Commons to scrutinize COVID-19 measures: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has repeated his call to see MPs return to the House of Commons to question and scrutinize the Liberal government's COVID-19 measures. ...
Apr 15, 2020