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Grande Prairie resident in Peru urging for more flights home as tensions mount
One of the Grande Prairie residents currently stuck in Cusco, Peru says she is growing more and more concerned for her safety as tensions are beginning to mount in the South American nation while it i...
Mar 24, 2020 Grande Prairie's Nadia Critchfield is urging the Trudeau government to bring more flights to Peru, specifically Cusco, to help Canadians stranded there get out (Photo supplied by Nadia Critchfield)
Swan City Rotary Club cancels 2020 Cash and Camping Lottery due to COVID-19
The Swan City Rotary Club announced it will be cancelling the 2020 Cash and Camping Lottery due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In a release, the Rotary Club says they decided to cancel due to health risks, ...
Mar 24, 2020
Taylor Swift's publicist takes aim at Kim Kardashian in feud
LOS ANGELES - The Kanye West and Taylor Swift public beef has reignited again with the ongoing feud now involving his wife and Swift's publicist. Swift's publicist, Tree Paine, fired back Monday night...
Mar 24, 2020
GPREP asks snowbirds to stay home upon arrival
The six partner municipalities of the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership are asking snowbirds to go directly home without making any stops along the way. In a news release sent out on Tuesd...
Mar 24, 2020 Photo Credit: Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership
Mets star Noah Syndergaard to have Tommy John surgery
NEW YORK - Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard has a torn elbow ligament and needs Tommy John surgery that will keep him out of action this year. New York medical director Dr. David Altchek will operate Thu...
Mar 24, 2020
Canadian women's soccer coach looks to reset preparation for Tokyo Olympics
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced Canada Soccer staff to think outside the box in looking after their players scattered around the globe. The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 poses a lot more...
Mar 24, 2020
Panthers release quarterback Cam Newton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Cam Newton era is over in Carolina, as the Panthers released the 30-year-old quarterback after nine seasons. The move became a mere formality after the Panthers made it clear las...
Mar 24, 2020
Six-time Super Bowl champ Brady looking forward, not behind
TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady says one day he'll have time to reflect on a historic 20-year stint with the New England Patriots. Right now, the six-time Super Bowl champion and newest member of the Tampa Ba...
Mar 24, 2020
Get outside but keep your distance from others: Hinshaw
Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health says it is important to get outside but maintaining your social distance from others remains imperative.Dr. Deena Hinshaw remarked during her daily COVID-19 u...
Mar 24, 2020 The trails through Muskoseepi Park were quiet late Tuesday morning, perhaps because of the snowy conditions (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Rental rates down during COVID-19 pandemic
Grande Prairie saw rental rates drop this month, with one-bedroom rates going down by 2.2 per cent month over month, and two bedrooms dropping by 1 per cent.Overall, the national average for rent in C...
Mar 24, 2020