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Health officials announce new presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Quebec.
Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's second presumptive case of the new coronavirus. The province's Health Department announced this morning that the patient had returned from a...
Mar 05, 2020
Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez reaches quarterfinals at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Monterrey Open. The Laval, Que., native upset American Sloane Stephens on Wednesday at the Ab...
Mar 05, 2020
Ellsworth, Layton named U Sports basketball players of the year
OTTAWA - Prince Edward Island Panthers guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Calgary Dinos forward Brett Layton were named U Sports basketball players of the year at the annual All-Canadian gala Wednesda...
Mar 05, 2020
An update on Canada's economy and fleeting tweets; In The News for March 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 5 ... What...
Mar 05, 2020
Provincial funding to boost surgical capacity at Grande Prairie Regional Hospital
The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will have one more operating room than originally planned when it opens in 2021.The province announced Wednesday it was putting $100-million into renovating and ex...
Mar 05, 2020
1600 attendees expected at Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention
Close to 1600 educators have gathered in Grande Prairie for the annual Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention.Communications Director for the Convention Debbie Harris says they are coming from all over the...
Mar 05, 2020 Photo supplied by the Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention
Swan City Rotary Club's Cars for Christmas Lottery raises over $360,000
The money raised from the Swan City Rotary Club's 2019 Cars for Christmas Lottery was given to community groups and partners on Wednesday, March 4.Dave Cook, Chair of the Swan City Rotary Club Lottery...
Mar 05, 2020 Cheque being accepted by the Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools Education Foundation (Photo: Emily Keller)
Baloney Meter: Did a Liberal tax cut help reduce poverty rates?
OTTAWA - "We cut taxes for the middle class. It was the first thing we did as a government in 2015, and it helped to lift more than one million Canadians out of poverty. And that's exactly why we...
Mar 05, 2020
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
BEIRUT - An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were taking shelter early Thursday, killing at least 15 people including childre...
Mar 05, 2020
Without Indigenous consent for pipelines, expect more confrontations
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect more disruptive protests if the federal government pushes forward with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion against the wishes of some of the Indigenous communities it w...
Mar 05, 2020