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Where the election campaign leaders are for Friday, Aug. 20
OTTAWA - The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Friday, Aug. 20. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau 8:45 a.m. - Justin Trudeau to make an announcement to sup...
Aug 19, 2021
O'Toole pledges support for LGBTQ health as Trudeau questions commitment to community
OTTAWA - A Conservative government would respond to the needs of Canada's LGBTQ community - including on the issue of "poppers" - says Erin O'Toole, despite skepticism from Justin Trudeau on the Tory ...
Aug 19, 2021
Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped...
Aug 19, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 33 new COVID 19 cases, 12 recoveries
There were 33 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the City of Grande Prairie for Wednesday, August 18, along with 12 recoveries, bringing the total number of active cases in the Swan City up to 337.Ac...
Aug 19, 2021
Registration for Eastlink Centre fall fitness, aquatic programs opens Aug. 23
Registration for fall fitness and aquatic programs at the Eastlink Centre will open to the public on August 23 at 8:30 a.m. The classes are for adult, youth and child recreational programs.The courses...
Aug 19, 2021
GPPSD school year planning aligning with provincial recommendations
As back-to-school season is right around the corner, the Grande Prairie Public School Division is gearing up with its back-to-school plan. Grande Prairie Public School Division Superintendent Sandy Mc...
Aug 19, 2021
Court dismisses appeal from B.C. man convicted in 1983 child murder
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous man who spent 37 years claiming his innocence in the murder of a toddler is going back to prison after losing his appeal in British Columbia's highest court. A three-member p...
Aug 19, 2021
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital slated to open December 4: AHS
Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health say in a release that the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will be opening to the public on December 4, a decade after construction began on the project.This...
Aug 19, 2021
Judge won’t dismiss suit on Florida school mask mandate ban
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that parents should decide whether their children wear masks at school ...
Aug 19, 2021
Suspects sought following armed robbery at Grande Prairie hotel
Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for help from the public to identify three suspects who they say robbed the bar of a Grande Prairie hotel on Wednesday afternoon.Police say at approximately 4:26 p.m. Au...
Aug 19, 2021