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Dr. Jessie Shirley appointed new GPCSD Acting Superintendent of Schools
The Board of Trustees with Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools has appointed Dr. Jessie Shirley as their new Acting Superintendent of Schools.Shirley takes over the position from Karl Germa...
Aug 09, 2021
Veteran competitor Clunn feels Elite Series has truly become an international circuit
He's been crowned a world champion four times over his illustrious career, but Rick Clunn has never seen pro bass fishing as international as it is currently. Clunn, 75, completed his 16th season on t...
Aug 09, 2021
How U.S. citizens can make travelling from U.S. to Canada as painless as possible
WASHINGTON - Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents can now enter Canada for non-essential purposes for the first time since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the two count...
Aug 09, 2021
Meng's legal team argues for stay in proceedings as remedy to 'abuse' in case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say the only appropriate remedy for a range of abuses in her extradition case is for proceedings to be stayed. Defence lawyer Tony Paisana urged t...
Aug 09, 2021
Rio Grande bridge replacement back on track with new contractor secured
The County of Grande Prairie has secured a new contractor for the replacement of the Rio Grande bridge, just over month after the original contractor had to back out of the project.Back in June the or...
Aug 09, 2021
Liberal government urged not to reinstate top military commander McDonald
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is being urged not to reinstate Admiral Art McDonald as Canada's top military commander even though police did not lay any charges after a six-month investigati...
Aug 09, 2021
Toronto's BMO Field to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in September, October
Toronto will host three Canadian World Cup qualifying matches in September and October. BMO Field will be the site for Canadian men's games against Honduras on Sept. 2, El Salvador on Sept. 8 and Pana...
Aug 09, 2021
Two Toronto Arrows named to Major League Rugby's first all-star team
Toronto Arrows co-captains Lucas Rumball and Ben LeSage have been named to Major League Rugby's first all-star team for the 2021 season. Former Canadian international DTH van der Merwe was one five me...
Aug 09, 2021
Despite Delta, Canada welcomes back fully vaxxed U.S. citizens, permanent residents
WASHINGTON - Canada is once again allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents back into the country, provided they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. After 17 long months, a ban on non-esse...
Aug 09, 2021
UN report 'must sound death knell' for fossil fuels as Canada faces climate urgency
OTTAWA - The secretary-general of the United Nations says a new report "must sound the death knell for coal and fossil fuels," raising renewed questions about Canada's climate plan and the long-term v...
Aug 09, 2021