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Nearly 1,200 tested for COVID-19 in Brooks on Monday with numbers expected to continue
BROOKS, AB - Vehicle after vehicle lined up into the five bays of what used to be a welding shop, guided by a plethora of health officials in what is now a drive-thru COVID-19 community testing facili...
Apr 28, 2020 Cars line up outside the Brooks community COVID-19 testing facility on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig)
Gas leak being repaired on Elevator Road in Beaverlodge
The Town of Beaverlodge says a gas leak has been detected on Elevator Road and residents are being asked to stay away from the area between the granaries and the Beaverlodge Home Build Centre (Home Ha...
Apr 28, 2020 A section of Elevator Road, outlined in red, is closed while a gas leak is repaired (Photo: Google Maps / Town of Beaverlodge)
City committee endorses two pilot projects aimed at tackling crime, social issues
The City is exploring new pilot projects to address crime and social issues.The projects were developed using input from stakeholders and the RCMP, and the results of the 2020 Citizen Satisfaction Sur...
Apr 28, 2020
Annual City Scrub kicks off Tuesday, runs until May 8
The City of Grande Prairie's annual City Scrub officially kicked off on Tuesday, which runs until May 8. The City Scrub is a community clean-up event that occurs every spring, with the goal being to p...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo: dreamstime.com
Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market
BERKELEY, Calif. - Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter. The January-March earni...
Apr 28, 2020
Rourke looking ahead to CFL draft after being bypassed in NFL selection process
The 2020 NFL draft is over but won't be easily forgotten by Canadian Nathan Rourke. The six-foot-two, 209-pound Ohio University quarterback was bypassed in the draft then...
Apr 28, 2020
Canadian UFC bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras returns to action in May
TORONTO - Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras, who had been slated to fight on the postponed UFC 249 card, is returning to action May 13. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out ...
Apr 28, 2020
Six new COVID-19 cases identified in North as province unveils updated modelling
One of the cases of COVID-19 in the County of Grande Prairie has recovered while the province added 154 new cases for April 28, according to the Tuesday update from the province.The recovered case in ...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
Streaming films eligible for Oscars, but for 1 year only
LOS ANGELES - Movies that debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Oscars, but only this year. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Tuesday annou...
Apr 28, 2020
NRFL says it plans new pro rugby league, with big-spending plans to make it grow
While other sports leagues wonder how to stay afloat or resume play during the global pandemic, the National Rugby Football League says it continues to plan its launch. There are more questi...
Apr 28, 2020