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Vipers forward lands spot on American university team
A Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers forward has committed to an American university for the upcoming season.Jordan Bartlett will be joining the Marian University Sabres based in Fond du Lac, W...
Apr 28, 2020 Jordan Bartlett (#37) will be playing for Marian University next season. Photo by Shaun Penner.
UPDATE: All trails re-opened in Muskoseepi Park
Update: As of Tuesday, April 28, the City of Grande Prairie has re-opened all un-paved trails at Muskoseepi Park. However, the City is still asking the public to obey any remaining signs, barricades, ...
Apr 28, 2020 The paved trails through Muskoseepi Park are once again open to the public (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear
DETROIT - Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Instead, she along with hundreds of w...
Apr 28, 2020
French decision to halt sports until September adds to rugby league's uncertainty
The challenge of restarting England's rugby league season grew even more complicated Tuesday with news that the French government has banned all major sporting events until September. Catalan Dragons ...
Apr 28, 2020
First Nation gets $32-million grant after it stops opposing dam near Calgary
CALGARY - A First Nation says it is ending its opposition to a proposed flood-diverting reservoir west of Calgary because it negotiated a $32-million grant from the province.The Tsuut'ina Nation's chi...
Apr 28, 2020 An artists rendition of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (Government of Alberta)
Grande Prairie Minor Hockey Association names Brett Stephenson new Technical Director
The Grande Prairie Minor Hockey Association has named Brett Stephenson their new Technical Director.Stephenson brings a wealth of experience to the club and has spent lots of time helping in the hocke...
Apr 28, 2020 Grande Prairie Minor Hockey Technical Director Brett Stephenson. Photo Credit: Grande Prairie Minor Hockey Association.
Study on early humans sheds new light on old stories about animals and alcohol
CALGARY - Research is shedding new light on old stories about the relationship between animals and alcohol. University of Calgary anthropologist Mareike Janiak started by asking how ea...
Apr 28, 2020
Alberta Government named “most secretive provincial government in Canada”
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has bestowed upon the Government of Alberta an unfortunate distinction.They have been given the "Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gove...
Apr 28, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney (Government of Alberta)
Gloomy summer looms as pandemic cancels US festivals, trips
HARTFORD, Conn. - Thelma Uranga is sprucing up her back deck in Chicago, hoping to host some small gatherings to take the place of the summer's usual neighbourhood festivals built on music, food and t...
Apr 28, 2020
Spread of COVID-19 slows down, but projections show more deaths expected: Tam
OTTAWA - New models released by the federal government show a pandemic paradox is playing out in Canada as more people die from COVID-19, even as the increase in new cases slows down. Canada's ch...
Apr 28, 2020