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Grande Prairie seeing colder temperatures than usual for the beginning of spring
Grande Prairie is seeing colder weather than usually expected for this time of year.Doug Gillham, a meteorologist with The Weather Network, says in Northern Alberta, there aren't always 'normal' tempe...
Apr 02, 2020 Grande Prairie is seeing more snow than usual for this time of year.

Grande Prairie Public Library pushing on despite COVID-19
The Grande Prairie Public Library has been closed to the public for the last couple of weeks, but with the advantage of the internet, they have been able to find ways to accommodate the community and ...
Apr 02, 2020 All books taken out, or soon to be taken out, are not returnable until the library re-opens again (Photo: EverythingGP Staff)

Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers
OTTAWA - Canada Revenue Agency employees know a giant spotlight will be pointed at them come Monday. That's when they begin the monumental task of delivering on historic federal benefits meant to miti...
Apr 02, 2020

Super-spreading events and Wimbledon cancelled; In The News for April 2
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 April 2 ... &nbs...
Apr 02, 2020

Fake test kits and other COVID online scams play on public anxiety: fraud centre
VANCOUVER - The new coronavirus has spawned an increase in online and telephone crime, targeting anxious Canadians who are self-isolating at home in front of their computers, experts sa...
Apr 02, 2020

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 100. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Shawn Auger HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - Shaw...
Apr 02, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Apr 02, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 2, 2020: There are 9,729 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 4,611 confirmed (in...
Apr 02, 2020

Feds asked to automatically approve veterans' claims backlog amid COVID-19 fears
OTTAWA - One of Canada's largest veterans' organizations is urging the federal government to automatically approve roughly 44,000 outstanding applications for disability benefits to help injured veter...
Apr 02, 2020

Feds amplify stay-home message as cost of compensating for financial loss mounts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers are expected today to amplify their message that Canadians have a duty to stay home, even as the massive cost of compensating them for doi...
Apr 02, 2020