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Auditor General says she needs bigger funding boost due to pandemic demands
OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan says she is asking the government for more money because of the unprecedented demands the COVID-19 pandemic has put on her office. Hogan is putting the government ...
Jun 22, 2020
RCMP requesting help in locating missing Grande Prairie teen
Grande Prairie RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating 18-year-old Tayven Standingribbon, who was last seen in Grande Prairie on June 18.Tayven is described as5'9" and 160 lbsBlack hai...
Jun 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' hajj due to virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that because of the coronavirus only "very limited numbers" of people will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that traditionally d...
Jun 22, 2020
Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola
OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry. Merit Functi...
Jun 22, 2020
Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid. Carla...
Jun 22, 2020
Construction underway on 28th annual Rotary Dream Home
Construction on the 28th Annual Rotary Dream Home for the 2021 lottery is well underway.The home is located in the Taylor Estates neighborhood and located right next door to the 2020 dream home.Once c...
Jun 22, 2020
Joel Schumacher, director of 'St. Elmo's Fire,' dies at 80
NEW YORK - Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in "St. Elmo's Fire" and steering the Ba...
Jun 22, 2020
Feds need 'to do better' on giving public access to information, Duclos says
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledges the federal government needs "to do better" at responding to formal information requests from the public. The minister's comments f...
Jun 22, 2020
GPRC Wolves understanding of ACAC fall cancellations as training goes forward
With the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference cancelling all sports schedules for the remainder of 2020, administration with Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) Athletics says it was the right call...
Jun 22, 2020
Golden Globes set Feb. 28 for pandemic--delayed ceremony
LOS ANGELES - The Golden Globes is refusing to let the pandemic get in the way of its party. The ceremony will be held Feb. 28, 2021, in Beverly Hills with previously announced hosts Tina Fey and Amy ...
Jun 22, 2020