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Masks to be mandatory for school staff, Grades 4-12 students
Students in Grades 4 to 12, as well as all school staff, will have to wear a mask when they return to the classroom in September.The announcement came Tuesday morning from Education Minister Adriana L...
Aug 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on August 4, 2020: There are 117,031 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,722 confirmed (including 5,683 deaths, 50,886 resolve...
Aug 04, 2020
EU regulators investigate Google's plan to buy Fitbit
LONDON - European Union regulators say they're opening an in-depth investigation into U.S. tech giant Google's plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit The EU's executive commission said Tuesd...
Aug 04, 2020
Kanye West submits petitions to appear on Arkansas ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Rapper Kanye West on Monday filed signatures to appear on the Arkansas ballot this fall as an independent presidential candidate. Representatives of West submitted 1,723 signatures...
Aug 04, 2020
Danish prince discharged after brain surgery in France
COPENHAGEN - Prince Joachim, the younger son of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, has been discharged after undergoing emergency surgery in France last month for a blood clot in his brain, the palace said T...
Aug 04, 2020
Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules
LOS ANGELES - A Norwegian entertainment reporter on Monday sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that gives out the Golden Globe Awards, alleging that it acts as a cartel that...
Aug 04, 2020
Toews encourages continued use of COVID-19 guidelines while mask policies are discussed
While the province has left it up to municipal governments to come up with policies regarding mandatory masks, the Minister of Finance and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews is asking the public n...
Aug 04, 2020
Environmental monitoring for oilsands slashed in Alberta - Federal Government deal
EDMONTON - Alberta and the federal government have signed an agreement that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands.The deal, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press, l...
Aug 04, 2020
City crews working on 100 Avenue, 100 Street, 92 Avenue
The work continues to pave part of 100 Avenue in Grande Prairie.City Project Technologist Conor Coney says this is being done on both sides between 108 and 124 Streets.He has some advice for anyone dr...
Aug 04, 2020
Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said Tuesday. The suspected cross-borde...
Aug 04, 2020