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Actor, singer, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" and embraced his persona as "The...
Mar 21, 2020
Scammers are using COVID-19 fear to commit fraud
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CFAC) is raising the alarm on scams involving COVID-19, and asking the public to be vigilant.Jeff Thomson, a senior RCMP intelligence analyst at CFAC, says the most pre...
Mar 21, 2020
Canada, U.S. begin turning away casual travellers at shared border
WASHINGTON - Canada's shared border with the United States is now closed to casual, non-essential travel in a bilateral effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in North America. A mutual ban o...
Mar 20, 2020
Mayor not surprised, urging calm as COVID-19 comes to Grande Prairie
Mayor Bill Given is not surprised by the fact that Grande Prairie now has two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community.Following Friday's announcement that two cases of the novel coronavirus have ...
Mar 20, 2020
Swimming Canada supports US after Americans call for Olympic postponement
OTTAWA - Swimming Canada says it backs its rivals from the United States when it comes to finding a solution for the Olympic Games. Early Friday, the head of USA Swimming sent a letter urging the U.S....
Mar 20, 2020
Grande Prairie to see daycare spaces open for essential service providers
The provincial government says it is working to reopen some daycares in Alberta, including in Grande Prairie, in order to assist core service providers, beginning with health care workers dealing with...
Mar 20, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
US home sales jumped to 13-year high before viral outbreak
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales jumped in February to their highest level in 13 years, a trend that will almost certainly be reversed as people stop showing their property out of fear of infection in the...
Mar 20, 2020
Fed to boost lending to $1 trillion a day to ease credit
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve moved with unprecedented force and speed Friday to pump huge amounts of cash into the financial system to ease disruptions that have escalated since the viral outbreak...
Mar 20, 2020
Netflix establishes $100 million virus relief fund
LOS ANGELES - Netflix said Friday it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television prod...
Mar 20, 2020
First two COVID-19 cases confirmed in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie officially has two confirmed cases of COVID-19, the first reported cases in the Swan City by the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Friday that 49 new cases of the novel c...
Mar 20, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta