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Latitude 55 to aid in development of hand sanitizer during pandemic
Another local distillery is partnering with the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) to start making and distributing hand sanitizer.Latitude 55 Distillery, along with Broken Oak Dist...
Mar 20, 2020
Illinois governor orders residents to stay at home
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ordered all state residents to remain in their homes except for essentials, joining similar dramatic efforts in California and New York to lim...
Mar 20, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 20, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3 p.m. on March 20, 2020: There are 943 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Ontario: 308 confirmed (including 2 ...
Mar 20, 2020
Peterson slams party's refusal to adjust leadership rules amid COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Alberta businessman Rick Peterson is abandoning his bid to lead the federal Conservatives, citing the party's refusal to adjust eligibility rules in the midst of the COVID-19 c...
Mar 20, 2020
Drastic measures to fight COVID-19 continue as case count approaches 1,000
OTTAWA - Canada continued to ramp up its fight against COVID-19 on Friday, enlisting the help of the corporate world and taking further measures to limit border crossings as the number of cases&n...
Mar 20, 2020
Next ski generation emerges to take cross-country torch from Harvey, Kershaw
Remi Drolet's first World Cup cross-country ski races were Alex Harvey's last. As he chugged across Quebec City's Plains of Abraham, Drolet could hear race commentators hailing the swan song of the pr...
Mar 20, 2020
Army closing recruit stations, moves to online recruiting
WASHINGTON - The top Army officer said Friday that all of the service's recruiting stations are now closing, as the military takes more dramatic steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Gen. Ja...
Mar 20, 2020
Indiana's May 5 primary postponed due to coronavirus threat
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's political leaders announced Friday that they agreed to push back the state primary by nearly a month, to June 2, and to allow all voters to cast mail-in ballots due to the cor...
Mar 20, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak has put kicker Hajrullahu's NFL aspirations on hold
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to put his NFL aspirations on hold. Earlier this month, the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker participated in a free-agent c...
Mar 20, 2020
Aquatera announces changes in response to COVID-19
Aquatera announced Friday that they are making changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Aquatera's CEO Vaughn Bend said in a statement Friday that the health and well-being of all stakeholders is ...
Mar 20, 2020 Curbside pickup of garbage and recycling will continue as normal (Photo: EverythingGP Staff)