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Analysis: CFL-CFLPA collective bargaining talks get off to encouraging start
TORONTO - It has been an encouraging start to collective bargaining talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association. Negotiations between the two sides resumed Monday. Thus far, they've managed to ...
Apr 11, 2022
RCMP officer killed in Nova Scotia's mass shooting died in exchange of gunfire
HALIFAX - An RCMP officer who was killed in Nova Scotia's 2020 mass shooting was racing to support another officer when the fatal encounter with the gunman occurred near a highway interchange. New doc...
Apr 11, 2022
Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada, around the world
OTTAWA - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the wo...
Apr 11, 2022
RCMP continuing investigation of 97 Avenue & 99 Street drug seizure robbery
The Grande Prairie RCMP says it is continuing its investigation of a drug seizure robbery that occurred back on Feb. 26 in the area of 97 Avenue and 99 Street.On that day in February, police conducted...
Apr 11, 2022
Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada, around the world
OTTAWA - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the wo...
Apr 11, 2022
City announces reduced public transit hours for Easter weekend
The City of Grande Prairie is reminding residents public transit will run at reduced hours over the upcoming Easter weekend.Good Friday will see service run from 8:46 a.m. until 6:15 p.m.Saturday will...
Apr 11, 2022
CRTC given $8.5M for online news regulation as critics question its capability
Ottawa is giving $8.5 million to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to develop a regulatory regime covering the reuse of journalism by digital giants. Experts question whe...
Apr 11, 2022
Liberal government's budget still lacking in gender-based analysis: advocates
OTTAWA - Despite the Liberal government long styling itself as feminist, advocates say the recent federal budget lacked a sufficient gender-based analysis of its measures. Shalini Konanur, executive d...
Apr 11, 2022
Piranhas return from Victoria after strong showing at nationals
Three members of the Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Club are back in the Swan City after participating in nationals in Victoria this past weekend.Jordan Greber, Ollie Dawson and Marissa Laurin were the ...
Apr 11, 2022
Kenney boasts perfect election record in speech to UCP membership
RED DEER, AB - Premier Jason Kenney, in a speech to party members this past weekend, told them he is an unblemished election winner who saved Alberta from servitude in a dystopian socialist hellscape....
Apr 11, 2022