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Grande Prairie records two COVID-19 related deaths over weekend, 17 new cases
Grande Prairie recorded a total of two COVID-19 related deaths from Mar. 11-13. The deaths were two of 18 reported by the province over the weekend. To date, 4,021 COVID-19 related deaths have been re...
Mar 14, 2022

Lewis calls Bill 21 'religious discrimination,' Poilievre hopes Quebec repeals law
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate and rookie MP Leslyn Lewis says a Quebec law restricting public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work is "explicit religi...
Mar 14, 2022

'The whole system falls apart': Nunavut group concerned about Ottawa care home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A group representing Nunavut elders says a seniors home in Ottawa is failing Inuit who are sent there. In a March 7 letter to Nunavut Health Minister John Main, the Pairijait Tigumi...
Mar 14, 2022

Toronto FC says teenage fullback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty has been cleared to train
Toronto FC says fullback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, who was forced to leave Saturday's 2-1 loss in Columbus with an apparent leg injury, has been cleared to train as normal this week. The news did not l...
Mar 14, 2022

Maple Leafs star Matthews suspended two games for cross-checking Sabres' Dahlin
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been suspended two games without pay for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin on Sunday. Under the terms of the Collective B...
Mar 14, 2022

County property re-inspection assessments underway
The County of Grande Prairie has begun its annual property re-inspection assessments for some homes in the area. Assessors will be travelling door to door, focusing on the areas of Richmond Hill, Valh...
Mar 14, 2022

City Youth Advisory Council hosting virtual financial education session Sunday
Budgeting, saving, credit, loans, and investments will be the topics addressed in a virtual education session held on March 20 by the City of Grande Prairie's Youth Advisory Council (YAC).The session ...
Mar 14, 2022

Kevin Gausman impresses teammates in first bullpen session with Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - A small crowd gathered as Kevin Gausman began his first official bullpen session as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Players, coaches, scouts, and reporters all slowed down or stoppe...
Mar 14, 2022

New $600 prenatal benefit for expectant mothers in vulnerable groups
RED DEER, AB - Prenatal benefits will be given to expectant mothers in vulnerable groups by the provincial government this spring.Starting May 1, Alberta will implement a new prenatal benefit for preg...
Mar 14, 2022

NDP wants tighter restrictions on coal mining
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Opposition New Democrats say they will retable a private member's bill in the legislature that would place tight restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.Leader Rach...
Mar 14, 2022