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Grande Prairie records 36 COVID-19 recoveries, 11 new cases over weekend
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 36 COVID-19 recoveries and 11 new cases from February 25-27. There are 136 active cases in the city.In the County of Grande Prairie, there were 18 recoveries and 29...
Feb 28, 2022
IIHF bans Russia, Belarus from all events indefinitely
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is banning Russia and Belarus from competing in any future events until further notice.After the IIHF Council evaluated the impact of th...
Feb 28, 2022
City parking bans kick in Tuesday
Parking bans will be in place on permanent snow routes as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1 in Grande Prairie.The parking ban restricts parking on priority 2 routes from Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. an...
Feb 28, 2022
Travel industry demands end to COVID-19 travel testing
Medical professionals and industry groups are calling on Ottawa to end all COVID-19 border testing requirements as the travel sector struggles to recover two years into the pandemic.Rule changes, incl...
Feb 28, 2022
Trial dates set for 228 kg meth smuggling case at Coutts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two weeks have been scheduled for a trial to take place for what border officials at Coutts say is the largest seizure of methamphetamine ever at any land border crossing in the count...
Feb 28, 2022
Toews sees Budget 2022 as positive for Peace Region
Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews tabled Budget 2022 in the Alberta legislature last week.The budget carries an estimated value of $62.3 billion and includes a $500 million s...
Feb 28, 2022
Alberta pulling Russian liquor products off shelves
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta is joining other provinces around the country in pulling Russian liquor products off shelves as a sign of condemnation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.According to the province,...
Feb 28, 2022
Storm close season with pair of losses
The Grande Prairie Storm closed the curtain on their 2021-22 season over the weekend with a pair of home games against the Spruce Grove Saints. On Friday, the Storm let a 3-0 lead get away from them, ...
Feb 28, 2022
Sonnenberg rink bows out in semis of U20 provincials
The Cortland Sonnenberg rink fell just short in their efforts to win a U20 Alberta men's curling title. The rink from the Grande Prairie and Sexsmith curling clubs fell 5-2 to Johnson Tao's rink from ...
Feb 28, 2022
Alberta pulling Russian liquor products off shelves
EDMONTON, AB-- Alberta is joining other provinces around the country in pulling Russian liquor products off shelves as a sign of condemnation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to the provinc...
Feb 27, 2022