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Canada Post asking Grande Prairie area residents to keep sidewalks clear
Canada Post is asking residents in the Grande Prairie area to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and salt down their sidewalks, stairs, and driveways so mail deliveries can be made safely.The Grande P...
Jan 27, 2022

Former Fort St. John native headed to her fourth Paralympics winter games
Curling Canada has named its wheelchair curling team for next month's Beijing Paralympics, and one of the world's most decorated wheelchair curlers is heading to her fourth winter games.Former Fort St...
Jan 27, 2022

Giovinco back training with Toronto FC but future with club still unclear
TORONTO - Former MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco is back with Toronto FC, training with the team without a contract at present. The Italian star, who turned 35 on Wednesday, left the MLS club in January 20...
Jan 27, 2022

New lawsuit filed in mass shooting at Michigan school
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A new lawsuit was filed in Michigan on Thursday over the shooting at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students and a teacher. The lawsuit was...
Jan 27, 2022

Canada's top doctor says severe illness trends are still rising in most jurisdictions
Canada's top doctor says even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across the country is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it's not an accurate reflection of the state of the pandemic. D...
Jan 27, 2022

Playing before empty seats disappointing for hometown rink competing at Scotties
To prepare for this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Krista McCarville and her rink from Thunder Bay, Ont., spent time with a sports psychologist learning how to cope with the excitement and pres...
Jan 27, 2022

Draft long-term care standards could have prevented pandemic deaths: committee chair
OTTAWA - An organization that develops health-care standards has released a draft of new long-term care guidance that the authors hope will fundamentally change the way Canadian care homes are accredi...
Jan 27, 2022

Memories run deep as Canadian men return to San Pedro Sula for World Cup qualifier
Memories of San Pedro Sula are hard to shake. For members of the Canadian men's team who were there Oct. 16, 2012, for a decisive World Cup qualifying game against Honduras, the 8-1 loss at the Estadi...
Jan 27, 2022

EMS advisory committee "working in real-time to pilot solutions": MLA Allard
Work has officially started on the newly launched provincial Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, as its first meeting took place Wednesday morning. The EMS Advisory Committee was announced ...
Jan 27, 2022

Archaeological work to continue at Old Bezanson Townsite
More archeological study will be done at the Old Bezanson Town Site after an archeological survey was completed last summer.It looked for things like building remains and garbage pits. GPRC anthropolo...
Jan 27, 2022