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1st virus death in Senegal is ex-French soccer club boss
DAKAR, Senegal - Pape Diouf, a former president of French soccer club Marseille, died Tuesday in Senegal after contracting the coronavirus. It was the West African country's first COVID-19-related dea...
Apr 01, 2020
Fan boycotts put Belarus soccer plan under scrutiny
MINSK, Belarus - Soccer fans from two clubs in Belarus will boycott games because of the coronavirus, putting more scrutiny on the country's decision to keep playing despite the outbreak. Fans of Shak...
Apr 01, 2020
NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization's security capabilities have not been diminished by the coronavirus, amid suspicion that Russia might try to use...
Apr 01, 2020
Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to remain at sea where they may be sequestered "indefinitely" during the coronavirus pandemic and be prepared to send any sev...
Apr 01, 2020
U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hit
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of the viral outbreak. Payroll proce...
Apr 01, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. A driver in Ottawa's transit system is in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The city says t...
Apr 01, 2020
Rotary Dream Home Lottery donating 50% of April ticket sales to Grande Prairie Food Bank
The 27th Rotary Dream Home Lottery, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie, is helping out the Grande Prairie Food Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic.On Wednesday, the Dream Home Lottery...
Apr 01, 2020 The 2020 Rotary Dream Home (Supplied)
ASIRT investigating after Sucker Creek man hospitalized after being arrested
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after the arrest of a man led to him being hospitalized.A release from the province says at around 7 p.m. on March 26, the Lakeshore Regiona...
Apr 01, 2020
Slave Lake ATM theft leads to seizure of drugs and weapons
Slave Lake RCMP say an ATM theft lead to searches that turned up drugs and weapons and to the arrests of four people.The theft took place on March 21 at a gas station on Main Street in Slave Lake.On M...
Apr 01, 2020
Grant funding recommendations made for Bear Creek Folk Fest and BuckWild PBR events
A city committee has voted to recommend the Bear Creek Folk Festival and Grande Prairie BuckWild PBR event get tourism grant funding.At the committee meeting, the recommendation was made to give Bear ...
Apr 01, 2020