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Pair of landslides temporarily close Peace Region highways
Repairs are being made on Highway 743 north of Peace River and Highway 64 west of Cleardale following a pair of landslides.For now, the highways will remain closed for at least 10 days so repairs can ...
Jul 16, 2020
Province easing some restrictions for continuing care facility visits
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says starting July 23, residents of continuing care facilities will be allowed to have more visitors, as the province is shifting from a "restricted access" t...
Jul 16, 2020
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Diseas...
Jul 16, 2020
Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs
NEW YORK - Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chi...
Jul 16, 2020
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser signs UFC contract extension
TORONTO - Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser, who is fighting on short notice as an injury replacement on the UFC's July 25 card in Abu Dhabi, has signed a contract extension covering fo...
Jul 16, 2020
Alberta adds over 100 new cases of COVID-19 for first time since May
New cases of COVID-19 continued to climb in Alberta Thursday, as there were 120 new cases confirmed in the province as of the end of day July 15.Case numbers in the Grande Prairie area held at four ac...
Jul 16, 2020
Powell angry at NBA for limiting players to "cookie cutter" list of slogans
Norm Powell is angry that the NBA for limiting players to a "cookie-cutter" list of social justice messages. Social and racial justice is a theme of the NBA's restart in Florida, a...
Jul 16, 2020
Province says Jays cleared to play at home, but final decision lies with feds
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's looking forward to the Toronto Blue Jays playing at Rogers Centre this season after a member of his government said the Major League Baseball team has bee...
Jul 16, 2020
Police capture kangaroo hopping through Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police officers captured an unlikely suspect bouncing through a Florida neighbourhood Thursday morning. After receiving a call about a kangaroo running loose, Fort Lauderdale p...
Jul 16, 2020
City of Grande Prairie looking for artists to join in Heritage Day celebrations
The city is looking for ten local artists to showcase their talents during live art demonstrations at this year's Heritage Day festival in Muskoseepi Park.The celebration will be held on August 3 from...
Jul 16, 2020