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Resident of High Prairie care home dies from COVID-19
A resident of the J.B Wood continuing care facility in High Prairie has died from COVID-19, according to the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health.Dr. Deena Hinshaw made the announcement during T...
Apr 21, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta

Nova Scotia mass killing investigation monumental logistical task: ex-Mountie
HALIFAX - A retired high-ranking Mountie says the investigation into one of Canada's worst mass killings will tax the resources of the Nova Scotia RCMP. Pierre-Yves Bourduas, a former deputy...
Apr 21, 2020

HBO Max set for May 27 launch, initial lineup announced
NEW YORK - The streaming service HBO Max will launch May 27, AT&T's WarnerMedia announced Tuesday, signalling that the so-called streaming wars won't subside because of the coronavirus pandemic. W...
Apr 21, 2020

Urban Indigenous left behind by Ottawa's COVID-19 response: friendship centres
OTTAWA - The National Association of Friendship Centres says the urban Indigenous population in Canada is being left behind by the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis. The organization told t...
Apr 21, 2020

Fox Creek man facing charges after search warrant turns up drugs, cash
A Fox Creek man is facing charges after a report led to drugs being seized.On April 15, Fox Creek RCMP responded to a report of a male trying to sell drugs in the Town of Fox Creek.A traffic stop occu...
Apr 21, 2020 Photo of the drugs and money seized (Fox Creek RCMP)

Mantel, Evaristo among finalists for fiction's Women's Prize
LONDON - Hilary Mantel's Tudor blockbuster "The Mirror and the Light" and Bernardine Evaristo's tapestry of black women's stories, "Girl, Woman, Other," are among six finalists for the international W...
Apr 21, 2020

Brown University lineman Hoecht cracks CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 list
TORONTO - Michael Hoecht couldn't have picked a better time to crack the CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 list. The Brown University defensive lineman made his first appearance Monday on the list&nbs...
Apr 21, 2020

FIFA says support of women's game will continue
Soccer's international governing body says it will maintain funding for women's soccer despite concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Following the Women's World Cup last year, FIFA Pr...
Apr 21, 2020

Nova Scotia massacre death toll jumps to 23: RCMP
HALIFAX - The number of people who died in a rampage by a Halifax man impersonating an RCMP officer has risen to 23, including a 17-year-old, with bodies found in five Nova Scotia communities.A releas...
Apr 21, 2020

Town of Sexsmith responds to overland flooding
UPDATE Friday April 24: The overland flooding alert for the Town of Sexsmith has been cancelled.On Monday night, the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) issued an overland flooding a...
Apr 21, 2020 Flooded road in Sexsmith (Photo: Shane Clausing)