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Over 80% of Grande Spirit Foundation residents have received COVID-19 vaccine
The Grande Spirit Foundation says 82 per cent of residents in their senior lodges and apartments have been administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been d...
Mar 11, 2021
UCP MLA introduces bill to raise speed limit to 120 km/h on select highways
A UCP MLA has brought forward a bill in the legislature that looks to up the maximum speed limit on some provincial freeways to 120 kilometres per hour.Spruce Grove-Stony Plain MLA Searle Turton intro...
Mar 11, 2021
Canadian Corey Conners tied for second after solid start at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Canada's Corey Conners is tied for second after the morning wave of the first round of the Players Championship. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., shot a 4-under 68 today. He's t...
Mar 11, 2021
Former Storm goaltender makes NHL debut for Vegas Golden Knights
After signing a contract with the Vegas Golden Knights in July of 2020, former Grande Prairie Storm goaltender Logan Thompson got his first look in the NHL during Vegas' Wednesday night game against t...
Mar 11, 2021
Canadian wrestler hopes IOC-China vaccine plan can benefit international community
A Canadian Olympic gold medallist is hopeful a vaccine deal between the International Olympic Committee and China can help the global fight against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Games this summer. Wrest...
Mar 11, 2021
Florida on pace for record number of manatee deaths in 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A combination of cold weather, a decline in seagrass due to development and contaminated waterways have put Florida on pace for its highest number of manatee deaths in a decade...
Mar 11, 2021
As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe
CASPER, Wyo. - President Joe Biden's bid to tackle climate change is running straight through the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry -- a much bigger, more influential foe than Democrats faced whe...
Mar 11, 2021
Toronto FC given bye into CONCACAF Champions League, with Forge FC unable to train
Toronto FC has been given a bye into the CONCACAF Champions League with Forge FC, its opponent in the Canadian Championship final, unable to return to full training. Canada Soccer, which runs the Cana...
Mar 11, 2021
Digital artwork auctions for $69 million amid online craze
LONDON - Christie's says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical wo...
Mar 11, 2021
Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table
NEMI, Italy - A looted mosaic that once decorated a ship of the Roman Emperor Caligula and ended up as a coffee table in New York City finally returned home Thursday, as details emerged about the luck...
Mar 11, 2021