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Riverstone Public School placed under COVID-19 outbreak status
Outbreaks of COVID-19 are now being declared at 10 Grande Prairie schools, as Riverstone Public School was added to Alberta Health's outbreak list on Monday.The move means between five and nine cases ...
Mar 08, 2021
Alberta fully moves to Step 2 of easing COVID restrictions
Alberta is fully moving into Step 2 of its path forward plan, further easing restrictions around retail store capacity and more youth sports and performance activities.Last week, Alberta partially ent...
Mar 08, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Alberta lifts more COVID rules, increases retail shopping limit
EDMONTON - Alberta is lifting more COVID-19 public-health restrictions, including allowing more people to shop in retail stores and malls. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the retail limit is increa...
Mar 08, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 28 COVID-19 cases over last two days, 20 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added a combined 28 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and Sunday, along with 20 recoveries over that same timeframe, bringing the active case count in the city to 227 as of Mar...
Mar 08, 2021
Inuit group's board says no to proposed expansion of Nunavut iron ore mine
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An organization that represents Inuit in Nunavut's Baffin Island region says it will not back a proposed expansion of an iron ore mine near Pond Inlet. The Qikiqtani Inuit Associati...
Mar 08, 2021
Brazil justice annuls Lula's sentences, enabling 2022 run
SAO PAULO - A justice from Brazil's top court on Monday annulled all sentences against former President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, which for now restores his political rights and would potentially allo...
Mar 08, 2021
Commons board finds MP Yasmin Ratansi broke rules by employing sister
OTTAWA - Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi is being ordered to repay the House of Commons money given to her sister after she lost her job in Ratansi's Toronto riding office. Ratansi left the Liberal cauc...
Mar 08, 2021
Downtown Association presents annual awards to two local businesses
The Grande Prairie Downtown Association handed out some hardware Monday, presenting two local businesses with annual awards.The 2020 Downtowner of the Year Award was presented to Better than Fred's ow...
Mar 08, 2021
Toronto FC training camp halted by 'small handful' of positive COVID-19 tests
Toronto FC's pre-season has ground to a halt after a number of positive COVID-19 tests.The MLS team said Monday club personnel are currently isolating and training has halted pending contact tracing a...
Mar 08, 2021
International Women's Day promotes equality, support and female empowerment in Grande Prairie
March 8 is International Women's Day, a day intended to raise awareness of inequality and promote changes that lead to more inclusivity.The theme of this year's International Women's Day is Choose to ...
Mar 08, 2021