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Alberta extends COVID-19 financial aid program for small, medium-sized businesses
An extra $10,000 will be available to small- and medium-sized businesses in Alberta that have seen significant drops in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The money is being made available through t...
Feb 17, 2021
Canadian rookie Edwards shining in a bizarre UConn season unlike any other
Aaliyah Edwards splits her days between the gym and her apartment. The 18-year-old Canadian is one of six freshmen on a No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut women's basketball team that's seen littl...
Feb 17, 2021
Grande Prairie's Edwards named USHL Defenceman of the Week
Grande Prairie's Ethan Edwards has been named the U.S. Hockey League's Defenceman of the Week.Edwards plays for the Sioux City Musketeers and had a point in each of his team's victories as the Muskete...
Feb 17, 2021
RCMP open naming contest for police pups
The next generation of canine cops are here... they just need to know what their names are.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are asking young Albertans and Canadians to give names to their 13 German S...
Feb 17, 2021
Mississauga man pleads guilty to laundering money in alleged North Korean cyberhack
WASHINGTON - A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in what U.S. prosecutors described Wednesday as a scheme by hackers linked to military intelligence in North Korea to steal more than $1.3 billion from b...
Feb 17, 2021
Public feedback sought on new activity and reception centre in Smith neighbourhood
Community input is being sought as the start of construction of the new activity and reception centre in the Smith neighbourhood draws closer.The city has posted a survey on its engagement website, wh...
Feb 17, 2021
Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021
US govt seizes roughly 10M phoney N95 masks in COVID-19 probe
WASHINGTON - Federal agents have seized roughly 10 million fake 3M brand N95 masks in recent weeks, the result of an ongoing investigation into counterfeits sold in at least five states to hospitals, ...
Feb 17, 2021
City Council to consider pushing back 2021 property tax payment deadline
Grande Prairie City Council will be mulling the possibility of extending the 2021 property tax deadline to help those individuals and businesses impacted by the ongoing economic effects of the COVID-1...
Feb 17, 2021
Switch to fully publicly-funded addiction treatment program being viewed as a positive
The transition from a pay-for-service model to a publicly-funded 21-day residential treatment program at the Northern Addictions Centre is being viewed as a positive step that will allow for more peop...
Feb 17, 2021