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City of Grande Prairie sees 15 recoveries from COVID-19, eight new cases
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 15 more recoveries from COVID-19, along with eight new cases for February 1, dropping the active case total in the city to 144 as of Monday night.Nine more recoveri...
Feb 02, 2021
Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, will step down as CEO
NEW YORK - Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO, a role he's had for nearly 30 years, to...
Feb 02, 2021
Vanney adds three former Toronto FC coaches to his staff at the Los Angeles Galaxy
New Galaxy coach Greg Vanney has brought three of his assistant coaches at Toronto FC to Los Angeles. The former TFC assistants are Dan Calichman, Nick Theslof and Jason Bent. Calichman and Theslof we...
Feb 02, 2021
Second Alberta town asks for coal consultations, pause on exploration
A second southern Alberta town is asking the provincial government to order a stop to coal exploration work until public consultations on the issue can be held. The town council of Turner Valley appro...
Feb 02, 2021
Veteran quarterback Nichols looking forward to playing under LaPolice again in Ottawa
Matt Nichols is betting a 2021 CFL season will be played. The veteran quarterback's two-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks reportedly includes a $200,000 report-and-pass bonus. To collect the money, ...
Feb 02, 2021
Collisions near DeBolt, Beaverlodge affecting Highway 43 traffic
Update #3 (7:20 p.m.): The accident scene near Range Road 95 on Highway 43, southest of Beaverlodge, has been cleared and all lanes have reopened.Crew remain on scene west of DeBolt on Highway 43, and...
Feb 02, 2021
Union alleges systemic harassment, discrimination at Veterans Affairs Canada
OTTAWA - One of the unions representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is alleging widespread harassment and discrimination within the department following a survey of its members.The Union of Vet...
Feb 02, 2021
Interview flap shows challenges as Harris settles in as VP
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Kamala Harris has spent her first two weeks in office working with the president on coronavirus relief, consulting with the head of the World Health Organization and talkin...
Feb 02, 2021
City hosting info session on Phase 4 of Downtown Rehabilitation project
The City of Grande Prairie will be hosting an online information session later this month in advance of the beginning of Phase 4 of the Downtown Rehabilitation project.Phase 4 of the project will be h...
Feb 02, 2021
Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet
Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found. For a short time, temperatures in some places in the eastern United States, Russia a...
Feb 02, 2021