Peace Region News
Court
Jail sentences handed out after three arrests
Jail time after drug arrestAlberta Justice says a man charged in connection with two drug arrests has pleaded guilty to charges related to one of them and has been given jail time.Derek Charles Shaw was given a 19 month sentence, with eight months credit for time already spent in custody, in Grande Prairie court after ...
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MD of Greenview
MD of Greenview Roadside Cleanup registration closing Mar. 22
The Municipal District of Greenview is inviting local non-profits to sign up for their Roadside Clean up initiative.The annual program not only cleans the roadsides in the Peace Region, but also raises funds for local non-profit organizations.Applications are due Friday, March 22.The County of Grande Prairie's registra...
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Wildlife
More moose sightings reported in Grande Prairie
City Hall says there has been more moose activity reported in Grande Prairie.The city says in a release that what is calls multiple sightings of moose in the O'Brien Lake and Countryside South areas have been reported to Alberta Fish and Wildlife. It is reminding people to keep dogs on leashes, to never approach wildli...
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Beaverlodge ED
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department without a physician 11 a.m. March 18 - 8:00 a.m. March 19
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Emergency Department will be without an on-site physician tonight (Monday, March 18).Due to the inability to secure physician coverage, there is expected to be no on-site physician from 11:00 p.m. Monday until 8:00 a.m.Tuesday morning.During this time the nursing staff will remain on-...
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Alberta
Legislation Tabled
Alberta government aiming to protect Albertans in life leases
The provincial government says it has tabled legislation to protect Albertans and ensure consistency in contracts with life lease housing operators. Life leases are described an important, alternative form of housing aimed at supporting independent living that is often tailored toward seniors. In response to recent cha...
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RCMP
RCMP identify human remains found near Clairmont as Grande Prairie Resident
Human remains discovered near Clairmont have been identified as a Grande Prairie Resident.On March 14, Grande Prairie RCMP responded to a report of found human remains on Range Road 55.RCMP have identified the deceased as 34-year-old Grande Prairie resident Echer Marcial, and the RCMP Major Crimes Unit is considering t...
Mar 17, 2024
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2024 Arctic Winter Games
Team Alberta North takes home over 120 medals at 2024 Arctic Winter Games
The 2024 Arctic Winter Games are wrapping up today in Mat-Su Alaska.There was a great showing from the Northern Alberta athletes, taking home 124 medals.Of the medals, 39 were bronze, 42 silver, and 43 were gold, placing Alberta North in third place overall below Alaska and Yukon.Gold medal winning athletes from Grande...
Mar 17, 2024
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LaPrairie Works inc.
LaPrairie Works Inc. purchases Carwald Redi-Mix's Slave Lake and Wabasca operations
Highway and bridge maintenance and civil construction company LaPrairie Works Inc. has purchased operations from a concrete and aggregate supplier that started in the Peace Region.Carwald Redi-Mix's operations out of Slave Lake and Wabasca, Alberta will now be making products for LaPrairie customers.As part of the acqu...
Mar 17, 2024
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acknowledging tremendous strength
Parkinson Association launches 'Unshakeable' campaign for upcoming awareness month
The Parkinson Association of Alberta (PAA) is sharing details of its April campaign for Parkinson Awareness Month.The organization notes April is a time to, "acknowledge the tremendous strength and resilience of Canadians living with Parkinson disease and to celebrate the contributions of researchers, health profe...
Mar 16, 2024
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three debates announced
Alberta NDP has its six leadership candidates
The Alberta NDP has finalized the list of candidates vying for party leadership.Party members will vote to elect one of the six following people:Jodi Calahoo StonehouseKathleen Ganley Sarah Hoffman Gil McGowan Naheed Nenshi Rakhi Pancholi"I extend my congratulations to all contestants for meeting the requirements ...
Mar 16, 2024
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Canada
In the news today: Public tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa, February inflation report
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Public to pay tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. The former prime minister's casket ...
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As former prime minister Mulroney lies in state, public tributes in Ottawa begin
OTTAWA - Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. The former prime minister's casket is being brought to the Sir John A. Macdonald building opposite Parliament Hill this morning. Dignitaries including the Governor General and Prime Minister...
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'The lost season': Winter comes to a close as Canada's warmest on record
The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so-distant future unless steps are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Winter comes to a close on Tuesday night - earl...
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B.C. auditor to release reports on overdose prevention, safer-supply programs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is expected to release two independent audits on government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic drug crisis. Michael Pickup's office has conducted reports on the government's overdose prevention and supervised consumption services and the first phase of...
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Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City...
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'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support
OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police ...
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World News
Hong Kong lawmakers pass new national security law, giving government more power to curb dissent
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong lawmakers passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that was triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. The legislature passed the Safeguarding National Security Law ...
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Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating co...
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is expected to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for ...
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic...
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Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole. Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment ...
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Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, according to the White House. The call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli offi...
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