Missing Person
Lakeshore Regional Police searching for missing man
Lakeshore Regional Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 53-year-old man. Edward Calliou was last seen just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11 at the Napa Auto Parts store in High Prairie.Calliou is described as six feet tall, 200 pounds with grey, short hair and brown eyes. He was wearing ...
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Snow Clearing
Grande Prairie snow removal to operate in both "Week A" and "Week B" neighbourhoods
The City of Grande Prairie says residential snow clearing will be covering both Week A and Week B neighbourhoods next week.Crews will be working on a day-by-day basis rather than a full two-week rotation to address areas affected by the most recent snowfall.They will be working in both Week A and B neighbourhoods depen...
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Peace Region
Missing Person
Lakeshore Regional Police searching for missing man
Lakeshore Regional Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 53-year-old man. Edward Calliou was last seen just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11 at the Napa Auto Parts store in High Prairie.Calliou is described as six feet tall, 200 pounds with grey, short hair and brown eyes. He was wearing ...
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Weather
Parts of Peace under snowfall warning
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for several areas in northern Alberta.That includes Clear Hills, Northern Sunrise and Mackenzie Counties and the County of Northern LightsThe warnings stretch across the north to the Fort McMurray area.The weather office says 10 to 20 centimetres of snow could fall on Sat...
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Snow Clearing
Grande Prairie snow removal to operate in both "Week A" and "Week B" neighbourhoods
The City of Grande Prairie says residential snow clearing will be covering both Week A and Week B neighbourhoods next week.Crews will be working on a day-by-day basis rather than a full two-week rotation to address areas affected by the most recent snowfall.They will be working in both Week A and B neighbourhoods depen...
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County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie council approves interim 2025 budget
County of Grande Prairie council has approved an interim budget for 2025, one that includes a deficit of $3.96 million. In a release, the county says any decisions about property taxes have been put off until April for several reasons, including trying to lower the deficit, assessments, unfunded items and the education...
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Outdoor Rinks
City of Grande Prairie accepting applications for neighbourhood rink program
The City of Grande Prairie is telling any residents interested in running an outdoor skating rink this winter to register now. Only two days are left to apply for the city's neighbourhood rink program. Participating residents consisting of a group of at least five adults will be required to undergo training from the ci...
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Crime
Fort St John RCMP arrest "prolific" offender
Mounties with the BC RCMP in Fort St John have caught a suspect in recent break and enters in the area. Police conducted a targeted investigation for these incidences and a street enforcement team executed a search warrant at a home in the 9600 block of 99 Avenue in Fort St John.Numerous items were identified from rece...
Dec 13, 2024
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Local Sports
Swimming
Grande Prairie swimmer finishes eighth in heat, 21st overall at World Short Course Swimming Championships
A 16-year-old Grande Prairie Piranhas swimmer has recorded a very respectable showing at the World Short Course Swimming Championships taking place in Budapest, Hungary.Oliver Dawson finished eighth in his 200-metre breaststroke heat, putting him 21st overall. Dawson's time of 2:07.62 left him 4.55 seconds back of the ...
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Local Sports
Hockey, skiing this weekend
StormStorm are home to Canmore Friday. Face-off will be at 7 p.m. The Storm are still tied with Whitecourt for first place in the North Division. Both teams have 38 points, but Grande Prairie has one game in hand.The Wolverines will visit Drayton Valley Friday and host Canmore on Saturday.Junior A ChallengeStorm player...
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Local Sports
Grande Prairie short-track speed skater going into first long-track competition
A Grande Prairie speed skater will be in his first long track national competition this weekend in Fort St. John. Derian Boechler will be among those taking part in the 2024 Canadian Neo-Junior and Junior Long Track Championships. The competition starts today and will run through Sunday.It is for athletes aged 14 to 17...
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Women in Ag. Conference coming in February
The Northern Women in Ag. Conference will take place February 20 and 21 in Fairview at the Dunvegan Inn & Suites.Its theme is "Empowering Women in Agriculture Through Education and Support."Events will include a calving clinic at Northwestern Polytechnic and a marketing workshop.There are also four differ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Agriculture
Peace Country 4-H clubs included in FCC grant recipients
Farm Credit Canada has given out grants of up to $500 to 4-H clubs across Canada.The money comes from the FCC 4-H Club Fund.Of the 48 clubs in Alberta getting funding, three are located in northwestern Alberta.They are the Beaverlodge 4-H Club, the Prairie Rose 4-H Club in Valleyview and the Big River 4-H Club in La Cr...
Dec 12, 2024
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Agriculture
Red Deer to host Alberta Canola gatherings in January
Canola farmers and industry officials will gather in Red Deer in January for two events.The Alberta Canola Conference and AGM is set for January 22 while the Research Symposium will be held on January 23.The conference will feature various guest speakers from the Canola Council of Canada and other groups. The 35th annu...
Dec 11, 2024
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Alberta
tax relief
GST/HST tax break begins on Saturday
The federal government has announced that on Saturday the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) break will be put into effect after it was passed into law.It is set to begin on Dec. 14 through Feb. 15, 2025 and will give Canadians a tax break on multiple essentials such as food and beverage related serv...
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TONY CARDINAL
Alberta hires Indigenous patient advocate to address unfair treatment in health care settings
The Government of Alberta has hired an Indigenous Patient Safety Investigator and Advocate in an effort to improve health care delivery and outcomes for First Nations, Métis and Inuit patients. Alberta representatives say unfair treatment due to incidents of racism during health care delivery and a lack of cultu...
Dec 13, 2024
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Postal strike
Federal government moves for Canada Post workers to return to work
The Canadian government is pushing to end the nearly month-long Canada Post strike. On Friday morning federal labour minister Steven MacKinnon asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send the 55,000 striking postal workers back to work until May in hopes of delivering mail as early as next week. Mackinnon says t...
Dec 13, 2024
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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Alberta grants Brooks-based newcomer youth empowerment program $150K
Premier Danielle Smith on Friday revealed a $150,000 investment into a Brooks program that provides newcomer youth with social supports and opportunities for career planning. The city, located north of Medicine Hat, had the fourth highest percentage of newcomers in Alberta, welcoming 925 new permanent residents.Smith s...
Dec 13, 2024
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Canada
Tiny, endangered sea turtle found on Quebec's Magdalen Islands for the first time
MONTREAL - One of the world's smallest and most endangered turtle species was found on the shores Quebec's Magdalen Islands last week - a first in the province. Veterinarian Jean-Simon Richard says he was contacted last Saturday after someone found a beached Kemp's ridley sea turtle on the archipelago in the Gulf of St...
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British departure means uncertain future for Alberta's massive Suffield military base
CFB SUFFIELD, ALBERTA - A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of New York City in southeastern Alberta appears to be a shadow of its former self while its future use remains up in the air. Canadian Forces Base Suffield, 260 kilometres east of Calgary, is the largest training area in Canada at near...
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Problems with RCMP police dog program pose 'health and wellness risks': evaluation
OTTAWA - The RCMP's police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low morale and rundown facilities that pose health risks to officers and canines, an internal review says. The evaluation of RCMP police dog services reveals numerous challenges for the program that supplies and trains four-legged he...
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Lawyers in Quebec class actions seek $906M in fees for work in landmark tobacco case
Lawyers representing tens of thousands of Quebecers in two class-action lawsuits against three major tobacco manufacturers will seek to receive more than $900 million in fees for their work in the landmark case that has spanned decades. Spokespeople for counsel in one of the lawsuits say documents were filed in court F...
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New military vessel launched in B.C. bears illustrious naval name
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service. The new joint support ship - the longest naval vessel ever to be built in Canada - was launched at a rainy ceremony at shipbuil...
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Trump's 'strategy' is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says with Donald Trump as president, the United States has an open strategy of creating economic uncertainty in other countries to discourage investment outside U.S. borders. Freeland says the incoming Trump administration is proudly economic nationalist and Ottawa is realist...
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World
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is t...
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US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is t...
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Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president in a blow to its EU aspirations
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian D...
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