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Peace Region

PWPSD
Harry Balfour ODR made a "reality" thanks to community support
The new Harry Balfour school is now home to an outdoor rink, "thanks to local businesses and residents." The community donated everything from the land the rink is on, to labour for building, and water and wood "to make this a reality" for Harry Balfour Students. Photo Courtesy PWPSD In the release,...
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Peace River Logging
Woodland Cree First Nation and Mercer peace River renew co-ownership of Peace River Logging
Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd and the Woodland Cree First Nation have renewed their partnership co-owning Peace River Logging.The new agreement ensures long-term sustainability of the company and secures the jobs of more than 80 local people.Mercer Peace River is committed to working with Indigenous communities and we lo...
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Chamber of Commerce
Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce launches Tariff survey
The Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce wants to assess the potential impacts of US President Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian products.In partnership with the Alberta and Canadian Chambers of Commerce, the Chamber has launched an online survey for members to fill out.The s...
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Camp Tamarack
Camp Tamarack to receive $50k grant
Camp Tamarack has been named a recipient of a $50,000 grant.The Champion Grant for Rogers Birdies for Kids, presented by Alta Link, will be used to upgrade the camp's kitchen and purchase a yurt to serve as a multi-purpose space for programming and additional beds.Right now, the kitchen can serve 60 campers, but there ...
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RCMP
Peace River squatting reports lead RCMP to an arrest
Residents in Peace River have been reporting multiple issues with squatters and break-and-enters at vacant homes in that community.This has led local RCMP to begin proactive patrols in the areas of these homes.On January 17, around 11 p.m. Mounties entered a home in the area of 101 Street while doing patrols, per the o...
Jan 21, 2025
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RCMP
RCMP patrols lead to drug arrest in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie RCMP say proactive patrols downtown have led to a drug arrest.Mounties were patrolling the 101 Avenue area on Monday, January 20, when they stopped a vehicle. Police say they noticed suspicious behaviour like the driver trying to get out of the vehicle, fidgeting, and arguing with police.A search turned ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Alberta

Government cuts $500K in funding to Alberta disability organization
Another disability advocacy organization says its funding has been cut by the Alberta government.Trish Bowman, chief executive of Inclusion Alberta, said Wednesday the government informed her earlier this month it was cutting some of the grant funding that the group has received for decades.She said the cut totals more...
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FEB. 5, 2025
Albertans challenged to embrace the cold with Winter Walk Day
Alberta Blue Cross is challenging Albertans to embrace the cold and participate in Winter Walk Day on Wednesday, Feb. 5. On Winter Walk Day, everyone is encouraged to walk at least 15 minutes outside in an effort to promote and inspire a healthy culture across the province. "Winter Walk Day is a great initiative t...
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Alberta students highest-ranked in financial literacy in global tests
Students in Alberta are being heralded as having the highest levels of financial literacy in the country.The 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) saw 20 countries, including eight Canadian provinces, take standardized tests for financial literacy.The results show that 15-year-olds in Alberta perfo...
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trying to get below 5%
Experts express hope for smokeless Canada as country marks National Non-Smoking Week
National Non-Smoking Week is underway, and above all, it aims to underscore the cold, hard fact that 46,000 Canadians are dying from smoking-related causes each year.As the observance happens Jan. 19-25, and beyond, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) continues to be concerned specifically, it says,...
Jan 21, 2025
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Canada

Supreme Court certifies B.C.'s class-action lawsuit against opioid providers
British Columbia's attorney general says the Supreme Court of Canada has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the co...
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Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges
The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions of cubic metres of mine tailings into B.C. waterways 10 years ago says the material spilled wasn't toxic. Imperial Metals Corp. and two other firms were charged last month with 15 alleged Fisheries Act breaches, accuse...
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Poilievre 'not aware' of more than two genders; says there are other priorities
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is only aware of two genders - male and female - and that the government should leave people alone. In an interview with CP24 news channel, Poilievre was asked about President Donald Trump signing an executive order declaring the U.S. will only recognize two sexes a...
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B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn't support "resuscitating dead projects." In a statement released by the union, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says the pipeline rej...
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Carney, Arya file paperwork, officially entering Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to enter the race ahead of tomorrow's deadline. The two appear to be the first through that gate, submitting the required signatures and a $50,000 deposit. Candidates have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to get their deposit in,...
9h ago
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Trudeau to attend events marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Poland next week for events marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Trudeau's office says he'll be travelling Sunday to Tuesday and visiting the site of the Nazi regime's largest camp, where more than one million people were ...
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