NWP
NWP president signing MOU with Northern Alberta Post-Secondary Institutions
Northwestern Polytechnic's president and CEO will be in Fort McMurray Friday, March 14 to sign a memorandum of understanding with five other Northern Alberta post secondary schools.Dr. Vanessa Sheane will be signing the MOU alongside representatives from Keyano College, Lakeland College, Northern Lakes College and Port...
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MILLIONS OWED
Rural Municipalities of Alberta call for government action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to establish a working group to create a Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) to address an ongoing issue of unpaid oil and gas property taxes. For seven consecutive years, the RMA has conducted a member survey that's found oil and gas...
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Peace Region
NWP
NWP president signing MOU with Northern Alberta Post-Secondary Institutions
Northwestern Polytechnic's president and CEO will be in Fort McMurray Friday, March 14 to sign a memorandum of understanding with five other Northern Alberta post secondary schools.Dr. Vanessa Sheane will be signing the MOU alongside representatives from Keyano College, Lakeland College, Northern Lakes College and Port...
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Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County hosting open house events Apr. 2-24
Saddle Hills County is holding a series of open houses next month to meet with the public.Members of the county council and staff will be available to give attendees updates on ongoing projects and discuss the County's programs and initiatives.All Open Houses will be held from 6-8 p.m., at the following locations:April...
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Town of Grimshaw
Town of Grimshaw to celebrate 100th birthday in 2030
The Town of Grimshaw is starting the preparations to celebrate their 100th birthday.Grimshaw turns 100 in 2030, and the Town has launched a web page where residents can share ideas on the best ways to mark the occasions.Festivities being considered include a parade, street festival, community art projects and more.An i...
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511 Alberta
Poor road conditions across northern Alberta
511 Alberta is reporting snowy conditions on a large amount of Alberta highways today. (Thursday, March 13) In a post on social media, 511 says highways in the north and north central parts of the province are all either fully covered or partially covered with snow, along with some icy sections. Drivers are asked to tr...
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Tapering off Friday afternoon
Snowfall warning still in effect
The snowfall warning put in place by Enviroment Canada on Tuesday, March 11, remains in effect. Snow is now forecasted to continue through today and into tomorrow morning, before clearing up in the afternoon. On a positive note, local amounts are not forecasted to be as great as they were in the past 24 hours, with 10 ...
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RCMP
Spirit River RCMP locate stolen vehicles and drugs
Spirit River RCMP are looking for a wanted man following the recovery of several stolen items.On March 1, Sprit River RCMP, with assistance from the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit, entered a property in the area of 45 Avenue in Woking where stolen property was suspected to be stored.Mounties recovered six vehicles...
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Local Sports
Grande Prairie Storm
Storm players, coach, nominated for league awards
Several members of the Grande Prairie Storm are among the League Award Finalists for the Alberta Junior Hockey League.Tomas Marinkovic is up for the Top Forward Award.Logan Cunningham has been nominated for Outstanding Defenceman.Nicholas Jones is among the finalists for Top Goaltender.Chris Schmidt is up for Coach of ...
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AJHL Player of the week
Storm net-minder listed in AJHL weekly awards
A member of the Grande Prairie Storm has once again been selected as a top player of the week in the AJHL, this time alongside two Calgary Canucks. Storm net-minder Nicholas Jones is the Defensive Player of the Week as he posted a 2-0 record from March 3-9, pushing Grande Prairie to a three-game win streak. Both games ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Local Hockey
AJHL, NWJHL, and NPHL from the weekend
Hockey leagues around the Peace Region are gearing up or already well into playoff season. Grande Prairie StormThe AJHL's Grande Prairie Storm won both games at home over the weekend. The Storm hosted the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, winning 5-1 Friday night and 6-2 on Saturday evening.Grande Prairie sits second in the No...
Mar 10, 2025
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Ag ministers say Team Canada tariffs approach will continue as GGC expresses concern about trade war
Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers says they will continue with a Team Canada approach in dealing with US tariffs. The ministers met in Ottawa on Thursday as part of what a release from the federal agriculture department calls "ongoing discussions related to the impacts and potential respons...
Mar 11, 2025
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Canadian canola farmers to feel impact from damaging Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canada, said the tariffs are prohibitively high and the fallout will be felt across his industry. He said China is a top mark...
Mar 08, 2025
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Peace Country Classic Agri-Show
Final day of Peace Country Classic Agri-Show, skijoring cancelled
Evergreen Park says the skijoring that was set to be the final event at the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show on Saturday has been cancelled.Park officials say in a news release that the track is unsafe for horses after the recent freeze/thaw weather conditions.The rest of the Horse Program events, the Youth Livestock Pr...
Mar 08, 2025
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Alberta
MILLIONS OWED
Rural Municipalities of Alberta call for government action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to establish a working group to create a Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) to address an ongoing issue of unpaid oil and gas property taxes. For seven consecutive years, the RMA has conducted a member survey that's found oil and gas...
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NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Alberta and Japanese ministry sign Memorandum of Understanding
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Premier Danielle Smith and Ichiro Takahara, chairman and CEO of the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), while the two were at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas. The agreement is meant to renew the two parties' commitment to deepen ...
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MILITARY
Canadian fighter jets carrying out training exercises at CFB Suffield
Canadian fighter jets will be carrying out operations at CFB Suffield from Thursday to Monday, the National Defense department said.CF-188 Hornets based in Cold Lake will approach from Calgary en route to the Suffield base's range training area, according to a news release.Citizens may observe "routine aerial move...
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Energy Business
Oil and gas reserves in Alberta higher than previous AER estimates
A news release from the province says Alberta has bigger reserves of natural gas than first thought. New measurements of the gas in the Montney, Duvernay and Deep Basin areas has found that there are 1360 trillion cubic feet of gas in the ground. Of that, 130 trillion cubic feet is what the province calls "proved ...
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Canada
Health groups urge shielding medical supplies, devices from counter-tariffs
TORONTO - Health associations are urging governments to ensure Canadian patients don't get caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Ontario Hospital Association says it is concerned the tariffs and counter-tariffs "will likely bring significant risks to Ontario's health care system, inclu...
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Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deeply concerning." Alexis Eagles says Vancouver businesswoman and former actress Jasmine Mooney is being detained...
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Trudeau calls for plan to build a new official prime minister's residence
OTTAWA - With one foot out the door, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking one of his ministers to help develop a plan for a new official residence to replace the vacant 24 Sussex. In a letter addressed to Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos and obtained by The Canadian Press, Trudeau asks th...
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Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro
MONTREAL - Montreal is increasing police patrols and cracking down on loitering in the metro system in response to a massive rise in the number of people struggling with drug addiction and mental illness in the transit network. Officials with the city's transit agency - Société de transport de Montr&eacut...
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'Lost Canadians' can receive citizenship through interim rules as legislation delayed
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. "Lost Canadians" is a term applied to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who w...
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Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians today as he marks his last full day in office. In a video posted to X, Trudeau says he's proud to have served a country full of people who stand up for what's right, rise to every occasion and "always have each others' backs when it matt...
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World
Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday found the firings didn't follow federal law and required immediate offers of reinstatement be sent. The agencies include the departments o...
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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a statement by principal owner Stuart Sternberg saying that "a series of events" in October, which included seve...
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday. The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge and no confinement. The judge approved the plea agreement, but it's not clear whether she will accept the plea agreemen...
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