Engineering professionals and students from the University of Calgary are visiting Grande Prairie Public School Division schools this week.Dr. Anis Haque and two students from U of C's Association for the Advancement of Science and Education program are bringing STEM learning experiences to classrooms through interacti...

Aquatera Utilities will begin a construction project in the City next week.Starting on Monday, June 15, crews will start making "infrastructure improvements" along 99 Ave, between 102 and 101 Street.During the project, speeds will be reduced; however, they do note that businesses along 99 Ave, will remain acc...

The County of Grande Prairie has announced funding being allocated to 60 non-profit organizations and volunteer groups.Over $199,390 will be distributed to groups through the County's annual operating assistance, while $40,000 will be used for cemetery improvement grants."Our volunteers and non-profit groups are t...

RCMP in British Columbia say two children have passed away after an off-road vehicle rollover that involved five kids. The incident happened on a rural road in the northeastern B.C. village of Pouce Coupe, southeast of Dawson Creek, on Thursday, June 4. The ATV was said to have lost control and rolled several times ove...

The RCMP's Federal Policing Northwest Region are asking parents to be more vigilant with their children's online behaviour, following a rise in violent online groups across the country.The Northwest Region's (NWR) Superintendent, Officer Matt Johnson, says "gone are the days when risk existed only in one physical ...

Alberta's minister of hospitals says she has put an end to a contentious rebranding of the province's paramedic service provider. Acute Care Alberta announced last month that Emergency Health Services Alberta would be changing its name to ALTA Paramedic Health. The rebranding would see ambulances across the province be...

For the first time since October there are no active recall petitions looking to oust Alberta politicians from their seats in the legislature. Elections Alberta says the two outstanding petitions, targeting an Opposition NDP member and a former United Conservative cabinet minister, have come to an end. The agency says ...

An Alberta legislature committee is exploring whether to put taxpayers on the hook for work-related electric scooter and bike rides taken by politicians. Currently, elected officials and caucus staff can be reimbursed for taxi rides, car rentals and some airfare if they're travelling for work purposes. A bipartisan com...

New liquor rules could see Albertans be able to drink up soon after they wake up. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission says licensed bars, restaurants and other establishments can now serve alcohol as early as 6 a.m. Licensed businesses and clubs used to need special permission to serve alcohol before 9 a...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives have tapped a former federal conservative cabinet minister and lobbyist to help redraw the map marking electoral ridings across the province. Monte Solberg is one of four panel members appointed Tuesday by a legislature committee overseeing the new map-making proces...

The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan is set to open, months after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to block it. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have suggested that Friday's scheduled bridge open...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's jobs minister isn't disputing hotel data that suggests Vancouver hotel vacancies on World Cup game days are down sharply compared to the same dates last year. But Ravi Kahlon took a positive view of analytics provided by U...

MONTREAL - Canadians can visit the Haskell Free Library and Opera House without crossing through a U.S. border checkpoint, thanks to a new entrance on the Canadian side. A ceremony held on Wednesday officially inaugurated the new door at the historic l...

OTTAWA - Moscow called Canada a "warmonger" for signing a drone production deal with Ukraine and vowed to publish the address of a Canadian company working with Kyiv. Defence Minister David McGuinty said Canada will not be intimidated. Two weeks ago, O...

OTTAWA - Canada and Turkey have agreed to restart initial discussions on a free-trade agreement. Global Affairs Canada said in a news release the decision reflects both countries' ambition to unlock the full potential of their commercial partnership. "...

OTTAWA - Protesters chanted "No Alto!" as they marched past the Prime Minister's Office on Parliament Hill Wednesday to register their opposition to the Alto high-speed rail project. Farmers and other rural residents who live along the proposed rail co...

U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, as well as the attempted murders of...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man accused of killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, as well as wounding a state senator and ...

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the party retain its slim House ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices on Wednesday, saying "if we do something wrong, then probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong." Infantino spoke with re...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A minibus packed with schoolchildren caught fire in central Zimbabwe Wednesday afternoon, killing seven, authorities said. Twenty-four children were on board when the vehicle burst into flames in the city of Gweru,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate because authorities feared a catastrophic explosio...