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Charges stayed against former Conservative MP
CALGARY, AB - A trial for former Calgary West MP Rob Anders into alleged tax fraud allegations was set to get underway in a Calgary courtroom on Monday morning, June 6, 2022.As the trail was set to pr...
Jun 06, 2022

More rain on the weekend than for all of the month of May
MEDICINE HAT - A much-needed soaker dropped more rain on Medicine Hat on the weekend, than was received in all of the month of May.Environment Canada reports just under 32 mm of rain had fallen on Med...
Jun 06, 2022

Alberta declares June 6-10 as “Energy Week”
Alberta is officially declaring the week of June 6-10 as Energy Week in the province."Alberta is showcasing the innovative oil and gas sector while celebrating new opportunities for responsible, relia...
Jun 06, 2022

Driver alleged to have hit 4 in B.C. residential march turns himself in to RCMP
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - RCMP say the driver of a truck who allegedly hit four people walking in a residential school march in Mission, B.C., on Saturday has come forward to police. Mounties say in...
Jun 06, 2022

Dominican Republic cabinet minister killed in office
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The Dominican Republic's minister of the environment and natural resources was shot and killed in his office on Monday by a close friend, the office of the pre...
Jun 06, 2022

Thieves target GPMBA equipment storage sheds at Evergreen Park
Grande Prairie Minor baseball says several items have been stolen from their equipment storage units located at Evergreen Park. It happened sometime between 4:30 Sunday afternoon and 7 am Monday morni...
Jun 06, 2022

Quebec legal aid lawyers set for four-day strike over equal pay with Crown attorneys
MONTREAL - Hundreds of legal aid lawyers in Quebec are taking part in a four-day strike because the provincial government is offering them less than it did for Crown attorneys. About 200 legal aid law...
Jun 06, 2022

China's actions toward Canadian planes 'provocative and irresponsible': Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the actions of Chinese pilots towards Canadian planes taking part in a United Nations mission "irresponsible and provocative." Speaking at a news conf...
Jun 06, 2022

Conservatives say record number of Canadians signed up to vote for new party leader
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates say they've sold memberships to hundreds of thousands of Canadians ahead of the September vote. Pierre Poilievre's campaign claims to have signed up more th...
Jun 06, 2022

Seniors Week 2022 events put on in Grande Prairie
June 6-12, 2022 is Seniors Week in Alberta and many events are being held in Grande Prairie to recognize the week.Grande Prairie Seniors Outreach has coordinated with multiple businesses and organizat...
Jun 06, 2022