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Jason Nixon chosen as acting finance minister
Premier Jason Kenney has tapped Jason Nixon to be the province's acting finance minister and president of the Treasury Board.Kenney announced the news on social media Thursday and that Nixon will rema...
Jun 03, 2022
Tory MP who won't disclose vaccine status asked to leave House of Commons precinct
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP who refuses to disclose her vaccination status tried to access the House of Commons precinct after a COVID-19 vaccination mandate was imposed last year and was required to l...
Jun 03, 2022
Two Indigenous sisters imprisoned for 30 years see fresh hope for release
OTTAWA - Two Indigenous sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say is a wrongful murder conviction now have reason to hope their names could soon be cleared. The Justice Depart...
Jun 03, 2022
Province creates premier’s council in response to MMIWG national inquiry
The Alberta government has established a new premier's council to guide the province's response to the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).The council will repo...
Jun 03, 2022
Opioid-related deaths in Alberta decreased significantly in March 2022
EDMONTON, AB - Opioid-related deaths dropped 31 per cent in March 2022 in Alberta since peaking in December 2021.The province issued a news released on Friday, June 3, 2022 and noted that since the st...
Jun 03, 2022
Seeding moving along quickly in the Peace
Seeding has been moving along quickly in the Peace with the warm weather.The May 31 report says just over 79 per cent of seeding is complete. Completion stood at 36.6 per cent the week before and 2.5 ...
Jun 03, 2022
Canadian soccer team tweaking play ahead of World Cup in Qatar
VANCOUVER - With Canada's spot at the 2022 World Cup clinched, the men's national soccer team is looking at how it can tweak its game before taking the field in Qatar. The team came together in Vancou...
Jun 03, 2022
Crosswalk painted on 2nd annual Day of Friendship in Grande Prairie
The crosswalk on 97th Avenue and 101st Street was painted with orange handprints on Friday for the 2nd Annual Day of Friendship; an event put on by the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre and Peppermint ...
Jun 03, 2022
Construction underway for new seniors supportive living facility in Spirit River
On Friday, June 3, 2022 ground was broke in to start construction on a new seniors supportive living facility in Spirit River.The new facility will replace the existing Pleasantview Lodge.The $24.8 mi...
Jun 03, 2022
After a solid run in May, Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue climb against RSL
VANCOUVER - Despite a lacklustre start to the season, the Vancouver Whitecaps didn't give up. Now the club's resiliency is starting to pay off. A 3-1-1 record in May dug the 'Caps (4-7-2) out of Major...
Jun 03, 2022