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Direct Energy Regulated Services announce electric rates for September 2023
Direct Energy Regulated Services has announced the default electric rates for September.Residential customers in the ATCO Electric service territory will be charged 28.880 cents per Kilowatt in Septem...
Aug 31, 2023

City prioritizes safety this back-to-school season
School Zones go back into effect Tuesday, September 5, and Grande Prairie Enforcement Services (GPES) is reminding residents to be extra cautious this fall. From 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on school days,...
Aug 31, 2023

Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to doubles second round at US Open
NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open women's doubles tournament with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over Lauren Davis of ...
Aug 31, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Man in mass stabbing at B.C. library gets life, no parole for 15 years
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who killed a woman and wounded six other people in a mass stabbing at a library in North Vancouver, B.C., has received a life sentence with no chance of parole for 15 yea...
Aug 31, 2023

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such re...
Aug 31, 2023

B.C. officer who assaulted UBC nursing student receives conditional discharge
KELOWNA, B.C. - The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assaulting a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a condition...
Aug 31, 2023

B.C. Premier Eby calls on Bank of Canada to halt interest rate hikes
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is calling on the Bank of Canada to halt further interest rate hikes. In a letter today to Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem, Eby urges him to consider...
Aug 31, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys organizer sentenced to 17 years in prison for plot to keep Trump in power
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful ...
Aug 31, 2023

Entries for Saddle Hills County photo contest closes Thursday
Today is the last day to submit your photos for Saddle Hills County's 2023 photo contest.This year's theme is "Discover the Peace".Photos can be submitted under two categories: Adult and Youth (under ...
Aug 31, 2023

Over 2100 NWT wildfire evacuees in Grande Prairie
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership says although the city of Grande Prairie is at capacity for accepting new evacuees from the Northwest Territories, they are still providing support.In...
Aug 31, 2023