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Grande Prairie Fire Department gets brand new engine
A brand new fire engine has joined the City of Grande Prairie Fire Department and will soon be responding to emergency scenes.A 2022 Spartan Gladiator Classic Smeal Custom Pumper will be retiring a fr...
Jul 29, 2022
Heat hurting crops says Sexsmith producer
The heat is taking a toll on Peace Region crops.Sexsmith farmer and Alberta Wheat Commission chair Greg Sears says the crops were doing well until a couple of weeks ago."We've suffered with a lack of ...
Jul 29, 2022
The City of Grande Prairie is excited to bring back Sundays in the Park
The City of Grande Prairie is excited to bring back Sundays in the Park at Muskoseepi Park this August. The Sunday in the Park program will feature a variety of activities for everyone. All events are...
Jul 29, 2022
Ukrainian president observes 1st grain exports leaving
ODESA, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday visited the Odesa region to observe the loading of grain as exports resume for the first time since the start of the Russian inv...
Jul 29, 2022
Pope wraps up trip and SCOC to clarify consent stance: In The News for July 29, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, July 29, 2022 ... What we are watching...
Jul 29, 2022
Separatists say shelling killed Ukrainian prisoners of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the fighting for Mariupol have been killed by Ukrainian shelling, Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine said. Daniil ...
Jul 29, 2022
Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope's apology
EDMONTON - People who provide mental health support across the country have been significantly busier helping those with trauma after Pope Francis arrived in Canada and apologized for evil committed b...
Jul 29, 2022
Pope to hold two meetings with Indigenous groups as his six-day tour comes to an end
QUEBEC - Pope Francis is set to end his six-day tour of Canada that he has called a pilgrimage of penance with meetings in Quebec City and Iqaluit. The pontiff is scheduled to begin the day with priva...
Jul 29, 2022
Statistics Canada to release its latest reading on economic growth this morning
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on economic growth this morning. The agency is set to release gross domestic product figures for the month of May and a flash estimate for th...
Jul 29, 2022
Supreme Court to make ruling in B.C. case on sexual consent and use of protection
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will release a decision today that is expected to clarify how the use of a condom during sex relates to consent in sexual assault law. The court will rule on a Bri...
Jul 29, 2022