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Tories demand Trudeau fire defence minister over response to military misconduct
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fire Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan following what they describe as years of mismanagement and coverups. Opposition Leade...
Jun 15, 2021
Western premiers call for clarity, timelines on international travel, reopening rules
Canada's western leaders say they plan to push Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week on a detailed plan and timeline to reopen international borders. "There's absolute consensus that we want to get ...
Jun 15, 2021
No new COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie, eight recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie recorded no new COVID-19 cases and eight recoveries for Monday, June 14, dropping the City's active case total to 45.That active case total is the lowest recorded since Octo...
Jun 15, 2021
Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection planning for in-person Try-It Day in September
After over a year of virtual "Try-It Days", the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection says it's planning on hosting an in-person Try-It Day on September 11, 2021.Try-It Day is an annual event put o...
Jun 15, 2021
Kenney says money coming for Indigenous groups to identify residential school grave sites
Premier Jason Kenney says the province will support Indigenous communities in Alberta to identify potential unmarked graves at residential school sites. "Alberta will be announcing in the days to come...
Jun 15, 2021
RCMP searching for man charged with attempted murder in Horse Lake shooting
A Horse Lake man remains wanted on charges of attempted murder and several others by RCMP after an alleged shooting at Horse Lake First Nation over the weekend.Beaverlodge RCMP were called to the comm...
Jun 15, 2021
Oldest party wins most seats in voting for 'new Algeria'
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Algeria's oldest party, previously thought to be on the wane, won the largest number of seats in weekend legislative elections, the country's electoral authority announced Tues...
Jun 15, 2021
LeBlanc signals some cautious easing of pandemic travel restrictions coming soon
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is signalling that Canadians can expect an announcement on easing travel restrictions by Monday. But he is warning that the relaxed rules wo...
Jun 15, 2021
HelpSeeker app launched as central hub for social service providers in Grande Prairie
Under the Community Compass Program, the City and County of Grande Prairie and the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta have partnered together to bring the HelpSeeker app to Grande Prairie.Th...
Jun 15, 2021
Council approves development incentive program aimed at attracting, retaining large-scale investment
Grande Prairie City Council approved the new Development Incentives and Grants program at Monday's meeting, which the city says aims to offer business retention and new development incentives to help ...
Jun 15, 2021