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Grande Prairie man wins $100,000 from lottery ticket
A Grande Prairie man is $100,000 richer after he discovered he had a winning ticket on the November 22 EXTRA draw."I was pretty surprised," said Suleyman Erci while claiming his prize. "I wasn't hyper...
Dec 17, 2021
Community Foundation grant to stock shelves of GPPL's Little Free Pantry well into 2022
The Little Free Pantry at the Grande Prairie Public Library is receiving a financial boost courtesy of the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta. Tara Wiebe, Head of Customer Services at the li...
Dec 17, 2021
Parking ban in effect for priority two routes
The City of Grande Prairie has issued a snow removal parking ban for vehicles that are located on priority two routes.The parking ban will be in effect in the city from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.Parking bans...
Dec 17, 2021
Free rapid COVID-19 test kits now available in Alberta
UPDATE: A tweet from the Alberta Health Services' North Zone says AHS facilities in Grande Prairie, Peace River and Fairview have run out of the free rapid testing kits that were being distributed for...
Dec 17, 2021
Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021
Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster jabs as Omicron concerns grow
The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering more pandemic restrictions in some provinces. Starting Mo...
Dec 17, 2021
More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
TOKYO (AP) - More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possib...
Dec 17, 2021
Boeser scores twice to lead surging Canucks past Sharks 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Brock Boeser scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks won their sixth straight game since coach Bruce Boudreau took over with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday n...
Dec 16, 2021