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B.C. safety agency issues worker hazard warnings for flooding cleanup
VICTORIA - British Columbia's worker protection agency says employers and employees should be aware of the hazards at job sites as the massive repair and recovery work begins after a series of torrent...
Dec 07, 2021
MyLuvPak provides filled backpacks for local children in need
Grande Prairie non-profit MyLuvPak is looking to help local children in need this holiday season. MyLuvPak puts together backpacks filled with comfort items to give to children across northern Alberta...
Dec 07, 2021
Grande Prairie Boys' Choir gearing up for busy December
The Grande Prairie Boys' Choir is gearing up for a busy December, by rehearsing for their Christmas concert on December 10 and 11 at the Christian Fellowship Assembly.Jeannie Pernal, the founder of th...
Dec 07, 2021
Military's former head of human resources charged with sexual assault, indecent acts
OTTAWA - Military police say they have charged the former head of human resources for the Canadian Armed Forces with one count of sexual assault. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service say...
Dec 07, 2021
Liberals raise doubts of high number of vaccine exemptions among Conservatives ranks
OTTAWA - Government House leader Mark Holland is questioning the relatively high number of medical exemptions among the Conservative ranks preventing them from being vaccinated against COVID-19. On Mo...
Dec 07, 2021
African community group says Canada's new travel rules are an example of racism
EDMONTON - The president of the African Community Association of Calgary says its members feel hurt and believe it's important for the federal government to address what they say is subtle racism behi...
Dec 07, 2021
IIHF: China will be allowed to participate in men's Olympic hockey tournament
China will ice a men's hockey team at the Beijing Olympics. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Tuesday the hosts have been given the green light following a council meeting in Zurich. "...
Dec 07, 2021
Liberals table bill that would repeal mandatory minimums for some drug, gun crimes
OTTAWA - The federal government introduced a bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday that would repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes. It would allow a judge...
Dec 07, 2021
GPRC partners with UNBC to further business acumen in region
Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) has partnered with the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) that will help develop business acumen in the region.Beginning in August of 2022, GPRC will...
Dec 07, 2021
Indigenous delegation to Vatican has been postponed: AFN national chief
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says an upcoming Indigenous delegation to the Vatican has been postponed. She made the announcement to a virtual gathering of chief...
Dec 07, 2021