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Whispering Pines Ski Area opening for the season
The Whispering Pines Ski Area near Worsley will be opening for the season on Saturday, December 16. Lifts will operate from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, with the rental shop opening ...
Dec 15, 2023
Aquatera now using solar panels to cut down on costs
A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place at Aquatera's Zone 3 Reservoir and Pump Station located on Grande Prairie's north side on Thursday, December 14.The ceremony was held to officially open the new so...
Dec 15, 2023
Province presents recreation projects update to County of Grande Prairie Committee of the Whole
Provincial representatives attended The County of Grande Prairie's Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday to discuss two ongoing projects related to outdoor recreation.The committee was presented wi...
Dec 15, 2023
MD of Peace introducing $5 Bulk Water Maintenance Fee
The Municipal District of Peace is adding a maintenance fee to its bulk water service.As of December, a $5 per quarter fee will be applied to all active bulk water accounts, those that were used durin...
Dec 15, 2023
In the news today: Canada to send helicopters to Latvia as part of NATO mission
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada sending helicopters to Latvia Four Canadian Griffon helicopters will be ...
Dec 15, 2023
Freeland hosts annual meeting with provincial, territorial counterparts today
TORONTO - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is hosting her annual meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers in Toronto today. The meeting will focus on economic growth, housing...
Dec 15, 2023
Gay Ugandan in Edmonton faces deportation, fears jail or death over anti-LGBTQ law
EDMONTON - A man in Edmonton is making a last-ditch legal bid to avoid a Monday deportation flight back to Uganda, where he fears he may be imprisoned, harmed or even killed for being gay. The man, wh...
Dec 15, 2023
'Weighing our options': Ottawa open to further pause to expand assisted dying rules
OTTAWA - The federal government is considering whether to pause its original plan tobroaden the rules that govern medically assisted dying so they include patients whose only underlying condition is a...
Dec 15, 2023
Canada to pilot options for national emergency response agency in 2024: Sajjan
OTTAWA - A new national emergency response agency may consist of regional response teams that Ottawa can call into action when disaster strikes, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a...
Dec 15, 2023
Glen Assoun's daughter says probe of his wrongful conviction must become a priority
HALIFAX - The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says that even in death her father is being denied justice - and she is demanding a stalled criminal investigation of his case become "...
Dec 15, 2023