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Death of an inmate from Bowden Institution
Officials with Correctional Services of Canada Prairie Region are reporting the death of an inmate at the Bowden Institution.On May 2, 2022, Kenneth Savage, an inmate from Bowden Institution, died whi...
May 04, 2022
Last summer's B.C., Alberta heat wave was among most extreme since 1960s, study shows
The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in the United K...
May 04, 2022
Not 'fuddle-duddle:' Conservatives accuse Trudeau of swearing in Parliament
OTTAWA - Much has been made of the political legacy Justin Trudeau has to live up to as he follows in the footsteps of his father, a former prime minister. On Wednesday, he invoked one of Pierre Ellio...
May 04, 2022
Health Minister believes Alberta is past the sixth wave peak of Covid-19
Alberta Health says Grande Prairie recorded 76 new cases of COVID-19 over the last week, while in the County of Grande Prairie, there were 18 new cases confirmed since last Wednesday.It is not known h...
May 04, 2022
Hateful rhetoric driven by extremism becoming 'normalized,' CSIS director warns
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream. Speaking at the Univer...
May 04, 2022
Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk wants to be a playoff difference-maker
CALGARY - In a low-scoring playoff opener, Matthew Tkachuk made a difference in ways a multi-faceted player can. Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm both generated a team-leading 42 goals in the regular season...
May 04, 2022
Former Chief Crown Prosecutor in Grande Prairie now a judge
A one-time Chief Crown Prosecutor in Grande Prairie has been named a judge by the province's Justice and Solicitor General Ministry.Steven Hinkley is one of eight new provincial court justices named t...
May 04, 2022
Parks Canada returns Chief Poundmaker's staff to family at Saskatchewan ceremony
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - An artifact believed to have belonged to a Plains Cree leader who played an important role in treaty talks has been returned to his descendants. Parks Canada has transferred a staf...
May 04, 2022
Mass shooting inquiry: Lawyer calls for witnesses to sort out discrepancies over guns
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was asked today to sort out conflicting evidence about how the RCMP responded to a woman who says she alerted police years ago...
May 04, 2022
Over $28 million budgeted for 2022 infrastructure improvements in Grande Prairie
Construction season is picking back up in Grande Prairie. May marks the first wave of infrastructure improvements being done and this year has a long list of projects to be completed.The city's annual...
May 04, 2022