Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
CP NewsAlert: Driver sentenced to 12 years for killing Calgary police officer
CALGARY - A young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died after he was dragged by an SUV and fell into the...
Sep 27, 2023
Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending one of her cabinet ministers over possible conflict of interest concerns. Provincial records show the husband of Environment and Protected Areas ...
Sep 27, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares. The city allege...
Sep 27, 2023
TMX route change leads to question about Liberals' commitment to reconciliation
OTTAWA - The federal Crown corporation constructing the expansion to the Trans Mountain pipeline says it remains committed to "meaningful engagement" with Indigenous communities after being given the ...
Sep 26, 2023
Frost advisories, special air quality statements in place
Frost advisories are in place for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview and Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie-Manning forecast areas. Environment Canada says temperatures will be at or close to 0 ...
Sep 20, 2023
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
UPDATE 2: Peace Regional RCMP are pleased to report that Kendall Dastou has been located safe. RCMP would like to thank the public for their efforts and assistance. UPDATE: Peace Regional RCMP ...
Sep 20, 2023
Stitch Club of Grande Prairie makes record amount of items, but in desperate need of donations
Fifty-five members of the Stitch Club of Grande Prairie took around 28,000 hours of their own time to knit, crochet, and sew 6,591 items in a year's time to donate across the region. It's the largest ...
Sep 20, 2023
City Council meeting highlights
Grande Prairie City Council held its regular meeting Monday afternoon. - Council gave a round of applause to Tenille Townes after Mayor Jackie Clayton told those gathered that the Grande Prairie-raise...
Sep 19, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski has been sentenced to 60 days jail for his role in protests against COVID-19 public health measures that blocked Alberta's main Canada-U.S. border cr...
Sep 18, 2023
E. coli outbreak spotlights daycare food safety, experts say
TORONTO - Experts say an outbreak of E. coli that's sickened hundreds has shone a much-needed spotlight on food safety at daycares. There have been 337 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection i...
Sep 15, 2023