Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
City Hall says once in 100 years weather event recorded during Monday's storm
City Hall says in a Facebook post that a one-in-100-year weather event was recorded at the fire hall on Resources Road during the thunderstorm Monday night. The fire hall's data shows that the maximum...
Jul 13, 2023
Alberta energy minister told to design incentives for industry to clean up oil wells
EDMONTON - Direction from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to her new energy minister suggests the United Conservative government hasn't given up on a controversial program that would see taxpayers back...
Jul 13, 2023
One person dead after crash on Resources Road
*** UPDATE *** Preliminary investigation has revealed the dump truck and trailer travelling southbound on Resources Road swerved to avoid hitting a moose and a pickup truck travelling northbound was s...
Jul 12, 2023
Ottawa could help health care with better international recruiting, Smith says
WINNIPEG - Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday She said the federal government could help by str...
Jul 11, 2023
Alberta calls on federal government to help Indigenous communities with opioid crisis
WINNIPEG - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the federal government is failing when it comes to some of the big issues in its jurisdiction, particularly Indigenous health care. At the annual premier...
Jul 11, 2023
Activity and Reception Centre looking for naming rights partner
The City of Grande Prairie is actively seeking a corporate naming rights partner for the Activity and Reception Centre. The city says this partnership would give a business high visibility in Grande P...
Jul 10, 2023
Grande Prairie RCMP looking for missing man
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say that Koang Mach has been located safe. RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance. Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating...
Jul 07, 2023
Search suggests 88 potential graves at residential school in northern Alberta
Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in northern Alberta. "I always had to stay on high alert when I was the...
Jun 29, 2023
Peace Regional RCMP lift shelter-in-place for Cadotte Lake
UPDATE: Peace Regional RCMP is advising residents in Cadotte Lake, the shelter-in-place for that community has been lifted. Three suspects are now in custody, and at this time RCMP believes there is n...
Jun 26, 2023
Calgary-based Suncor Energy says it suffered a cybersecurity incident
CALGARY - Canadian oil company Suncor Energy Inc. has confirmed it has been the victim of a cyberattack. The Calgary-based energy giant said in a news release late Sunday that it has "experienced a cy...
Jun 26, 2023