Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
East Prairie Metis Settlement hoping for second road after wildfire
HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - A Metis settlement in northern Alberta is asking for a second road out the community two months after a devastating wildfire. There is only one way in and out of the East Prairie...
Jul 19, 2023
Fire hazards rated moderate for Grande Prairie, Peace River Forest Areas
The wildfire hazard is listed as moderate in the Grande Prairie Forest Area. It currently has 10 active fires with two being held and the rest under control. A list of active fires can be found here. ...
Jul 19, 2023
Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it
EDMONTON - Alberta's new health minister has been given the green light to decentralize the entire health-care delivery system - 15 years after the province completed a multistage, multiyear process t...
Jul 18, 2023
Over 20 Peace region athletes in Halifax for North American Indigenous Games
Events at the 2023 North American Indigenous Games kicked off Monday in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Twenty-three athletes from across the greater Peace region are apart of various Team Alberta events, hopin...
Jul 17, 2023
Canada set to end domestic subsidies for fossil-fuel production
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected next week to finally fulfil a promise Canada made 14 years ago to end federal subsidies that aid in the production of fossil fuels. Environment Minister Ste...
Jul 14, 2023
Alberta and B.C. in talks to expand Canadian LNG reach globally, Danielle Smith says
VANCOUVER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province has begun talks with British Columbia on expanding the reach of Canadian natural gas in the global market. Smith says she and B.C. counterp...
Jul 13, 2023
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