Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Veterans Memorial Park adding Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer
Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park plans to add a Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer. An unveiling and weekend of healing is planned for August 15 to 17. Spokesperson Renee Charbonneau says...
Apr 06, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Parliamentary Protective Service warns of lockdown for East Block
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Protective Service says there's a lockdown in place on Parliament Hill. The service issued a warning on Saturday afternoon for anyone in East Block, which houses parliamenta...
Apr 05, 2025
Federal party leaders are campaigning in Quebec today
OTTAWA - Party leaders will be in Quebec today as the second week of the federal election campaign comes to a close. Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in T...
Apr 04, 2025
Ottawa increases AgriStability cap to help industry as it faces Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that th...
Mar 22, 2025
Local athletes mark accomplishments in figure skating, basketball, ringette and swimming
Local athletes have recorded more accomplishments, this time in figure skating, basketball, ringette and swimming. Figure Skaters A bunch of figure skaters from the Peace are at a provincial champions...
Mar 21, 2025
Storm players, coach nominated for league awards
Several members of the Grande Prairie Storm are among the League Award Finalists for the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Tomas Marinkovic is up for the Top Forward Award. Logan Cunningham has been nomin...
Mar 13, 2025
Liberals to turn the page on the Justin Trudeau era as party selects successor
OTTAWA - Liberals are gathering in Ottawa on the final day of their party's leadership contest to vote for who they think is best to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the helm. Former Bank of C...
Mar 09, 2025
Canadian canola farmers to feel impact from damaging Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canad...
Mar 08, 2025
Disrupting the Peace: On a B.C. ranch, fracking earthquakes rattle a way of life
Bo Hedges' parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead Horse Creek Cattle Company on the property where a natural spring bubbles up near the...
Mar 04, 2025
Bosch resigns from council to take chamber of commerce job
Grande Prairie city councillor Wendy Bosch has resigned to take the chief executive officer job with the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce. Bosch replaces Tanya Oliver, who is now the ...
Feb 25, 2025