Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
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
Tuesday night home loss for the Storm
The Storm lost 4-1 to visiting Lloydminster Tuesday night. Tomas Marinkovic had the lone Storm goal. Second place Grande Prairie is now eight points behind first place Whitecourt with a game in hand. ...
Feb 19, 2025
Premier Smith, Minister LaGrange stand by denials of wrongdoing in AHS corruption case
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is removing her government's deputy health minister but bucking calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts. Sm...
Feb 19, 2025
Extreme cold warnings in place
Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for most of Alberta, including the Peace Country. Wind chills from -40 to -45 are expected overnight Sunday before moderating on Monday. The weather...
Feb 09, 2025
Beaverlodge Municipal emergency department closed Feb 10-11
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without an on-site physician for 24 hours starting Monday, February 10. Due to an inability to secure physician coverage there will be n...
Feb 09, 2025
Alberta's Auditor General investigating allegations of corruption involving medical purchases, surgical contracts
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must answer questions and step aside, if you ask Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, who is calling for four investigations into what he describes as unprecedented allegat...
Feb 06, 2025
Premier Danielle Smith welcomes U.S. tariff reprieve but calls for action
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed the U.S. tariff reprieve and called for strategic action in a statement on Jan. 20. - READ: Donald Trump doesn't mention Canada in inaugural speech as Trudeau c...
Jan 20, 2025