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Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's first fall mini-budget finds new funds for families and businesses and scratches a longtime provincial itch over transfer payments as she tries to find a ...
Nov 30, 2020
Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now
Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of mind - and large airlines notably absent. ...
Nov 30, 2020
Grande Prairie RCMP continue search for armed robbery suspects
Suspects sought in an armed robbery investigation in Grande Cache now have police in Grande Prairie on the lookout, which led to a heavy police presence in the area of Royal Oaks and Avondale Monday m...
Nov 30, 2020
Navy will decommission warship damaged in suspected arson
SAN DIEGO - The Navy said Monday that it will decommission a warship docked off San Diego after suspected arson this summer caused extensive damage, making it too expensive to restore. Fully repairing...
Nov 30, 2020
Grande Prairie Public Library eliminating late fees effective Jan. 1
The Grande Prairie Public Library is eliminating late fees, effective January 1, 2021.In a release, library officials say its Board of Directors overwhelmingly passed a resolution to remove late fees ...
Nov 30, 2020
Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling
VICTORIA - A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system, but she could not confirm allegations of an organized game to guess the blood-alcohol leve...
Nov 30, 2020
Veteran Canadian centre back David Edgar to retire at end of the year
Veteran defender David Edgar, who became a Newcastle United favourite with a highlight-reel goal as a teenager and went on to captain Canada, has announced his retirement effective the end of the year...
Nov 30, 2020
RCMP ask for public assistance in locating missing teenager
UPDATE: Kennedy Horseman has been located safe and unharmed. The RCMP thanks the public for their assistance. Grande Prairie RCMP is asking the public to come forward with information on the whereabou...
Nov 30, 2020
Peace Region residents able to participate in provincial budget telephone town hall
The Provincial Government is holding three telephone town halls this week so that Albertans can have their say in the planning of Budget 2021.The first town hall goes on Monday, November 30, and will ...
Nov 30, 2020
Quebec urged to create national director of youth protection to oversee system
MONTREAL - A provincial commission looking into the protection of vulnerable children in Quebec is recommending the appointment of a youth-protection watchdog to oversee the entire provincial system. ...
Nov 30, 2020