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First Nations women finally to be treated equally under Indian Act: Bennett
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says First Nations women will finally be treated the same as men under the Indian Act. Bennett says First Nations women and their descendan...
Aug 16, 2019
Liberals unveil $3B sole-source deal for armoured vehicles ahead of election
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government says it plans to award a multibillion-dollar contract for hundreds of light armoured vehicles to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada without holding a competit...
Aug 16, 2019
Storm send Boucher to Cowichan Valley
Ahead of training camp the Grande Prairie Storm announced Friday they morning they sent Peace River product Tyrell Boucher to the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL in exchange for 19-year-old defen...
Aug 16, 2019 (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)
NDP removes MP as candidate who was in discussions with another party
OTTAWA - The New Democrats have removed Quebec MP Pierre Nantel as an NDP candidate following what the party is calling "confirmed reports" that he is in discussions to run for a different p...
Aug 16, 2019
Cleanup efforts underway following sour natural gas release
On Tuesday, August 13, the Alberta Energy Regulator was alerted of a sour natural gas release into a tributary of the Beaverlodge River.The incident occurred approximately 4 km southwest of Hythe on a...
Aug 16, 2019
Federal parties' privacy policies meet bare minimum required by new law
OTTAWA - The main federal political parties have developed and published privacy policies, as required by a new law, but none has adopted the stringent measures Canada's privacy commissioner and ...
Aug 16, 2019
Whitecaps change management structure, removing president from current role
VANCOUVER - Longtime Vancouver Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi is out of his current role after the club announced it will begin a search for a sporting director. The Major League Soccer team,...
Aug 16, 2019
Teen girl charged after Airdrie playground fire
A 14-year-old girl is facing a charge of arson after a school playground with chunks of recycled tires in its base was allegedly set on fire in Airdrie, Alberta.A column of hazardous black smoke was r...
Aug 16, 2019 (Photo: Twitter/@Merytmut)
Grande Prairie MLA named to Premier's Council on the Status of Person with Disabilities
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard will have some new responsibilities moving forward.Friday morning it was announced that Allard was appointed to the Premier's Council of the Status of Persons with Disa...
Aug 16, 2019
Unlikely sighting leads to rescue of dog along Red Willow River
The odds of finding him were not high, but a local family has been reunited with their furry family member after a daring rescue by area fire departments.A dog, missing for nearly a week, was rescued ...
Aug 16, 2019 An aerial view of where Toby the dog (middle) was stranded along the Red Willow River (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)