Author Archives:
Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...
Apr 29, 2020
ABP asking ranchers to help push politicians to help the beef industry, CCA offering mental health help
Alberta Beef Producers is encouraging ranchers to contact federal and provincial politicians about help for the industry.ABP has come up with a form letter that ranchers can fill out and send to their...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo credit: Jasmin Toffoli/Dreamstime
Grande Prairie Home & Garden Show officially cancelled for 2020
The 2020 Grande Prairie Home and Garden Show has officially been cancelled.In a post on the Home and Garden Show's Facebook page the organizers say it is with "heavy hearts" they make the official ann...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo: Grande Prairie Home and Garden Show / Facebook
Forecasts show Alberta could begin reopening economy in May: Kenney
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta is doing better than expected on containing COVID-19 and the plan is to begin relaxing health lockdown rules next month.Kenney said details of Alberta's re...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
GPREP creates Business Ambassador Team to help businesses prepare for reopening
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) has partnered with the Business Resiliency Taskforce, in an effort too strengthen the region's approach to recovering the economy that's been ...
Apr 29, 2020
Family friend Nick Huoseh helping guide Canada teenager Alphonso Davies' career
Asked at a Bayern Munich video news conference this week about his role models on and off the pitch, Alphonso Davies cited Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the football players he looked up to. T...
Apr 29, 2020
Protective orders issued to 'Duck Dynasty' star's family
WEST MONROE, La. - Three members of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson's family have received protective orders against a man charged with shooting at homes on their Louisiana estate. Daniel King Jr...
Apr 29, 2020
Contact tracing needs to balance public health benefits with privacy: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to limit the spread of COVID-19 through contact tracing. But he says there is a need to balance the public h...
Apr 29, 2020
COVID-19 puts new twist on rental property scam
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning people about an existing scam that has a newly added twist.Fraudsters will search for information about legitimate home rental or sale properties on special...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo: dreamstime.com
Two people run away from Alberta Hospital, EPS says they may travel to the Peace Region
Police in Edmonton say they are searching for a man and woman who ran away from the Alberta Hospital Tuesday and that it is possible they might come to the Peace Country.The Edmonton Police Service sa...
Apr 29, 2020 Reyhan Paul Jones and Bailey Gabriel (Armstrong) (photos courtesy of Edmonton Police)