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Special air quality statement issued for Grande Prairie area
Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area as smoke from the wildfires in B.C. makes its way into the Peace Region.A simi...
Jul 14, 2021
Ethics watchdog reviews request to investigate Trudeau over Data Sciences payments
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog is reviewing a request to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over payments his MPs offices made to a company owned by his friend. Conservative MP Michael Ba...
Jul 14, 2021
Green party executive launches membership review of its own leader, Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Green party executives have taken a first step toward suspending Annamie Paul's membership in the party she leads. Three senior party sources say Dana Taylor, interim executive director of th...
Jul 14, 2021
TFC, CF Montreal get green light to play at home but wait continues for Whitecaps
Toronto FC and CF Montreal have been given the green light to play at home this weekend, with a limited number of fans in the stands. Wednesday's league update on Canadian home-market games only cover...
Jul 14, 2021
Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say
VANCOUVER - A sizzling heat wave during the last week of June in Western Canada left little unsinged, including fragile glaciers that are already melting at an accelerated pace, experts say. Dozens of...
Jul 14, 2021
UCP caucus welcomes back Lesser Slave Lake MLA Pat Rehn
United Conservative Party Caucus Chair Nathan Neudorf announced on July 14 that the party is welcoming back Lesser Slave Lake MLA Pat Rehn to the caucus.Rehn was kicked out of the caucus back on Janua...
Jul 14, 2021
Brazilian leader evaluated for possible emergency surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was being evaluated Wednesday for possible emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction, his office said. Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the...
Jul 14, 2021
Outdoor prizes such as camping and hunting added to Alberta's vaccination lotteries
The province has announced another incentive for Albertans to get vaccinated.The Outdoor Adventure Vaccine Lottery gives residents a chance to win fishing licenses, Canmore Nordic Centre ski passes an...
Jul 14, 2021
Conditions have wildfire watchers on high alert as danger remains Very High
Alberta Wildfire says conditions in the Grande Prairie Forest Area continue to pose a very high risk of wildfires, with the weather over the next couple of days expected to keep fire watchers on high ...
Jul 14, 2021
Rain, cooler temperatures in Grande Prairie's weekend forecast
Environment Canada says some sustained rainfall is in the weekend forecast for the Peace Country.Meteorologist Sara Hoffman says a low-pressure system is starting to move into the area, which could br...
Jul 14, 2021