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City of Grande Prairie conducting sidewalk levelling project
The City of Grande Prairie has begun a sidewalk levelling project.Over the next few days, crews will be grinding down raised sections of sidewalks where height differences pose tripping hazards.The pr...
Sep 25, 2024
More Indigenous participation in labour market would boost Alberta economy says ATB report
EDMONTON - A new report says increasing Indigenous participation in Alberta's labour market could boost the province's GDP by between two and three percentage points, the equivalent of $8 billion to $...
Sep 25, 2024
Grande Prairie Museum hosting Book Launch Event Wednesday night
A new book showcasing an expedition through the Peace River Country is having a launch event at the Grande Prairie Museum tonight.In 1911, Hulbert Footner and Auville Eager journeyed through Northern ...
Sep 25, 2024
Putin says a nuclear power supporting an attack on Russia can be considered an aggressor
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a nuclear power supporting another country's attack on Russia will be considered a participant in aggression under a new version of M...
Sep 25, 2024
Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abuses
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people - a bishop, priests and laypeople -- from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation unc...
Sep 25, 2024
Over 19,000 visits to the Aquatera Outdoor Pool this year
Another year of splashing around has come and gone at the Aquatera Outdoor Pool in Grande Prairie's Muskoseepi Park.The pool is now closed until next summer, but welcomed approximately 19,348 visitors...
Sep 25, 2024
Small English soccer team has huge year, thanks in part to Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A soccer game in England on Tuesday night drove a spike in online traffic across the Atlantic to a website launched by the Newfoundland and Labrador government. Newfoundland and Lab...
Sep 25, 2024
High Level RCMP searching for a missing woman
High Level RCMP are asking for the public's help with locating a missing 54-year-old woman. Fern Flett was last seen on June 6, in the Meander River area, and information obtained by Mounties leads th...
Sep 25, 2024
Biden says all-out war is still possible as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that "all-out war" is still possible as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, but he's hopeful an off-ramp can be found to prevent further...
Sep 25, 2024
Quebec opposition parties denounce $6.5M subsidy to Presidents Cup golf tournament
QUBEC - Quebec's opposition parties are denouncing the $6.5-million subsidy granted by the provincial government to the Presidents Cup golf tournament taking place in the Montreal area this week. The ...
Sep 25, 2024