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Quebec court gives Ottawa four more months to amend assisted-dying law
MONTREAL - A Quebec court has given the federal government more time to amend its assisted-dying legislation. Ottawa was facing a March 11 deadline imposed last September by Quebec Superior Court...
Mar 02, 2020

'We will do better:' Alberta company apologizes for Greta Thunberg decal
CALGARY - An Alberta energy services company says its management accepts full responsibility for a decal the business distributed bearing its logo beneath a sexually ...
Mar 02, 2020

Two Peace Region residents charged after property crime near Holden
Several people are now facing charges after a break and enter on a property near Holden. At around 9:30 a.m. on February 28, Viking RCMP were alerted by a local citizen of two suspicious vehicles ente...
Mar 02, 2020

County crews to begin snow clearing on roads
The County of Grande Prairie is advising motorists to use caution on local gravel and rural roads as crews work to clear snow. The County wants to remind motorists that during snow and ice clearing, t...
Mar 02, 2020 Photo: County of Grande Prairie

Storm drop game one in heartbreaking fashion to Saints
The Grande Prairie Storm kicked off postseason play Sunday in Spruce Grove, falling 3-2 in overtime to the Saints. After a first that saw the Storm be outshot 10-3, the Storm would bend but not break....
Mar 02, 2020 Goaltender Lars Kaliel made 37 saves in the losing effort (Photo Credit: EverythingGP staff)

Two men facing charges after vehicle pursuit near Clairmont
Two men are in custody and facing charges after a vehicle pursuit with the RCMP. In the early morning of February 28, the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) was patrolling in the Clairmont indu...
Mar 02, 2020

Alberta wildfire season officially underway
The wildfire season in Alberta has officially begun.The provincial government said the early start is ahead by about one month from other jurisdictions, with research showing that wildfires are starti...
Mar 02, 2020 The Alberta wildfire season runs until October 31, 2020 (Photo: Government of Alberta)

School bus cancellations Monday
Poor road conditions have led to several bus cancellations Monday morning.The Peace Wapiti Public School Division has cancelled its bus service in the southern part of the division. Buses in Bonanza, ...
Mar 02, 2020

Giant mess left on property after arrests; owner and lawyer offer advice
The owner of a rural property just outside of Teepee Creek has a massive mess on his hands, after the tenants he was renting to were arrested, and alleged stolen items were recovered on the property.O...
Mar 02, 2020 A small portion of the mess left at the Teepee Creek property (photos courtesy of Gerry Hughes)

Canadians Abel and Citrini-Beaulieu win diving gold at FINA World Series
MONTREAL - A year after finishing in second place, Canadian divers Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu upgraded themselves to gold on Friday at the FINA Diving World Series. They captured ...
Mar 01, 2020