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Alberta RCMP encourages safe driving this December
While December brings holiday celebrations for residents across the province, RCMP say it's important to practice safe driving and to never drive impaired due to drugs or alcohol. Mounties say we can ...
Dec 02, 2025
Cleanup underway on Hwy 43 following fire engine collision
The County of Grande Prairie is advising motorists to exercise caution when driving on Highway 43.A cleanup is underway near the Grande Prairie Airport due to a single-vehicle collision involving a Co...
Dec 02, 2025
Accidental Criminal Record Check text sent to GP residents
The City of Grande Prairie says texts issued Dec. 2, claiming some residents had RCMP criminal record checks waiting to be picked up, were sent out in error.Officials say the messages were sent to the...
Dec 02, 2025
Alberta urges prosecutors to think twice before charging in cases of self-defence
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to think twice about charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes.Justice Minister Mickey Amery i...
Dec 02, 2025
Storm and Grizzlys make one-for-one swap
The Grande Prairie Storm have traded defenceman Owen Hutzel to Olds for forward Braeden Veldhuizen in a swap of 19-year-olds.Veldhuizen had six goals, seven assists and 14 penalty minutes in 17 games ...
Dec 02, 2025
Wildfire activity in Alberta winding down for 2025
The Alberta government says proactive planning, mitigation and new ways of working successfully reduced wildfire impacts this season, allowing the province to responded swiftly to emerging threats.Whi...
Dec 02, 2025
Adding Alberta health-care numbers to licences increases fraud risk; privacy watchdog
Alberta's privacy watchdog is raising concerns about a new government bill that would add health-care numbers to driver's licences and other forms of identification.Information and privacy commissione...
Dec 02, 2025
Alberta government to detail plan to fight federal gun buyback program
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says more details are expected today on her government's proposed plan to fight Ottawa's gun buyback program.Over the weekend, Smith told the United Conservative Party's...
Dec 02, 2025
Alberta's Smith says her United Conservative Party is not a separatist party
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party isn't a separatist party.Last week's historic energy deal between Alberta and Ottawa was met with skepticism, and at multiple points b...
Dec 02, 2025
Realized net farm income for Canadian farmers down in 2024 says StatCan
Statistics Canada says Canadian farms had a realized net income of $9.4 billion in 2024.A report compiled by the agency says that was $3.3 billion less than in 2023 and the largest percentage drop sin...
Dec 02, 2025