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Who's in, who's out and who else may enter the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept.10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running h...
Mar 08, 2022
Canadian military trainers deal with mixed emotions as Ukrainians defend from Russia
OTTAWA - Lt.-Col. Sarah Heer says it is absolutely "excruciating" watching from afar as friends and comrades that she helped train in the Ukrainian military a year ago are now forced to fight for thei...
Mar 08, 2022
Alberta rural municipalities say unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high oil prices
The amount of unpaid taxes energy companies owe to small-town Alberta is growing despite high oil prices, the province's rural municipalities said Tuesday. Rural Municipalities of Alberta says its mem...
Mar 08, 2022
Grande Prairie RCMP on scene of collision between vehicle and pedestrian
UPDATE 4:43 p.m.: Grande Prairie RCMP say ATCO is making repairs after a vehicle-pedestrian collision this afternoon led to a gas leak.Mounties say southbound 100 Street is down to one lane between 10...
Mar 08, 2022
International Women's Day works towards breaking gender bias
March 8 is International Women's Day, a day intended to raise awareness of inequality and promote changes that lead to more inclusivity. The theme of this year's International Women's Day is "Break th...
Mar 08, 2022
Downtown Association hands out pair of awards
The Grande Prairie Downtown Association has handed out a pair of awards. This year's Art Ouellette award was presented to Station 97.The Art Ouellette award is presented annually by the Downtown Assoc...
Mar 08, 2022
MLA Allard to meet with U.S. officials on Alberta's energy sector
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard is off to Washington to represent Alberta at the Energy Council Federal Conference. The Energy Council is an organization of elected legislators from 14 energy-producin...
Mar 08, 2022
Gas prices continue to rise throughout Alberta
Gas prices are continuing to rise across Alberta and the Peace Region.According to the website gasbuddy.com, fuel prices in the Swan City ranged from 155.9 per litre and 169.9 per litre Tuesday mornin...
Mar 08, 2022
Transport Canada fines passengers on Sunwing party flight
MONTREAL - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says his department has fined six passengers who were onboard a Sunwing flight last year that devolved into a raucous onboard party. Videos of the Dec. 30 c...
Mar 08, 2022
RCMP officer in northern Alberta charged after serious crash while on duty
COLD LAKE, Alta. - RCMP in northern Alberta say one of its officers is facing a criminal charge related to a crash that happened while she was on duty.Mounties say Const. Victoria Forbes was respondin...
Mar 08, 2022