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Alberta to add 50 new ICU beds in the coming months
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Health Minister Jason Copping announced Wednesday the Alberta Government is adding 50 new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds throughout the province.Lethbridge will be the focus for the n...
Mar 02, 2022
Grande Prairie adds 30 COVID-19 recoveries over two day period
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 30 COVID-19 recoveries and 17 new cases for February 28 and March 1. There are 114 active cases in the city.In the County of Grande Prairie, there were 18 recoverie...
Mar 02, 2022
City warns of moose sightings in Muskoseepi Park
The City of Grande Prairie is asking residents in the Muskoseepi Park area to be on the lookout for moose in the area. In a Facebook post, the city says there have been multiple sightings of moose ove...
Mar 02, 2022
Fort St. John's Ina Forrest named flag bearer at 2022 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair curler Ina Forrest and hockey player Greg Westlake will carry Canada's flag into Friday's opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.It's the first time Paralympic flag-bearer ...
Mar 02, 2022
Rural Alberta counties & municipalities to vote on keeping RCMP motion
The group that represents Alberta's 69 counties and municipal districts will vote on a motion to keep the RCMP as their police force.The Rural Municipalities of Alberta motion calls for asking Premier...
Mar 02, 2022
Three Grande Prairie teams playing at Masters provincials
The Alberta Masters Curling Championships run Wednesday through Sunday at Edmonton's Granite Curling Club.Three rinks from the Peace, all based at the Grande Prairie Curling Centre, are taking part.Th...
Mar 02, 2022
Rally to support Ukraine held at Grande Prairie City Hall
A good-sized crowd came out on a snowy Tuesday afternoon to a rally in support of Ukraine at Grande Prairie City Hall.The crowd, a rough count puts the total at somewhere between 80-90 people, waved t...
Mar 01, 2022
Coordinated Care Campus residents move into temporary housing as "extensive renovations" occur
As the City of Grande Prairie moves into phase two of ongoing renovations to the Coordinated Care Campus, portable trailers have been set up outside the former Stonebridge Hotel in order to serve as t...
Mar 01, 2022
City resuming residential snow clearing March 2
The City of Grande Prairie says it will resume residential snow clearing on March 2. Snow clearing occurs in two-week rotations and is completed from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the f...
Mar 01, 2022
Alberta records estimated 500 new COVID-19 cases, local numbers delayed until Wednesday
Alberta Health says it has confirmed an estimated 500 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours.Due to technical issues, the province says full data won't be available until Wednesday. Full data inclu...
Mar 01, 2022