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Province plans big expansion of Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland area
EDMONTON - Alberta is to expand the world's largest connected stretch of boreal forest preserve.Environment Minister Jason Nixon says the province plans to protect more than 1,400 square kilometres of...
Feb 11, 2021
Area fire crews responding to structure fire west of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie says multiple fire stations from the area are responding to a structure fire near Township Road 714 and Range Road 73, just west of the City of Grande Prairie and just nor...
Feb 11, 2021
No plans for regional economic relaunch right now: Kenney
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there are no plans right now to look at varying economic restrictions based on regions.Critics, including United Conservative caucus member Drew Barnes, ar...
Feb 11, 2021
WHL's Rebels ready for life at the rink, literally, this season
Yes, the Red Deer Rebels really are taking "life at the rink" to a whole new level.Pictures showing makeshift digs at the Westerner Park Centrium where players will be living during the upcoming abbre...
Feb 11, 2021
COVID-19 alerts active at nine Grande Prairie schools, two outbreaks
Parkside Montessori School in Grande Prairie has been added to Alberta Health's COVID-19 alert list Thursday, meaning between two and four cases of COVID-19 have been identified at the school.That is ...
Feb 11, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 28 new COVID-19 cases
Another 28 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the City of Grande Prairie on Wednesday, along with 13 recoveries. That brings the active caseload in the city to 182 as of the end of day February 10.Thi...
Feb 11, 2021
Seven Generations, ARC Resources merger to create "premier Montney producer"
Two of the biggest players in the Montney natural gas basin are set to merge later this year, as Seven Generations Energy and ARC Resources are slated to come together to form one of the largest natur...
Feb 11, 2021
Cold snap pushes Grande Prairie shelters to capacity, highlights need for housing options
With the mercury steady below the -30 mark this week in Grande Prairie, the recent cold snap has pushed a lot of homeless shelters and supports to their maximum capacity, which some say highlights the...
Feb 11, 2021
Bruins postpone O'Ree honours until '22 so fans can be there
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins will wait to retire the number of pioneering Black hockey player Willie O'Ree until next year so that they can raise his No. 22 banner to the rafters with fans in the buildi...
Feb 11, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP arrest man wanted for breaching release conditions
UPDATE (2:00 p.m. Feb. 11): The Grande Prairie RCMP say they have arrested 38-year-old Benjamin Jackson Prince, who was wanted on charges of breaching his release conditions. Prince was remanded into ...
Feb 11, 2021