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Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife, granted day parole for six months
TORONTO - An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body more than 15 years ago was granted day parole for six months on Tuesday, with officials stressing the need to moni...
Feb 08, 2021
Appeal court lengthens parole period in triple murder of Alberta family
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial judge erred by not applying consecutive parole eligibilities for two men convicted in the slayings of three family members.As a result, Jas...
Feb 08, 2021
Ottawa lays out criteria for quarantine hotels as it inches toward new travel rule
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has listed its criteria for hotels seeking to participate in the mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers. The conditions posted online put t...
Feb 08, 2021
Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson
CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years for a man who killed a Calgary couple and their young grandson.A jury found Douglas Garland guilty of thr...
Feb 08, 2021
Alberta government reinstates 1976 coal-mining policy after huge public outcry
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says powerful public protest persuaded it to reinstate a policy that has kept open-pit coal mines out of the Rocky Mountains for almost 45 years. "Albertans have spok...
Feb 08, 2021
Province reinstates 1976 coal policy after public backlash
Energy Minister Sonya Savage announced Monday morning that after significant public pushback, the Alberta Government has reinstated the 1976 coal policy.This includes reinstating the four coal categor...
Feb 08, 2021
Intercultural Association, public library work together on Black History Month campaign
February is Black History Month, and the Grande Prairie Intercultural Association (GPIA) has partnered with the Grande Prairie Public Library (GPPL) to provide more information on black history, cultu...
Feb 08, 2021
Possible exposure to COVID-19 at St. Clement, St. Catherine School in Grande Prairie
The Grande Prairie and District Catholic School Division says a number of students may have been exposed to COVID-19, after a teacher who works at both St. Clement and St. Catherine School has tested ...
Feb 08, 2021
Union asking for two-week closure of Red Deer Olymel plant
RED DEER, Alta. - A company that operates a pork processing plant in central Alberta says a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility has grown to nearly 80 cases this weekend.Richard Vigneault, a spokesman f...
Feb 08, 2021
Step 1 of Alberta's relaunch framework begins Monday
EDMONTON - Alberta restaurants can reopen today for limited in-person dining as part of the province's four-step plan to reopen the economy.Restaurants had been closed to in-person dining after a resu...
Feb 08, 2021