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Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas not focused on future with Toronto beyond this season
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas is focused on finishing the job - this season. The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager will discuss his own future at a later date. Dubas met the media at the team's practice faci...
Feb 09, 2023
Independent MLA criticizes Alberta’s plan to give royalty credits for well cleanup
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An Independent legislature member is criticizing a plan from the Alberta government that would give oil companies a royalty credit for cleaning up their old wells.Cypress-Medicine H...
Feb 09, 2023
RCMP investigating multiple incidents involving GHB
Grande Prairie RCMP want to warn residents about a batch of GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) drugs possibly making rounds in the Peace Region. A recent investigation led Mounties to multiple incidents invo...
Feb 09, 2023
Over one million Albertans registered for affordability payments
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta says it is prepared to distribute nearly $100 million per month in inflation relief.The province is providing a total of $600 over the course of six months to ...
Feb 09, 2023
Tax increase on alcohol to take effect April 2023
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The cost of liquor is set to rise in just a couple of months.Effective April 1, 2023, the Government of Canada will introduce a 6.3 per cent tax increase on alcohol products.Statist...
Feb 09, 2023
Locally produced documentary "Unacceptable?" screening in Grande Prairie
A movie screening for a documentary about the Freedom Convoy to Ottawa is coming to the Grande Prairie Cineplex on Sunday, February 12. The documentary titled Unacceptable? was produced by a Fort St. ...
Feb 09, 2023
Rescue team faces hurdles getting to Turkey quake, days after B.C. offer to Ottawa
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia search and rescue team is ready and willing to head to Turkey to help after a devastating earthquake, but it's facing multiple hurdles as it awaits approval from federal...
Feb 09, 2023
Bear Creek Folk Festival to announce lineup during event later this month
Organizers of the Bear Creek Folk Festival will announce the lineup for this year's show during a special event on February 25th.Besides the lineup unveiling, the evening will also include performance...
Feb 09, 2023
Northern Alberta municipalities and industry members form alliance for better rail service
An advocacy group with 20 members has formed to be a collaborative voice for better rail service in Alberta and the western half of the country.The Community Rail Advocacy Alliance has 15 municipaliti...
Feb 09, 2023
Commercial truck driver pulled off road after 'cautionary' blood-alcohol level
A 43-year-old commercial truck driver from Edmonton is a little lighter in the wallet - and experiencing some unplanned days off - following a traffic stop near Whitecourt earlier this week.Officers w...
Feb 09, 2023