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Ottawa hasn't been upfront in past about China risks for businesses: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa has not been clear with Canadian businesses in past years about the risks of operating in China. In a discussion with the Montreal Council on ...
Dec 19, 2022
‘One side or the other’: Coutts still a village divided after convoy blockade
COUTTS, Alta. - The sound of blaring horns that echoed through this village 10 months ago has been replaced by the steady hum of semi-trailer trucks filing through the border crossing between Alberta ...
Dec 19, 2022
More single-use plastics to be banned Dec. 20 in Canada
OTTAWA, ON - The Government of Canada has announced the next steps in its effort to ban single-use plastics.Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada is reaffirming its ste...
Dec 19, 2022
Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge's removal from bench
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is recommending that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the bench for what it calls serious misconduct. The council says in a statement that following...
Dec 19, 2022
Danielle Smith appoints Grande Prairie MLA as parliamentary secretary for civil liberties
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her newly named parliamentary secretary for civil liberties will keep an eye on matters from campus free speech to excessive use of police forc...
Dec 19, 2022
Provincial government seeking input on Alberta judges’ compensation
Alberta's 2021 judicial compensation commission is inviting public submissions on compensation levels for Alberta judges.Provincial officials say an independent judicial compensation commission was es...
Dec 19, 2022
Alberta District Chamber of Commerce local business survey
The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce and the network of Alberta Chambers of Commerce have partnered with industry partners to offer a survey to gain feedback on hiring challenges empl...
Dec 19, 2022
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED without a physician for 24 hours
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital will have no physician coverage in the Emergency Department until tomorrow morning (Tuesday, December 20) at 8:00 a.m.Nursing staff will remain on-site during this t...
Dec 19, 2022
Over 1500 toys collected by Riverstone Public School for Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation
Children through Kindergarten to Grade 8 at the Riverstone Public School made a large donation to the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation on Monday after wrapping up their Distraction Drive. 1...
Dec 19, 2022
RCMP saw potential wolf-human 'conflict,' zoo declared no risk: B.C. escape documents
VANCOUVER - Internal RCMP documents show police sawpotential for human-wolf "conflict" after the animals escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in August, despite the facility announcing...
Dec 19, 2022