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BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point today but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward.The decision marked the fifth consecutive reduction since June...
Dec 11, 2024

Court update: Preliminary hearing dates set in Grande Prairie murder, sentences given in fraud and shopbreaking proceedings
Preliminary hearing dates set in murder caseAlberta Justice says preliminary hearing dates have been set in a murder case.The hearing for David James Sietsma will be held October 14-17, 2025, in Grand...
Dec 10, 2024

Greenview Industrial Gateway to be future site of world's largest A.I. Data Centre Industrial Park
A new partnership is laying the groundwork for the world's largest A.I. Data Centre Industrial Park to be built in the Greenview Industrial Gateway.The Municipal District of Greenview has partnered wi...
Dec 09, 2024

Freezing rain moving across the peace region
Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for parts of the Peace region. As of right now, the only area of the peace region not under a warning is the northeast portion, which includes Pea...
Dec 07, 2024

Peace Regional RCMP search for missing man
Peace Regional RCMP is asking for the public's help with locating a missing man. Thirty-three-year-old Justin Jesse Christian was last seen in the "early hours" of December 4 in Peace River, and there...
Dec 06, 2024

Unemployment numbers trending downwards
Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate for the economic area that takes in the Peace was at four per cent in November 2024, down from 4.4 per cent in November of last year.The StatsCan. report s...
Dec 06, 2024

Snow plowing update from city hall
The city says the residential snow clearing it had planned to do Wednesday will now be finished on Monday.Crews were not able to get done because of what the city calls in a release "heavy snow and ch...
Dec 06, 2024

Legislature recesses as fall session concludes
The fall legislature session has concluded with 13 pieces of passed legislation, all of which government officials say were united by a theme of protecting and promoting Albertans' rights and freedoms...
Dec 05, 2024

South Peace Regional Archives closed due to flooding
The South Peace Regional Archives will be closed until further notice due to flooding. The archives will be working to evaluate the damages caused by the flooding and undertaking any required clean-up...
Dec 04, 2024

Fort St. John RCMP arrest wanted man
Fort St. John RCMP say a man wanted on assault has been apprehended.On November 28, Mounties announced 29-year-old Coby Roy Skiffington was wanted on two counts of assault and one count of Breach of R...
Dec 04, 2024