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Beaverlodge author releases new Christmas-Romance book
A Beaverlodge resident has released her second Christmas-themed book.Kirsten Clark's The Secret Ingredient follows the story of a pastry chef and the owner of his shop as they face the hardships of a holiday rush and a troubling medical diagnosis.The Christian-Fiction Christmas Romance is a sequel to Clark's 2024 relea...
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP warn of poor road conditions
Grande Prairie RCMP are responding to multiple motor vehicle collisions across the city and rural areas due to poor road conditions.Mounties say freezing rain and heavy snowfall have produced dangerous conditions and are asking the public to avoid all unnecessary travel.Anyone who must drive is asked to be cautious and...
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City Hall
Inclusion Grande Prairie hoping for policy from city hall on recreation for people with intellectual disabilities
Inclusion Grande Prairie is pushing to see some policies about recreation for people with intellectual disabilities from City Hall Council asked administration to prepare a report to include what is available, what isn't, and possible cost implications and bring it back to a committee meeting.President Keith Moore says...
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County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie Council approves 2026 Interim Budget
County of Grande Prairie Council has approved the interim 2026 budget.A release from the county says that council aims to expand infrastructure to support growth and promote long-term sustainability while investing in policing and recreation.If passed, the budget will include a 2.9 per cent municipal tax rate increase,...
Dec 13, 2025
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Spirit River
Boil water advisory lifted for Spirit River
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says the boil water advisory for Spirit River has now been lifted.A release from AHS says water quality has been restored.Water service was interrupted in Spirit River earlier this month after a break in the main water line from the treatment plant.
Dec 12, 2025
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RCMP
Ongoing investigation leads to arrests in Nampa
Peace Regional RCMP have two suspects in custody, thanks to a community report regarding a suspicious vehicle. On Dec. 2, Mounties responded to that report and located a vehicle with steel pipes in the box, near Township Rd. 822 in Nampa. According to police, two suspects were then located in possession of a pair of st...
Dec 12, 2025
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Ottawa, Alberta agree to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027
Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.The two jointly announced an extension on the current deal, with the federal government providing Alberta more than $1.17-billion dollars in funding.It will extend both the earl...
Dec 12, 2025
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Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP remove 50 impaired drivers for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day
Alberta RCMP removed 50 impaired drivers from the roads on Saturday, Dec. 6 as part of their role in National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.Of the 50 drivers, 28 received Immediate Roadside Sanctions FAILS, 13 received WARNS, and six novice or commercial drivers were removed for IRS ZEROES."These statistics are...
Dec 12, 2025
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Complaint Filed
Alberta's teachers accusing province of bad faith bargaining over recent strike
Alberta's teachers are accusing the province of bad faith bargaining over the recent strike.Jason Schilling, the head of the Alberta Teachers' Association, says they have filed a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board against the government's bargaining agent.Schilling says during the labour standoff, the go...
Dec 12, 2025
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Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions
Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.A legislature committee unanimously granted the funding at a meeting today.Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active re...
Dec 12, 2025
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Canada

Whale sanctuary project in N.S. needs $15 million to open by end of summer
HALIFAX - The Whale Sanctuary Project, a proposed underwater enclosure that would encompass roughly 40 hectares off of Nova Scotia's eastern shore, needs up to $15 million if it hopes to open by the end of summer 2026. Charles Vinick, CEO of the U.S.-...
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Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack
TORONTO - Canadian politicians and community groups shared messages of support after a mass shooting left at least 15 people dead at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a statement Sunday, said Canadians stand with Jewis...
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Canadian English supporters urge Carney to abandon federal shift to British spelling
OTTAWA - Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, five linguistics experts and an editor...
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B.C. officials warn of more widespread rain on the way after floods, highway closure
VICTORIA - British Columbia is preparing for another widespread deluge of rain after flooding through the province's Fraser Valley temporarily shutdown a portion of Highway 1 last week. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene said Sunday that flood...
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Fate of OneBC party uncertain after MLA Dallas Brodie 'removed' as leader
OneBC, the party formed after a split with the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been "removed" by the party's board of directors. The party's only other elected member sitting in the B.C. Legislature, MLA Tara Armstrong, says ...
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'Scared but resilient:' Hanukkah celebrations go ahead despite deadly attack abroad
TORONTO - Members of Canada's Jewish community expressed anger and resolve on Sunday ahead of planned holiday events in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Levi Gansburg, the rabbi at Chabad on Bayview in Toronto,...
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