Alberta RCMP is once again partnering with local law enforcement for Operation Cold Start to reduce the theft of idle vehicles during the winter.RCMP Auto Theft Unit Cpl. Mike Black says they will be checking on unattended, idling vehicles to see if the keys are left inside, and whether or not they are properly secured...

The City of Grande Prairie is encouraging residents to use its new online tool for reporting a collision. Developed by the City, and Accident Support Services International Ltd.; this new initiative allows residents to fill out 85 per cent of a collision report, and send it directly to the Collision Reporting Centre, f...

County of Grande Prairie crews are conducting snow removal operations in the Whispering Ridge and Westlake neighbourhoods Tuesday.When the digital "no parking" signs are visible, that means temporary restrictions are in place and street parking is not permitted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to ensure crews ...

The County of Grande Prairie is reminding residents about tools available to check the conditions of ice surfaces.As winter temperatures fluctuate from extreme cold periods to unseasonable warmth which can weaken ice surfaces, the County wants to make residents aware of online services that can be used to ensure safe i...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed the U.S. tariff reprieve and called for strategic action in a statement on Jan. 20. - READ: Donald Trump doesn't mention Canada in inaugural speech as Trudeau calls for unity - "Alberta is pleased to see that today President Donald Trump has decided to refrain from imposing ...

Alberta's Minister of Forestry and Parks, Todd Loewen, is travelling to Tennessee to promote the province's outdoors and the annual Minister's Special License Program. From Jan. 22-26, Loewen will attend the Safari Club International Convention Show in Nashville. While there, he and his team are expected to connect wit...

Premier Danielle Smith is in Washington, D.C. to solidify Alberta's role in North American energy, food and data security and to watch president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration from the Canadian Embassy. While in the U.S., government officials say she will meet with decision makers, governors, members of Congress and...

The top baby names in Alberta from 2024 are the same ones that have held the title for the past several years. Olivia and Noah are the provinces top baby names for the sixth consecutive year. This will be year 12 that Olivia has held the top spot, which is a record. The next longest reigning name was Ethan, at nine con...

Alberta seniors will get a discount this summer when visiting provincial parks.The Government of Alberta shared Friday that starting May 1, those ages 65+ will enjoy 25 per cent off camping fees at select campgrounds."We live in the most beautiful place on earth, and initiatives like these will make it easier than...

Nominations are open for Alberta's highest honour, the Alberta Order of Excellence.Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable community members, leaders and innovators for membership ahead of the Feb. 15 deadline.Members include Olympians, scientists, volunteers, leaders in business, and artists. A total of 220 Al...

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada said nearly 1,600 people may have been infected with salmonella linked to the recall of mini pastries. The federal agency's director of outbreak management said Monday that calculation is based on the agency's estimation that for every reported case there's another 26.1 in t...

MONTEBELLO, QUEBEC - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says it's "deplorable" that President Donald Trump is again pulling the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris Accord. He says it's "quite ironic" that President Trump is abandoning the global environmental pact while California is experiencing one of ...

OTTAWA - Two federal public service unions say the Immigration Department is set to cut 3,300 jobs. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union say in a joint statement that the department has not said who will be affected by the cuts. The unions say more information is expecte...

FREDERICTON - A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Environment Canada, says winds circulating from west to east cause Arctic air to occasionally invade the southern latitudes...

MONTREAL - A report by a committee formed to study homelessness in Montreal has revealed a lack of consensus on whether the city should continue to dismantle tent encampments. Montreal has long maintained that encampments are not a safe or sustainable solution to homelessness, and that they sometimes need to be taken d...

The federal privacy watchdog says he's "concerned" about a data breach involving a student information system used across Canada, and his office is seeking more information from the U.S.-based company behind the targeted software. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says his office is in touch with PowerSc...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice Department history. ...

COVENTRY, Vt. (AP) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the agent was killed in the line of duty, although it did not provide details. Vermont S...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh off President Donald Trump's inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, the first measure he likely will sign into law and giving more weight to his plans to deport millions of migrants. Trump ha...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump's nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh off President Donald Trump's inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, the first measure he likely will sign into law and giving more weight to his plans to deport millions of migrants. Trump ha...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been "subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me - the worst kind of partisan politics." "Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will...