Commuters travelling through the Arbour Hills area can expect delays as a multi-week project kicks off Monday, Mar. 9.Crews will be conducting underground utility work along the east and west sections of Arbour Hills Boulevard and 132 Avenue on behalf of Eastlink, with work estimated to last from Mar. 9 to Apr. 11.Whil...

Five local women have been honoured for their achievements, leadership, and dedication to their craft during a celebration.The City of Grande Prairie's 2026 Women of Influence Awards event was held at Bonnetts Energy Centre on Thursday, March 5; which landed on International Women's Day intentionally. There was a recor...

A new two-week round of residential snow clearing begins Friday, March 6.City officials say crews will start with the Week A neighbourhoods of Arbour Hills, Gateway, Northridge, Royal Oaks and Westgate.Temporary parking restrictions will also be in place in those neighbourhoods from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., while perman...

The province has confirmed an incident of a person infected with measles visiting a public setting in Fairview while infectious.Individuals that visited Peace Diagnostics Imaging Fairview Feb. 25 from 1:40 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. may have been exposed.Health officials say anyone potentially exposed and who has had fewer than...

An advocacy group in Alberta is speaking out about changes to the provincial healthcare system.Chris Galloway, executive director of Friends of Medicare, made a presentation in Lethbridge on Thursday, Mar. 5, to let the public know about the impacts that the implementation of Bill 11 could have.Also known as the Health...

Several provincial and territorial governments are banding together to strengthen grid reliability and energy security.A first-of-its-kind Partnership Agreement on Transmission Interties has been signed between the governments of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Yukon,...

The provincial government says Albertans have one more opportunity to share their thoughts on adding nuclear energy to Alberta's energy mix by completing an online survey.The Nuclear Energy Survey is open to all Albertans and will run from March 3 until March 24. The government says it will be one of the final engageme...

The part-owner of a company aimed at helping connect job seekers and employers in the skilled trades industry says workers are in high demand.Co-founder of the Energy Job Shop, Andrew Forster, said that in past, technology-based jobs may have been the path to follow to earn the most money; however, things are changing....

The Alberta government says it is developing a new incentive program to attract investment in the province's critical minerals sectors, as global demand continues to grow.Targeted for launch in 2027, provincial officials say the new incentive program is a key part of the government's Minerals Strategy and Action Plan. ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consult on doing away with twice-a-year clock changes. And she says if a switch is made, she would prefer going to permanent daylight time. Smith says she believes if you asked people if they want to stop changing their clocks, the question would likely get overwh...

VICTORIA - The Tumbler Ridge and Prince George chambers of commerce in B.C. are urging Ottawa and the provincial government to ban children under 16 from using AI tools and social media. Jerrilyn Kirk, executive director of the Tumbler Ridge chamber, s...

EDMONTON - Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently. In a joint announcement Friday the two governments said the deal will bring a "one project, one review" approach to addres...

MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court heard arguments Friday in a case about a high school teacher who alleges her Charter rights were violated when she was ordered to hide a student's gender identity from their parents. The teacher, identified only thro...

OTTAWA - Analysts are warning the conflict in the Middle East could drive up costs across Canada's supply chains and compound price pressures at the grocery store. Global oil prices have risen sharply in recent days as Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran ...

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc sat down with President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington on Friday as Ottawa continued preparations for a review of the critical continental trade pact. LeBlanc's office said the meeting wi...

OTTAWA - The United States and Israel do not have a "blank cheque" in their bombing campaign in Iran, and are still bound by international law, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Friday, as the war in the Middle East approaches the seven-day ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. The people, wh...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Bar on Friday walked back what it said was an erroneous earlier statement its representatives had made indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virgi...

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, police said. Officers conducted a traffic stop in Scottsdale at roughly 1 a.m. and after an investigation, Brooks ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Islamic militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, abducting more than 300 people, including women and children, local officials said. The attack happened in the town of Ngoshe in Borno state, acco...

LONDON (AP) - London police say four men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on the Jewish community. In a statement Friday, the Metropolitan Police said the suspects, one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nation...

TOKYO (AP) - A second Japanese national has been detained in Iran, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Friday and demanded the early release of both people. The ministry confirmed the second person had been detained before the Feb. 28 military ...