Five people have charges sworn against them for a complex matter involving a stolen vehicle and pointing firearms this past Wednesday in the Fort St John area.On February 19, Mounties in Fort St. John were made aware that a truck had been stolen from a residential driveway within the city limits that morning. Police re...

A Grande Prairie couple has written a new children's book.Rosie the Unicorn Does Gymnastics, written by Marc and Lisa Laferriere with illustrations by Mariana Ostanik follows the titular character and her friend as they demonstrate the importance of friendship and never giving up.Marc Laferriere says the book was based...

The first class of recruit police officers for the Grande Prairie Police Service have graduated.The 12 officers were honored at a ceremony at Teresa Sargent Hall Friday, with local dignitaries and friends and family in attendance.(Photo Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel leighGPPS Chief Dwayne Lakusta is calling the...

Mounties in Fort St. John say that swastikas and a "derogatory message" was sprayed painted on the side of a cultural organization's building on Sunday. It was sprayed on the Treaty 8 Tribal Association's building and police are investigating this as a hate crime. The graffiti has since been painted over but ...

The Alberta government says it will recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Day by awarding $5.5 million to 19 organizations that fight human trafficking.The provincial grants will go to help support groups that prevent human trafficking, protect at-risk people and empower survivors.The grants focus on areas that include...

The new Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons (the Alberta Centre) opened in Calgary on Friday.The centre is the cornerstone recommendation of 'The Reading Stone,' a report released by the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force.This is a community-led initiative in partnership with the Government of Alberta, with ...

The Government of Alberta has announced funding for 19 organizations working to stop human trafficking and empower survivors.A total of $5.5 million will go to the organizations as the province says it recognizes the need to address human trafficking and provide supports for those who have been victimized.Public Safety...

EDMONTON - A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according to Alberta Health Services documents. An internal chart included in an...

Alberta Immigration and Multiculturalism has released its second annual report, which highlights government actions taken over the past year to combat racism, celebrate diversity and advance the implementation of recommendations outlined in Alberta's Anti-Racism Action Plan. Launched in 2022, the plan included 28 recom...

In recent weeks, several fabricated calls reporting false emergencies have been received by Red Deer RCMP. This practice is sometimes known as 'swatting'; it involves the caller falsely reporting a violent crime, such as a hostage situation or active shooter, thus triggering an immediate and high-risk police response. ...

MONTREAL - People gathered in cities across Canada on Sunday on the eve of the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, amid fears of a withdrawal of U.S. support. Rallies are being held at city halls, museums and community centres across the country to mark a global day of action as the war in Ukraine ent...

KYIV - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly visiting Ukraine on Monday as part of a summit of world leaders as support from the United States appears increasing tenuous. Trudeau has visited the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv every year since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Here's a l...

KYIV - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to be in Ukraine on Monday for a summit of world leaders on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the meeting at a news conference in Kyiv on Sunday evening. The meeting comes as the United States ha...

TORONTO - Toronto's Pearson airport says operations are "back to normal" roughly a week after a crash landing that sent 21 people to hospital and led to days of travel disruptions at Canada's busiest airport. A spokesperson for the airport says the runway where the Delta Air Lines crash took place last Monday...

EDMONTON - Archpriest Cornell Zubritsky sometimes hears the loud wailing of air raids thousands of kilometres away in Ukraine. The sirens screech from the cellphones of congregants at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Edmonton. "A lot of them have the air raid siren app on their phones he...

MONTREAL - With Canadians - and even Quebecers - rallying around the flag in the face of threats from the Trump administration, the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is struggling to find its footing. The Quebec opposition party has been leading in the polls for more than a year, and leader Paul St-Pierre Pla...

BERLIN (AP) - Provisional results in Germany's election confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest. The campaign was dominated by worries about the yearslong stagnation of Europe's biggest economy an...

BERLIN (AP) - Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II, projections showed. Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-lef...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of others worldwide on leave. The notices were sent to USAID workers and viewed by The Associated Press. It comes after a federal judge allowed the ad...

ROME (AP) - An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi, India, landed safely in Rome on Sunday after it was diverted due to a security issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA did not elaborate on what the security issue was, but said it was reported by crew aboard American Airlines ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he would be ready to give up the presidency if it brought peace and NATO membership. Speaking at a forum of government officials in Kyiv marking the three-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy said he would step do...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank's urban refugee camps "for the coming year." The comments by Katz come as Israel is intensifying an offensive in the Palestinian territory and as the c...