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...

With kids out of school as teachers take part in the Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention, the Eastlink Centre is extending its public swimming hours for both today (Thursday, Mar. 5) and Friday (Mar. 6).Today, public swimming is being offered until 4 p.m., followed by limited public swimming from 4 to 9:30 p.m.Anyone wan...

Grande Prairie Public School Division is hosting an in-person Board Advocacy Priority Engagement Session later this month.Parents, staff, and community members are invited to attend and help provide input that will guide the GPPSD Board of Trustees' advocacy efforts.Organizers say the session will follow a world cafe f...

The 2026 Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention is taking place in two locations March 5-6.The annual event allows Teachers in Alberta the opportunity to develop competencies outlined in the professional practice standards and engage in educational research.The event will be taking place at Charles Spencer High School and S...

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...

Three more recall petitions against members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus have failed. The Red Deer resident targeting Primary Care Minister Adriana LaGrange says on social media that the campaign gathered just over 20 per cent of the more than 11,000 signatures it needed. Despite falli...

CALGARY - Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has sold natural gas assets in northwestern Alberta for $765 million. The Calgary-based company says the buyer of the Peace River High assets is a ``Canadian senior producer'' but did not disclose its identity. The Competition Bureau said in an online notice in late January that i...

TOKYO - Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India. The trip is the first Carney has taken since his headline-grabbing speech at the World Economic Forum called for middle po...

BRISBANE - A young woman from British Columbia drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes at a famed tourist destination in Australia, a coroner has determined. Piper James, 19, was on a backpacking trip and was working on the island of K'Gari ...

The killer of British Columbia teenager Reena Virk has lost an appeal over the cancellation of her day parole last year following a positive drug test result. A decision of Parole Board of Canada's appeal division says Kerry Sim, known as Kelly Ellard ...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he has "serious" reservations about Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion for a new parliamentary budget officer and is calling for the latest interim watchdog to get the job. He suggested that he h...

VANCOUVER - A paramedic testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 death of Myles Gray says he had trouble intubating the man and was told by a Vancouver officer that police had used batons and a "lateral neck restraint" as they tried to make an arre...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worrisome online behaviour wasn't flagged to police by the...

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 ...

SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian sports court said on Thursday it suspended a defender of top-flight club Red Bull Bragantino for 12 matches because of sexist remarks he made about a female referee after a Sao Paulo state league game. Defender Gustavo Marq...

CAIRO (AP) - The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retal...

CLEVELAND (AP) - The mother of two young girls found buried inside suitcases in Cleveland was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated murder, police said. Aliyah Henderson, 28, is accused of killing Mila Chatman and Amor Wilson, wh...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday. The move comes after rounds of Trump ...