Northwestern Polytechnic is partnering with the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce to expand work-integrated learning opportunities.NWP is seeking chamber members open to working with students during the fall and winter semesters, giving them access to a range of student-led supports, including strategic...

Alberta RCMP is celebrating its Operational Communications Centres and their operators.Apr. 12-18 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and the RCMP are recognizing OCC operators for their work to ensure public safety, averaging 14,044 total calls per week.Alberta RCMP is also reminding community members th...

Fox Creek Regional School is taking part in the Classroom of Champions program this year. As part of that program, three-time Canadian Olympic Basketball player Michelle Plouffe was assigned as the school's Classroom Athlete-Mentor, and has already had a few online calls with kids over the past year, sharing her own st...

City of Grande Prairie phone lines are experiencing a disruption.The City says AccessGP (311), City Hall, Eastlink Centre, Design Works Centre and Bonnett's are all experiencing a system transition issue.Callers may receive a message that the call cannot be completed as dialled.Currently, Transit Dispatch and Inspectio...

The Alberta government says it won't axe its fuel tax yet, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced federal measures to give Canadians relief at the pumps. Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he supports Ottawa's move but that the province is sticking with its existing fuel tax at least until July in part becau...

Leaders in Canada's oil and gas industry say the industrial carbon levy would erode the country's competitive edge at a time the world is clamouring for stable energy supply. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers president and C-E-O Lisa Baiton says no other oil and gas exporter imposes such a cost on industry. S...

Alberta is proposing rule changes that would see Premier Danielle Smith's government become more involved in kick-starting potential big-ticket industrial projects. A bill introduced by Energy Minister Brian Jean would have some cabinet members be the first to set eyes on potential projects, with the goal of assisting ...

Alberta RCMP is celebrating its Operational Communications Centres and their operators.Apr. 12-18 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and the RCMP are recognizing OCC operators for their work to ensure public safety, averaging 14,044 total calls per week.Alberta RCMP is also reminding community members th...

Alberta will now cover the cost of a tubeless insulin pump.Specifically, the provincial Insulin Pump Therapy Program (IPTP) now includes the Omnipod 5, which they note is a cutting-edge device designed to make managing diabetes easier than ever.According to a media release, eligible Albertans can receive an insulin pum...

Alberta is laying the groundwork to let more people pay in order to bypass their doctor to get faster access to everything from C-T scans to blood tests. Primary Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is proposing a bill that, if passed, will allow for rules to fast-track some medical tests without a referral from a health p...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Christine Fréchette to be sworn into office today as Quebec's second female premier Christine Fréchette is set to be sworn in as Quebec's premier today with less t...

QUÉBEC - Christine Fréchette is set to be sworn in as Quebec's premier today with less than six months to go before the provincial election. She defeated Bernard Drainville in the race to replace François Legault, who created the Coalition Avenir Québe...

NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia woman who worked in Punjabi-language broadcasting has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison after attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine into Canada from the United States. Sukhvinder Ka...

OTTAWA - Finland's President Alexander Stubb is in Ottawa this week. On Tuesday he made stops at Rideau Hall and a hockey rink before his first official meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On Wednesday he is holding public conversations on defenc...

A First Nation in British Columbia is one step closer to a fully ratified treaty after the province tabled implementation legislation on Tuesday, about 30 years after negotiations began. The treaty would confirm K'omoks First Nation ownership of about ...

OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency has launched a probe to determine if plywood is being subsidized or sold at unfair prices in Canada. A news release from the agency says the investigation began on April 10 and focuses on imports from producer...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge must end his "intrusive" contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tu...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge must end his "intrusive" contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ru...

A super typhoon with ferocious winds and heavy rains was battering a group of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean late Tuesday, forcing residents to seeking shelter from flying tree limbs and collapsed buildings amid heavy rains, winds and floodin...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said Monday he will retire from Congress amid bipartisan calls to expel him. Gonzales had already said he would not seek reelection after admitting to an affair with a staff member ...