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Peace Region News

Arts and Theatre
Hometown co-producer and actress on the silver screen in theatrical premiere Friday
Grande Prairie native Erin Neil will be getting her moment in the spotlight this Friday evening, when feature film Re:Uniting hits the big screen in her old stomping grounds.The Canadian film "follows six best friends from college, now in their 40's, who reconnect for their 25 year reunion weekend. As secrets are ...
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Missing Person
Fairview RCMP ask for public help locating a missing man
Fairview RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a missing male. 46-year-old Willis Robichaud, a resident of Fairview, was last heard from on December 27, 2023, and advised friends he would be traveling to Lethbridge. Robichaud is described as: 5 feet 8 inches tall200 poundsBald with Blue eyesScar on left cheek ...
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Alberta
Municipal Affairs minister says municipalities in the Peace should be cheering Provincial Priorities Act
Albert's Minister of Municipal Affairs says he hopes municipalities in the Peace would be "cheering us on" when it comes to the government's Provincial Priorities Act.The government's website says this legislation would require entities in Alberta to obtain approval from the provincial government before makin...
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Earth Day
Uride planting trees for every booking to celebrate Earth Day, April 22
Uride Grande Prairie is making a step towards environmental restoration this Earth Day.The ride-sharing service is partnering with Canadian company Flash Forest to pledge to plant one tree for every trip booked through its service on April 22.The initiative is part of Uride's Good Deeds Program to foster meaningful cha...
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Alberta

Strengthening affordable housing system
Province provides record funding for all community housing operators
The Alberta government says they intend to strengthen the province's affordable housing system through Budget 2024 by providing record funding to all 48 housing providers to operate community housing. Community Housing is defined as a mix of single-family homes, apartments and townhomes, where the rent is based on 30 p...
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Alberta
Municipal Affairs minister says municipalities in the Peace should be cheering Provincial Priorities Act
Albert's Minister of Municipal Affairs says he hopes municipalities in the Peace would be "cheering us on" when it comes to the government's Provincial Priorities Act.The government's website says this legislation would require entities in Alberta to obtain approval from the provincial government before makin...
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Alberta introducing new electricity regulations
The provincial government is introducing new regulations to make electricity more affordable.Under the new regulations set to be introduced this spring, default electricity rates will be stabilized by being set for each provider every two years.The province says this will significantly reduce spikes in prices for Alber...
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reducing timelines
Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner implements process changes for efficiency
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has implemented two sets of process changes that they claim will improve timelines and support the office's work under its three legislative mandates.The Government of Alberta said this week that the changes were made at the start of April. One se...
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Recognizing community champions
Nominations are open for the 2024 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards
Nominations are open for the 2024 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards to recognize volunteers who make a lasting impact in their communities. The Government of Alberta made the announcement during National Volunteer Week, which takes place from April 14-20. The Stars of Alberta Awards highlight and recognize volunteers w...
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Health
Health Minister LaGrange reveals plan with AMA for new compensation model for rural and family doctors
The provincial government has unveiled plans with the Alberta Medical Association on a new compensation model for rural generalist practicians and family physicians. Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange says the province has heard the worries from Albertans of not being able to find a family doctor, or trouble getting i...
Apr 17, 2024
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Canada

Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted
BURNABY, B.C. - The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl. Chris Dibblee told the inquest jury that he almost immedia...
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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments today in advance of the rule changes on May 1 that limit short-term rental units to...
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Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
TORONTO - The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it. The legislature has a long-standing rule that members can...
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Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
OTTAWA - Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll keep on the path toward self-government, but the future of a contentious bill set to do just that is now uncertain. The Métis Nation - Saskatchewan was included in a piece of federal legislation set to recognize Métis governments in th...
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B.C. woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Nanaimo, B.C., woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been trapped alone for almost four weeks. Carol Love says she is watching the tides at the Vancouver Island lagoon and will be playing the violin at ever...
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Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class. Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske wants union leaders to do everything they can to expose him before the next federal election. Bruske delivered her call ...
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World News

Flights divert around western Iran as one report claims explosions heard near Isfahan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Commercial flights began diverting their routes early Friday morning over western Iran without explanation as one semiofficial news agency in the Islamic Republic claimed there had been "explosions" heard over the city of Isfahan. The incident comes as tensions remain high i...
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India starts voting in the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term as prime minister
NEW DELHI (AP) - Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader. Over 970 million voters will elect 543 members f...
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Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source says
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The deal has not been finalized, and no money has...
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US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions. The resolution would have rec...
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Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, clearing the way for the franchise's move to Utah next season. The deal includes a provision ...
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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelenskyy assassination plot
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia's military intelligence in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Polish prosecutors said Thursday. The office of Poland's National Prosecutor said in a statement that the man, ...
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