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GPFD
Grande Prairie Fire Department responds to Royal Oaks house fire Mar. 28
Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to a house fire in Royal Oaks Thursday night.At roughly 9:00 PM Thursday, March 28, GPFD were called to the home to find a large amount of fire coming from a basement window on the read side of the home.While the first arriving crew were able to put out the fire, the rest of the...
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ED Closure
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department without a physician 8:00 AM, Sunday, March 31 to 8:00 AM Monday, April 1
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be likely be without an on-site physician Sunday.Due to the inability to secure physician coverage, there is expected to be no on-site physician from 8:00 a.m. Sunday, March 31 to 8:00 a.m.Monday, April 1.During this time, nursing staff will remain on-site to...
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Healthcare
Fairview emergency department to be without a doctor for the first week of April
Alberta Health Services says the emergency department at the Fairview Health Complex will be without an on-site physician for the first week of April.There will be no doctor available from 7:00 AM April 1 until 7:00 Am on April 8.AHS says anyone with a medical emergency can still call 911.Nursing staff will be on site ...
Mar 28, 2024
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP make arrests following theft of RCMP quads and trailer
A pair of suspects have been arrested in connection to a theft from Grande Prairie RCMP's County Community and Enforcement Services locked compound in Clairmont.Mounties were able to locate the suspects thanks to a tip from the public and made the arrest March 27, recovering a stolen 2021 Red Can Am Outlander 570 quad....
Mar 28, 2024
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Alberta

Alberta Innovates projects
Province shares tech-related investments made to fight drought in Alberta
With the risk of drought facing the province, the Alberta government says they have invested in numerous tech-related projects to maximize water supply and deliver adequate drinking water to communities.Alberta's largest innovation agency, Alberta Innovates, has invested more than $75 million through its Water Innovati...
Mar 28, 2024
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Alberta government taking steps to protect waterways from invasive species
The Government of Alberta is being proactive in combatting invasive aquatic species.Officials say that as it stands, the province is 100 per cent free of zebra and quagga mussels. However, increased detection in both Idaho and Manitoba last year is upping the risk of invasive mussels being introduced into Alberta.The g...
Mar 28, 2024
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Parkland Corp. selling 157 gas and convenience store locations
Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put 157 of its gas and convenience store locations across six provinces up for sale.The Calgary-based company said Tuesday it is partnering with NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC and Colliers Canada to find buyers.The assets up for sale include locations under the Chevron, Ultramar,...
Mar 27, 2024
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Alberta government requesting more control over provincial immigration system
Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau related to Alberta's immigration system. The Smith government is asking Trudeau to re-evaluate Ottawa's decision limiting the number of allocations for Alberta's provincial nominee program in 2024. Last week, the federal government told the pr...
Mar 27, 2024
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Alberta introduces 'apprenticeship-style model' for Class 1 drivers
There will soon be a new way for Albertans to become commercial truck drivers.The Government of Alberta says it is improving Class 1 licensing and training with a new, made-in-Alberta learning pathway.Described as an "apprenticeship-style model," it aims to offer an opportunity for Albertans to develop the sk...
Mar 27, 2024
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Alberta records largest population growth since StatCan tracking started in 1972
Alberta saw a substantial increase to its population last year as people from other parts of the country and from elsewhere in the world flocked to the prairies.Statistics Canada has released its final population update for 2023.A total of 4,800,768 people called Alberta home at the end of the year. In just 12 months, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Canada

Fisheries officials monitoring orphaned orca calf in lagoon off Vancouver Island
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - An official with Fisheries and Oceans Canada says rescue efforts to get an orphaned orca calf out of a lagoon off Vancouver Island have been hampered by challenging tides. Paul Cottrell, the pacific marine mammal coordinator with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says efforts to coax the animal out of the ...
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Niagara region declares state of emergency to prepare for influx of eclipse viewers
OTTAWA - Ontario's Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the first to touch the province since 1979, and Niagara Falls was declared by National Geographic to be one of the best ...
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Endangered North Atlantic right whales lose three of 19 calves this season
FREDERICTON - An international environmental organization says it is concerning that at least three of the 19 North Atlantic right whale calves born this season have died this year. Oceana Canada campaign director Kim Elmslie says there should be between 25 and 30 new calves so far, noting the total local whale populat...
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Nigerian family in Montreal facing imminent deportation pleads to stay
MONTREAL - Community groups gathered outside the federal immigration minister's office in Montreal this morning to demand a stop to next month's planned deportation of a local family originally from Nigeria. Deborah Adegboye says she, her husband and first child were fleeing religious persecution in their home country ...
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Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert
Millions of people in parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada will be able to see the rare solar eclipse happening on April 8. But they should only look up if they have proper eye protection, experts say. WHY IS WATCHING THE ECLIPSE MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOOKING AT THE SUN ON A NORMAL DAY? When people look up at the sun no...
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New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
MONTREAL - Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the displays have a small effect on air quality. But doctors and an environmental health specialist warn the fireworks can sti...
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World News

Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about his frail health during a particularly busy liturgical period. Francis had been expected to preside over the Way of the Cross procession, which re-enacts Christ's Passion and crucifixi...
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'Ozempig' remains Minnesota baseball team's mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming
For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by the pig's name, Ozempig, or the team's posting of a backst...
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France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital's first Games in a century while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior Ministry sa...
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The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party steps down amid police probe
LONDON (AP) - The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with allegations of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Friday. Jeffrey Donaldson left his post with immediate effect pending the outcome of the judicial process, the Democratic Un...
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Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
TAXCO, Mexico (AP) - A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco wearing ...
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Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
Mar 28, 2024
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