In a Wednesday morning update by the MD of Peace, they say the Shaftesbury Trail Fire did not grow "measurably" overnight, but is still classified as out of control. The Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard says the fire, PMD003, is estimated to be 1,500 hectares in size. The provincial government held a wildfir...

The wildfire hazard in the Grande Prairie, Peace River and High Level Forest Areas is rated high.A fire restriction is in place for the Grande Prairie and Peace River areas, a fire advisory for High Level.Wildfire watchers in the Grande Prairie area say it has had 20 fires start since January 1. There are two listed as...

The company that owns the oriented strand board plant south of Grande Prairie is reporting a first quarter profit.West Fraser says that it had earnings of $35 million in the first three months of this year and sales of $1.627 billion.A release from the company says OSB was among the sectors to have a strong start to 20...

The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division has announced its nominee for the 2024 Excellence in Catholic Education Award.Scott Randall is being recognized for his 24 years as a teacher leader in three different HFCRD schools, teaching religion at multiple grade levels, organizing the student music ministry and serving ...

The Alberta government says the province will be home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada as Imperial qualifies for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program.Government officials say Alberta is an agricultural powerhouse with diverse and innovative industries, including a thriving bioprocessing s...

The Government of Alberta is taking a step that it says will help the publishing and entertainment industries to thrive.They are putting $8 million into the Alberta Media Fund. It gives grants to book and magazine publishers, sound recording agencies and film producers. The money can be used for art production, trainin...

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to go on for decades. "If we don't shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that ...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched a new public awareness campaign for organ and tissue donation and revealed a new name for its provincial donation program. The announcement was made for National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, which takes place from April 21-27. The campaign, titled "All the Wa...

Researchers say First Nations patients are more likely to leave Alberta emergency departments before receiving care than non-Indigenous patients. They say a new study shows that anti-Indigenous racism is part of the reason why. Lead author Patrick McLane of the University of Alberta says provincial data from 2012 to ...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged a 30-year-old man in connection with a harassment investigation.Between April 9 and 15, 2024, LPS responded to multiple complaints involving an unknown, suspicious male who allegedly approached young girls and women and asked them to hang out, attempting to persuade them ...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has announced a five-month open fire ban covering much of the province's Interior, as fire season gets off to an early start. The ban on Category 3 fires in the Kamloops fire centre will run from May 3 to Oct. 11 and will prohibit people burning three or more fires on a property...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, but his own government will continue to look out for Canadians' security. The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would force TikTok's parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell the social-media app ...

MONTREAL - Some 5,000 Quebec liquor corporation workers have walked off the job for a planned two-day strike. Their union - Syndicat des employé(e)s de magasins et de bureaux de la SAQ - confirmed at midnight on Facebook it was launching the strike after a lack of progress at the negotiating table. It says the t...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at getting the money it's owed, and Saskatchewan's premier should take note of that. Scott Moe has pledged the province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas. That move ...

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge says police who searched a suspect carrying a "man purse" and found a loaded weapon inside did not engage in profiling. The case involves Marcus Nimeri, who was stopped by Montreal police in October 2023 and found to be carrying in his shoulder bag a handgun that had been illegally m...

OTTAWA - First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don't leave us out. Aamjiwnaang First Nation councillor Janelle Nahmabin lives in an area nicknamed "Chemical Valley." The First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., neighbours a chemical p...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., of New Jersey, died Wednesday after a heart attack this month that left him hospitalized, officials said. He was 65. In a statement, Gov. Phil Murphy called his fellow Democrat a "steadfast champion for the people of New Jersey." "With his signature bowtie...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new m...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court justices raised questions Wednesday about whether state bans on abortions during medical emergencies conflict with federal healthcare law after the sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The case marks the first time the Supreme Court has considered a state ban since the nationwide rig...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that also includes a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in U.S. The announcement marks an end to long, painful battle with Republicans i...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday's primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of t...

SEATTLE (AP) - A former Washington state police officer wanted in two killings has been found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby was taken safely into custody by Oregon State Patrol troopers. The troopers began chasing ex-Yakima, Washington off...