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Survivor calls on Trudeau to release St. Anne's residential-school abuse documents

OTTAWA - Residential school survivor Evelyn Korkmaz is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release thousands of documents that detail the sexual and physical abuse of thousands of Indigenous c...

Dec 23, 2020

NHL, NHLPA reach deal for 56-game season starting Jan. 13

The NHL and the NHL Players' Association settled on a plan for the upcoming season Sunday. The league and union agreed to a 56-game schedule that includes an all-Canadian North Division - for the 2020...

Dec 20, 2020

Online Q and A session hopes to answer business owners questions concerning Mandatory Face Covering by-law

The city is hosting a special online Q & A session this Tuesday with business owners and managers, that may still have questions concerning the Face Covering By-Law. Representatives from City Enfo...

Nov 01, 2020

New funding allows ACFA to re-open Employment Assistance Centre

L'Association Canadienne Francaise de Grande Prairie has announced the re-opening of their French Translation and Employment Assistance Centre. Community services through the Centre had to be disconti...

Oct 18, 2020

Bubble won't be back for full 2020-21 NHL season

EDMONTON - The 64 days spent in the NHL playoff bubble feel like six months to Barclay Goodrow."It's tough," the Tampa Bay Lightning forward said. "It's been a grind."It's a grind he and players won't...

Sep 28, 2020

Two dead after small plane crashes near Thorsby

Two people have died in a plane crash near a community southwest of Edmonton.RCMP Cpl. Deanna Fontaine says the small aircraft went down in a field near Thorsby on Saturday afternoon.Police say the Ha...

Sep 27, 2020

County of Grande Prairie Recycling Roundup set for Saturday

Residents in the County of Grande Prairie will be able to safely dispose their hazardous waste and electronics for free next weekend. The annual County Recycling Roundup goes Saturday, October 3rd fro...

Sep 27, 2020

Partial closure of Canada-U.S. border extended to Oct. 21

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the partial closure of the border with the United States is being extended another month, to Oct. 21. Crossings of the border have been largely restrict...

Sep 18, 2020

Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark

Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic.The feature, which has been known since th...

Sep 07, 2020

Walk planned for Wednesday to recognize International FASD day

Wednesday is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day, and the North West Peace FASD chapter is encouraging the public to mark the day by taking part in their Talk a Walk event. Executive Dir...

Sep 06, 2020