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 ...
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RCMP
Beaverlodge RCMP seeking public's assistance in identifying theft from vehicle suspect
Beaverlodge RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft from a vehicle in early March.Mounties says around 6:12 p.m. March 7 at a building on 2 Ave, a male suspect exited the passenger side of a dark cloured SUV, accessed the driver's side of the victim's vehicle, and stole several item...
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Peace Region
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 ...
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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....
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RCMP
Beaverlodge RCMP seeking public's assistance in identifying theft from vehicle suspect
Beaverlodge RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft from a vehicle in early March.Mounties says around 6:12 p.m. March 7 at a building on 2 Ave, a male suspect exited the passenger side of a dark cloured SUV, accessed the driver's side of the victim's vehicle, and stole several item...
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Community Services
Street sweeping underway in the City
The City of Grande Prairie has started seasonal street sweeping on main roads and City trailsThe City expects the main road sweeping to be completed by the start of May, before moving on to secondary roads and residential areas, in hopes of being completely finished by the end of May or early June.Street sweepers will ...
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City Hall
City of GP to begin Pest Control Operations in April
Pest control operations in Grande Prairie kick off in April.The City of Grande Prairie will be working to eliminate noxious weeds, insects and plant diseases using products registered with Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency.Mosquito control operations will be applied to standing water locations where lar...
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Community
City shares long weekend hours of operation
The City of Grande Prairie has released its hours of operation for the holiday long weekend.Only transit will be closed on Easter Sunday, while all other City facilities will operate on normal Sunday hours. On Friday, March 29, City Hall, City Services Centre, Montrose Cultural Centre, the Activity and Reception Centre...
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Last days for Nitehawk, baseball registration
BaseballRegistration for Grande Prairie Minor Baseball is open through Good Friday. The season starts in May. Grande Prairie Minor Baseball is also holding a female youth baseball session April 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no charge. Anyone interested in either of these can check the Grande Prairie Minor Baseball ...
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Local Hockey
U15 A female hockey provincials in Grande Prairie this weekend
Two teams from the Peace will be taking part in U15 A Tier 2 Female Hockey Provincials at the Design Works Centre this weekend.The host side from Grande Prairie will play Beaverlodge in the opening game at noon Friday.The opening ceremony is at 5 p.m. FridayOn Saturday, the games start at 8 a.m. and go all day into the...
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Curling
First world championships in Europe for Walker, Team Gushue starts Saturday
The World Men's Curling Championship starts Saturday in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.Brad Gushue's rink will again represent Canada.Beaverlodge product and Team Gushue lead Geoff Walker says he has already played in Switzerland close to a half dozen times."It's a beautiful country, love going there, (the) food's amaz...
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Western Crop Innovations launches April 1 in Lacombe
The Government of Alberta has announced that it is relaunching the Field Crop Development Centre in Lacombe as Western Crops Innovations (WCI).Launched in 1973, the FCDC has, in recent years, been managed by Olds College.WCI will be a non-profit corporation with an interim board, and serve as a global leader, the provi...
Mar 25, 2024
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Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County organizing wildfire preparedness workshop for local producers Mar. 9
Saddle Hills County is organizing a workshop in early April to help local producers protect their livestock during the wildfire season.Emergency Management Officer with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Rachel Lotsberg, will be giving a presentation on how producers can develop an emergency plan customized to their s...
Mar 22, 2024
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Agriculture
NFU film series on farming available online
The National Farmers Union says 18 short documentaries in its series Depth of Field: Films About Farming are now available on its website.The movies come form nine provinces and cover topics that include water and drought, soil health, livestock and pasture management, family farms and regeneration.The only one from Al...
Mar 22, 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...
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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...
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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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Canada
Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Québécois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb. On Wednesday night, PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon complained on X, formerly Twitter, about T-shir...
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Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta
EDMONTON - The Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Métis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and was made without consulting two other Métis groups in the province. The decision strikes down offending ...
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Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May. The volunteer firefighters were using an amphibious vehicle equipped with tracks and an outboard motor in an attempt to reach residents of a ho...
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World
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...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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