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Moisture conditions from some recent spring snowfall in Alberta could be good for canola farmers this year. Recently-released numbers from Alberta Agriculture & Forestry (AF) are showing that ...Read more

Not as many Albertans took out Employment Insurance (EI) claims to start the year. Statistics Canada numbers show that in January 2017, only 91,700 people in the province received EI benefits. ...Read more

Exchange Rates: US Dollar: CAD/USD: $0.7477 USD USD/CAD: $1.3371 CAD British Pound Sterling: CAD/GBP: £0.5987 GBP GBP/CAD: $1.6695 CAD Euro: CAD/EUR: €0.6919 EUR EUR/CAD: ...Read more

A 41-year-old Grande Prairie man will appear in provincial court on April 10, 2017. Trent Douglas Hockett is facing numerous charges after a search and seizure on March 16 at a home in Wembley. The ...Read more

The CN Police Service was recently in Peace River. They investigated a complaint of significant damage to a CN Rail bridge crossing over Highway 744. During a routine bridge inspection, it was ...Read more

Alberta Agriculture & Forestry (AF) is offering tips on what to do with unharvested crops this spring. A recent AF article describes several things that need to be considered when farmers make ...Read more

The Liberals tabled their Federal Budget for this year on Wednesday, March 22. Finance Minister Bill Morneau projected the deficit for the 2016-17 fiscal year to be $23-billion, while next year, ...Read more

Exchange Rates: US Dollar: CAD/USD: $0.7501 USD USD/CAD: $1.3329 CAD British Pound Sterling: CAD/GBP: £0.5988 GBP GBP/CAD: $1.6695 CAD Euro: CAD/EUR: €0.6951 EUR EUR/CAD: ...Read more

The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) held there executive elections this week. Among those elected to the new executive was Peter MacKay, who will now serve as District Representative for ...Read more