Friday February 23, 2024
- Police in Valleyview are searching for suspects in an alleged assault. Authorities say earlier this month, the incident involving some youth, happened at the Polar Palace.
Police are also aware that videos have surfaced where witnesses can be seen. - Interprovincial Fuel Solutions, based in Calgary is proposing a natural gas and gasoline facility for the area.
The production of 12,000 barrels of low-carbon synthetic gas per day, is what is being proposed to cover the gas demand in the Peace and Grande Prairie regions. - Fire advisories has been put in place for the Peace River and High Level Forest Areas.
With the advisory existing fire permits are still valid, but any new ones will be issued only for essential burning and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. - Westlock voted Thursday in favour of a bylaw that prohibits rainbow crosswalks and restricts the town to flying only government flags.
The vote was close; 663 people voted yes; 639 voted no. - Mounties announced 22 voyeurism charges, as well as one count of possessing child pornography, against a tanning salon operator in St. Albert
Investigators found what appeared to be 23 videos that were secretly taken of 22 salon customers and a “very large amount of child pornography.” on the operator’s phone. - The province is using $3.5 million in funding to help support 20 anti-human trafficking organizations in Alberta.
The province says in 2022, there were 528 police-reported incidents of human trafficking in Canada, but most go unreported. - The Provincial High School Curling Championships are continuing in Drayton Valley.
The Raiders play at 10:45 this morning against Archbishop Jordan Catholic School of Sherwood Park. - NWJHL, NPHL, NAHL, NJHL, and AJHL action happening this weekend.
- A $40-million lawsuit has been filed by the Canadian Soccer Players’ Association, against 15 current and former Canada Soccer board members.
The statement outlines alleged negligence, while the notice of application is a request to the court to allow the CSPA to sue the board members on behalf of the federation. - Weekend looking good weather-wise, but snow expected in Peace and Big Lakes on Sunday.
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