Monday March 4, 2024
- The Alberta Government is fast-tracking $84 million dollars to day cares across the province. Facilities are to receive 80% of their monthly claim, which began on Friday.
This is to buy time for the Government to introduce the grant payments coming to operators sooner. - The Provincial Government is earmarking $151 million dollars over the next three years to prepare for wildfires with prevention, response and mitigation.
The Wildfire branch is continuing to explore, research and test new developments in prevention, mitigation, smoke detection, and suppression for rapid response. - Community flags around the Peace and Mackenzie are flying at half staff, in honour of a former Prime Minister.
Brian Mulroney passed away on Thursday afternoon, after being hospitalized from a fall at his home in Palm Beach Florida. He was 84 years of age. - Terrorism charges have been laid in connection with the January attack on Edmonton City Hall.
Bezhani Sarvar, 28, a former commissionaire from Edmonton, is accused of firing several shots inside city hall on Jan. 23, as well as throwing a Molotov cocktail from the second floor. - Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says federal budget will provide Canadians the state of the country’s finances and an overall economic outlook, as well as further Liberal spending plans amid an ongoing affordability crisis.
The federal budget comes down April 16th. - Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins, who began performing in the 1930s and worked with greats like Dizzy Gillespie and fellow Canadian Oscar Peterson, has died at the age of 104.
- NWJHL Playoffs tonight…
Game 3, Fort St. John is in Peace River, 8:00 at the Baytex Energy Center. The series is tied 1-1. - Two Canadian teams are in action in the NHL tonight…
Seattle is in Calgary, and Boston is in Toronto. - Light snow is in the forecast for the Northwest today and tonight, but a gradual warming trend will happen until mid week.
Then the digits will start nudging zero again with sunshine in the works then and there.
Keith Hopper, Trending 55
