Monday, July 24th
- A bomb scare in Grande Prairie over the weekend.
Suspicious package reported in the area of Kateri Drive and 103rd street, was deemed safe by Explosive Disposal Unit. - Peace Regional RCMP successfully used Bait Vehicle Program to nab four suspects in Fairview.
Katelyn Freeland (31), Joshua Lyons (33), Gerald Lyons (57), and Madeline Pue (27), all facing charges. - Misery Mountain Ski Hill asking the Town of Peace River for $40,000, to cover their outstanding Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA).
Discussion to take place at the council meeting tonight. - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith going to release a third-party report on quitting the Canadian Pension Plan.
Says Albertans have massively over-contributed to the CPP. - Premier Smith still handing out mandate letters to her Ministers.
Todd Loewen, Forestry and Parks, tasked with creating 900 new campsites, improving recreation infrastructure, creating industry job awareness in young adults. - U.S. passes 400 mass shootings in 2023, which is on pace for deadliest year.
Totaled 647 last year. - 14 year old boy’s eyesight returns after new gene therapy treatment of rare eye blistering.
He was legally blind most of his life. Treatment could lead to breakthrough with other eye diseases. - Greek Wildfires causing evacuations.
Some tourists being flown home. - Elon Musk has revealed the new logo for Twitter.
It’s an X - Box Office: Barbie drops atomic bomb on Oppenheimer.
Barbie pulls in a massive $155 million at the North American Box Office, Oppenheimer $80.5 mil. - After a week of controversy surrounding his new music video, Jason Aldean blasts “cancel culture”
“Try that in a Small Town” under fire for promoting violence. - After losing 2 out of 3 in Seattle, Toronto heads down the coast to L.A. to take on the Dodgers.
The Blue Jays sit in the last Wild Card spot, 2 games ahead of Boston and New York. - Wheatbelt Best of 5 Finals: Peace River Stampeders vs Rycroft Rage.
Starts on Wednesday in Peace River. Game 2 is Monday, July 31st in Rycroft.
