Monday, July 31st
- RCMP still investigating break and enter cases in Manning & Peace River.
Asking the public for help identifying suspects. Pictures are in our news feed on the app/website. - Drug Bust in High Prairie leads to RCMP charging Richard Grey (42) of Edmonton with three counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. Approximately $24,000 in drugs were seized. Grey is in court in High Prairie today.
- The Northland School Division has named a new Superintendent of Schools and Chief Executive Officer.
Shelley Willier will take over the role on August 21st. She has 32 years experience in Education. - The 11 day Surrey, B.C. amber alert that grabbed National Headlines, came to an end over the weekend.
The kids were found safe in Alberta, at a property near Edson.
Abduction Charges have been laid against the mother and her boyfriend. - Starting tomorrow, Canada will be the first country in the world to roll out individual warnings for cigarettes.
The Health Canada warnings will be on each individual smoke. - Donald Trump’s Political Action Committee has spent 40 million on legal fees this year.
He’s facing a Federal Indictment in Florida and a State Indictment in New York. - Another massive weekend for Barbie at the Box Office, pulling in 93 million domestically.
Barbie is now the third most watched movie this year, right behind Guardians of the Galaxy in second. Super Mario Bros is the most watched. - Concert goers continue to throw objects at singers while they’re on stage.
Cardi B fought back on the weekend and threw her microphone at a fan who hit her with a drink. - Madonna finally updated fans on her health scare last month, when she suffered a serious bacterial infection.
On her Instagram yesterday she said that’s she’s lucky to be alive, and credited her children and friends for helping her recover. - Peace River’s Chad Burns is the Jet Boat King.
His Bad Habit racing team was second overall in the circuit races, but destroyed the competition in the long race, to take the championship. - After nearly two weeks since the semifinals wrapped up, the Wheatbelt Championship finally gets underway tonight in Peace River.
Game two will be in Rycroft on Wednesday. - Canada has been eliminated from the Women’s World Cup.
They lost to Australia 4-0, and finished the group stage in third place.
