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The Alberta Liberal Party is now in the market for a new leader.  Raj Sherman (pictured) has announced today he will not be running in the next provincial election, saying he wants to return to ...Read more

The House of Commons is resuming sitting today, in what pundits say will be the last session before an expected federal election happening in October.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper (pictured, ...Read more

Numbers from Statistics Canada says Alberta retailers rang up $6.6 billion in sales during the month of November, which represents a drop of 0.6 percent from the previous month.  StatsCan says the ...Read more

The Alberta government says there is no way the province can keep waiting for a rebound in oil prices.  This year, there is expected to be a $7 billion dollar decline in resource revenues.  ...Read more

ATB Financial says there were more Albertans collecting Employment Insurance in November than in the previous month.  Numbers from Statistics Canada show they went up to 28,980, which is 300 more ...Read more

Numbers from Statistics Canada, showing total wholesale trade in Alberta has reached $7.2 billion in November, setting a new provincial record.  It’s also up eight percent when you compare ...Read more

Numerous projects are being put on the back-burner in Alberta’s Energy sector due to the falling oil prices.  Among the projects put on hold include a 100 megawatt power plant project, which ...Read more

The Town of Peace River held a Recreational Needs Assessment lastnight in Peace River.   Steve Slawuta, from Edmonton’s RC Strategies, facilitated the evening. Slawuta says attendees were ...Read more

A teacher from Peace River’s Glenmary School will be heading to Nantes, France this coming summer.  Monique Randall (pictured) is one of five Canadians who will be attending Diplôme d’études ...Read more

Energy Minister and Peace River MLA Frank Oberle (pictured) was the keynote speaker at yesterday’s meeting of the Peace River Rotary Club.  In his speech, Oberle addressed the current financial ...Read more