Thursday February 29, 2024
- The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded that no wrongdoing was conducted during an arrest being made in Sucker Creek in December of 2021.
The report stems from an incident occurring where Lakeshore Police and the suspect being arrested were in a struggle, with the suspect sustaining injuries. - A lot of eyes and ears will be on the Legislature this afternoon as the provincial budget is presented this afternoon.
Finance Minister Nate Horner is said to be delivering a responsible budget, and suggests the government is making the saving of oil and gas revenues a priority. - Misery Mountain Ski Resort in Peace River has been open for the past few weeks, for skiers and snowboarders.
Chris Johnson, the Board President of Misery Mountain, is very happy that the youth have taken in this year, and will possibly appear for Convention Break next week. - Some energy companies are still failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes, says a survey released this week by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta.
The association found oil and gas companies owe the communities in which they operate nearly $252 million in all. - The federal government presented a much-anticipated piece of legislation, broadly laying out the Liberals’ plans to implement a national pharmacare framework.
The six-page bill outlines the “foundational principles” of a national universal drug coverage plan. - The Royal Canadian Mint is paying homage to Alberta’s Amber Valley, one of the oldest Black settlements in Western Canada.
An Alberta historian is hoping a new coin encourages Canadians to learn more about Western Canada’s Black history. - The Mighty Peace Basketball League is getting ready for their inaugural season.
The league will play their first season in May and June with six teams all playing out of the Mile Zero Multiplex in Grimshaw. (Nicolas Gagnon Interview on App) - Schedules are out for the semi-finals in the NWJHL.
North Peace plays Fort St. John and La Crete plays Beaverlodge. Games 1 & 2 are tomorrow and Saturday in Fort St. John, and La Crete. - NPHL playoffs tonight…
Game 3, Manning is in Falher, the Pirates lead 2-0. Spirit River is in Dawson Creek, the series is tied 1-1. - Four Canadian teams are in action in the NHL tonight…
LA’s in Vancouver, Winnipeg is in Dallas, Arizona is in Toronto, and Montreal is in Florida. - Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team who are charged with sexual assault in a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have chosen to be tried by a jury.
Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault last month. - The snow will end this afternoon and skies will clear off heading into this weekend.
Digits will be comfortable around -10 today, but then will start to cool off a little, starting tonight.
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