Thursday March 28, 2024
- Crews are dealing with a water main break on 54th Street in Grimshaw.
Authorities say intermittent water outages may occur. - A lot of travelling will be done this long weekend, as the Easter bunny get set to make their rounds in Northwestern Alberta.
RCMP around the area will be having extra patrols out to make sure everyone is travelling safely. - The second annual KTCEA Spelling Bee took place at the Hall in Red Earth Creek.
Winners posted on App. The first-place winners head to the Canadian Spelling finals in Toronto at the end of May. - UFA is partnering with the University of Saskatchewan for sponsorship of the University’s Opus pre-accelerator program.
The curriculum is a startup incubator that provides aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools needed to build successful ventures on campus. - Alberta continues to lead population growth across the country, even as the rate is slowing.
The province received more than 9,000 newcomers from other parts of Canada in the fourth quarter of 2023, pushing annual interprovincial migration to more than 55,000. - Premier Danielle Smith is among a group of provincial leaders continuing to push back against the federal carbon tax hike.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his opponents are “misleading Canadians” when they don’t acknowledge the increase coinciding with an increase to the federal rebate. - Peace River hosting the Junior B Hockey Provincials April 3-7.
The chair of the host committee, Joe Fawcett, says they have a number of volunteers committed already, but they still have more spots available. (Interview on App) - NJHL finals this weekend…
High Prairie plays Edson, with Game 3 tomorrow in Edson, Game 4 Saturday in High Prairie, and Game 5, if nec., Sunday in Edson. The Eagles lead the series 2-0. - Seven Canadian teams are in action in the NHL tonight…
LA’s in Edmonton, Calgary is in St. Louis, Dallas is in Vancouver, Vegas is in Winnipeg, Washington is in Toronto, Philidelphia is in Montreal, and Chicago is in Ottawa. - The Toronto Blue Jays begin the 2024 Major League Baseball season this afternoon in Tampa Bay. Jose Berrios starts for the Jays against Zach Eflin.
- The odd cloud or two might make an appearance in an otherwise sunny long weekend in the Northwest.
Temps will start to increase come Saturday, and will hit the teens by Sunday, just in time to catch the Easter bunny in sunglasses, flip-flops and bermuda shorts.
Keith Hopper, Trending 55
