Tag: employment insurance

Grande Prairie EI beneficiaries climb for 10th straight month

News Erica Fisher - August 18, 2016

The number of people collecting employment insurance in Grande Prairie has gone up another 4.5 per cent. According to...

Alberta sees biggest rise in EI numbers since June 2009

News Erica Fisher - July 25, 2016

There were 2,000 people receiving employment insurance benefits in the Grande Prairie area in May. That's an increase of...

Grande Prairie employment insurance recipients nearly double

News Erica Fisher - June 23, 2016

Employment Insurance claims have nearly doubled in Grande Prairie. 1,640 people collected EI benefits in April, according to the...

Decision to leave EI out of EI changes mathematical: PM Trudeau

News Erica Fisher - March 30, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending leaving the Edmonton region out of extended employment insurance benefits. Speaking in the...

Alberta EI claims double by end of 2015

News Erica Fisher - February 18, 2016

The number of people on EI in Alberta has doubled over the past year. In December 2014 just over...

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22-year-old charged with alleged hit and run

Crime June 30, 2025

One person is facing charges in connection to a pedestrian hit and run over the weekend.

City looking for municipal election staff

Elections June 30, 2025

The City of Grande Prairie is looking for help at voting stations for the municipal election on October 20th.

UPDATE: Evacuation alert lifted for County residents near BC border

Fire June 30, 2025

The County of Grande Prairie has issued an evacuation alert for everyone located north of Township Road 714 to Township Road 734, east of the British Columbia/Alberta border to Range Road 131 due to a wildfire near the BC border.

Police seize 4 kilograms of meth following Clairmont traffic stop

Crime June 27, 2025

A traffic stop in Clairmont led Rural Grande Prairie RCMP to a significant drug seizure.

Handgun, drugs seized during Grande Prairie traffic stop

Crime June 27, 2025

A 33-year-old Grande Prairie man is facing several charges after police allegedly seized a loaded handgun, drugs and unstamped tobacco from a vehicle in the city earlier this month.

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