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Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces.

Six First Nations people have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a "disturbing pattern."

She wrote a letter to House Speaker Greg Fergus calling for the emergency debate, lambasting what she called a lack of media coverage of the deaths and inaction by the government to pass legislation on First Nations policing.

The City of Grande Prairie is inviting interested applicants to submit a Request for Expression of Interest to operate a food and beverage service at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion, to provide a new and exciting amenity for park patrons throughout the year.

Construction on Range Road 53 750 meters north of Township Road 714 to City of Grande Prairie limit, is set to start September 17, 2024.

The project is expected to be completed October 31, 2024, weather dependent.  

On Sept. 13, 2024, at 5:50 a.m.,  Fort Vermilion RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 697, north of La Crete. Officers arrived on scene and the initial investigation showed that there was a head on collision between a pick-up truck and an SUV.

Canadian farmers can take advantage of a program that can give them a leg up this harvest season through the Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) annual Harvest Sample Program.

Through that farmers get an unofficial grading from the CGC which they can use to help market their commodities.

Program Manager of Analytical Services Kerri Pleskach talks about the program and how it helps out Canadian producers.

The Stitch Club of Grande Prairie has been dedicated and busy for the year Sept 2023 to Sept 2024 with 6,502 creations. They used an estimated 10,500 balls of yarn, and approximately 24,550 hours of love to donate these items to the community. Every September they deliver them to various areas around the city.

A new resource for farmers and researchers has been launched with the Root Rot Network covering advances in combatting diseases for crops in the prairies.

That includes both resources and research papers featured on rootrot.ca.

Sherrilyn Phelps, Director of Research and Development for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, talks about the partnership behind the website.

Francis Apraku, the custodian at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, recently received the surprise of a lifetime. 

Apraku not only cleans the hallways but also brings a lot of light with his cheery attitude. 

"He’s just a very kind, genuine person," one high schooler said of the beloved janitor.

Danny Gokey is recovering following a serious bike crash over the weekend. 

Gokey says he had to go to urgent care after flipping over his handlebars.

"I had some major contusions on both of my arms," said Gokey in a social media post. "I'm not fully sure what happened, but I could barely move them."

Doctors assessed him, and after taking a couple of X-rays, he was found to have no broken or fractured bones. 

Canada is grappling with a severe pilot shortage and one Alberta-based ministry has found a temporary solution. 

"There is a huge shortage in the number of pilots coming out of training institutions," said Mission Aviation Fellowship pilot, Lowell Deering. "Our average number of commercial pilot licenses issued in Canada a few years ago was about 1,100. During COVID, it dropped to 293 and in 2022 it was 238. It's a huge problem."