RCMP
Break and Enter at Peace River business prompts public assistance
Peace Regional RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects involved in an alleged break and enter at a business in Peace River. On December 10, 2025, just after midnight, Mounties received a call about suspicious activity in the area of 102 Ave in the town and a possible break and enter. RCMP found a ...
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County of Grande Prairie
Snow removal in Hythe, Whispering Ridge and Westlake Monday, December 15
County of Grande Prairie crews are conducting snow removal operations in three neighbourhoods on Monday, Dec. 15.Officials say street parking won't be allowed while crews are working in Hythe, Whispering Ridge and Westlake Village from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.If you leave your vehicle on the street, it could get ticketed...
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Peace Region
RCMP
Break and Enter at Peace River business prompts public assistance
Peace Regional RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects involved in an alleged break and enter at a business in Peace River. On December 10, 2025, just after midnight, Mounties received a call about suspicious activity in the area of 102 Ave in the town and a possible break and enter. RCMP found a ...
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County of Grande Prairie
Snow removal in Hythe, Whispering Ridge and Westlake Monday, December 15
County of Grande Prairie crews are conducting snow removal operations in three neighbourhoods on Monday, Dec. 15.Officials say street parking won't be allowed while crews are working in Hythe, Whispering Ridge and Westlake Village from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.If you leave your vehicle on the street, it could get ticketed...
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Weather
More snow on the way north of Grande Prairie
Heavy snowfall is still occurring in northern Alberta today (Monday, Dec. 15).Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a yellow warning for snowfall with total accumulations hitting up to 30 cm.Snowfall is expected to happen in the areas north of Webster, east to High Prairie, and north to the Northwest ...
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Court
Court: Updates for seven cases
Sturgeon Lake murder case to be in Grande Prairie court in January Alberta Justice says three people charged with murder after a death at Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation will appear in Grande Prairie court in January.Sara Dawn Aleisha Kappo, Teyanna Angel Rae Kappo and Dallas Goodswimmer will all appear in Court of King's Be...
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Missing Person
UPDATE: Peace River RCMP locate missing person
Update: Peace River RCMP would like to inform the public that Dallen Semansha has been located safe. They are thanking the public and the media for their assistance while they searched. -- Peace River RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 50-year-old man. Dallen Semansha, a residents of Chateh, Al...
Dec 15, 2025
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Community
Beaverlodge author releases new Christmas-Romance book
A Beaverlodge resident has released her second Christmas-themed book.Kirsten Clark's The Secret Ingredient follows the story of a pastry chef and the owner of his shop as they face the hardships of a holiday rush and a troubling medical diagnosis.The Christian-Fiction Christmas Romance is a sequel to Clark's 2024 relea...
Dec 14, 2025
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Local Sports
Curling
Grande Prairie rinks advance to U18 girls curling provincials
Two Grande Prairie rinks advanced to U18 Girls Provincials at a qualifier held over the weekend at the Grande Prairie Curling Centre.The Livi Maksymetz team beat the Evelyn Larter rink out of Red Deer in the A Event qualifier.Kyra Doepker then beat Larter in the B Event final.The Maksymetz and Doepker teams will play i...
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Local Sports
Busy and successful weekend for Piranhas swimmers
Athletes from the Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim team were busy collecting accolades and medals over the weekend.The Piranhas took the team performance award and came away with seven medals, four of them gold, at the Ontario Junior Invitational swim meet in Toronto.Oliver Dawson won gold in the 50, 100 and 200 metre brea...
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Local Hockey
Storm ride seven game win streak heading into four game road trip
The Grande Prairie Storm had a successful weekend at home, hosting the Lloydminster Bobcats.The boys won the first game 3-2 on Friday night and again Saturday with a shutout win of 2-0.The Storm currently sit fourth in the AJHL North Division with 31 points.With the pair of wins, the Storm are on a seven-game win strea...
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Alberta Canola meeting set for Tuesday in Grande Prairie
Alberta Canola will host a Grower Engagement Meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Grande Prairie.It will go from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Alberta Canola says attendees can learn about research and advocacy work the group is involved in, plus share their input on these and other areas.There will also be presentations on a market ...
Dec 14, 2025
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Agriculture
Grande Prairie horseman wins award at Agribition that is rarely given out
A Grande Prairie horseman has won an accolade at Canada's biggest agriculture show that isn't given out very often.Gordon Frentz won the 2025 Top Teamster of the Year at the Chore Team Competition at the Canadian Western Agribition held in Regina. The award recognizes horsemanship, along with care for and handling of h...
Dec 07, 2025
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Agriculture
Realized net farm income for Canadian farmers down in 2024 says StatCan
Statistics Canada says Canadian farms had a realized net income of $9.4 billion in 2024.A report compiled by the agency says that was $3.3 billion less than in 2023 and the largest percentage drop since 2018.Stats Can says the drop came about because of higher operating expenses and lower cash receipts.Lower prices mea...
Dec 02, 2025
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Alberta
$1.17B In Funding
Ottawa, Alberta agree to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027
Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.The two jointly announced an extension on the current deal, with the federal government providing Alberta more than $1.17-billion dollars in funding.It will extend both the earl...
Dec 12, 2025
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Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP remove 50 impaired drivers for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day
Alberta RCMP removed 50 impaired drivers from the roads on Saturday, Dec. 6 as part of their role in National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.Of the 50 drivers, 28 received Immediate Roadside Sanctions FAILS, 13 received WARNS, and six novice or commercial drivers were removed for IRS ZEROES."These statistics are...
Dec 12, 2025
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Complaint Filed
Alberta's teachers accusing province of bad faith bargaining over recent strike
Alberta's teachers are accusing the province of bad faith bargaining over the recent strike.Jason Schilling, the head of the Alberta Teachers' Association, says they have filed a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board against the government's bargaining agent.Schilling says during the labour standoff, the go...
Dec 12, 2025
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Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions
Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.A legislature committee unanimously granted the funding at a meeting today.Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active re...
Dec 12, 2025
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Canada
Kids mailing letters to Santa will get a response after brief pause: Canada Post
Canada Post says the millions of Canadians who write to Santa Claus with their wish lists will get a response this year. A month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers last year meant Old Saint Nick couldn't respond to letters, but kids were as...
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In the news: Meeting NATO targets, Rabbi mourned, Condo fire put out, Series on youth
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets Defence Minister David McGuinty says he's confident the federal government will hit its NATO defence spe...
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McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets
OTTAWA - Canada is injecting tens of billions of dollars into defence as it looks to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the Cold War - both to meet its NATO commitments and to juice the domestic economy. But it remains to be seen whether Nationa...
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Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have Canada's youth feeling adrift
Four months, 50 applications, two interviews, no job. The story of 21-year-old political studies graduate Lauren Hood might sound familiar to others in her generation. "In my mind, after completing the four years and getting my degree, I didn't think i...
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From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how 'little treats' provide sense of solace
VANCOUVER - Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling café in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes. Barista Nicholas Schorn says many, especially millennials, are open about their ritual...
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Here's how some young Canadians are facing their financial future
The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people about the financial challenges facing their generation - a tough job market, unaffordable housing and goals that seem out of reach. 'WAITING FOR EVERYTHING TO WORK OUT' A few hours into a night out...
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World
Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett s...
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US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people. The military said in a statement on social media that t...
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Small plane crashes in central Mexico, killing at least 7 people, official says
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing Monday, killing at least seven people, Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrián Hernández said. The accident took ...
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