Construction
City to begin replacement work on Lakeland Drive culvert May 1
City of Grande Prairie work crews will begin working to replace the culvert crossing on Lakeland Drive next week.The crossing between 95 Street and 123 Avenue near the Crystal Lake dog park is being replaced with a new concrete design to enhance safety and reliability and to install new manholes as well as surface repa...
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Peace River Fire
Firefighters checking properties affected by Shaftesbury Trail fire, scheduled power outages
The MD of Peace says that today (Friday, April 26) firefighters will be checking each property affected by the Shaftesbury Trail Fire.Fire crews will be inspecting a 100-foot radius around all properties to keep residents in the area safe and to check for hot spots and flare ups. The municipality reminds people to repo...
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Peace Region
Healthcare
Physician training in Grande Prairie set to start in the fall of 2025
The training of family physicians in Grande Prairie is expected to start in the fall of 2025.Officials from Northwestern Polytechnic and the University of Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding Friday afternoon at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital. The province announced on April 3 that the two schools would w...
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Construction
City to begin replacement work on Lakeland Drive culvert May 1
City of Grande Prairie work crews will begin working to replace the culvert crossing on Lakeland Drive next week.The crossing between 95 Street and 123 Avenue near the Crystal Lake dog park is being replaced with a new concrete design to enhance safety and reliability and to install new manholes as well as surface repa...
13h ago
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Peace River Fire
Firefighters checking properties affected by Shaftesbury Trail fire, scheduled power outages
The MD of Peace says that today (Friday, April 26) firefighters will be checking each property affected by the Shaftesbury Trail Fire.Fire crews will be inspecting a 100-foot radius around all properties to keep residents in the area safe and to check for hot spots and flare ups. The municipality reminds people to repo...
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City Hall
City Hall launches Lawn Bowling Facility online survey
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting residents to share their thoughts on the Lawn Bowling Facility located in Muskoseepi Park.An online survey has been launched to explore any improvements and upgrades the community may want to see done. There is money included in the 2024 capital budget.The city aims to replace the...
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Education
An extra 72 students helped by money added to bursary program says provincial government
The provincial government says 72 students benefitted form more money being added to the Northern Alberta Development Bursary program in 2023-24.The province put in an extra $572,000.This money is intended to help students who will work and live in northern Alberta after they graduate.Total spending was $2.48 million a...
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RCMP
One person dead after collision in Fort St. John
Fort St. John RCMP say one person is dead after a collision between a pickup and a motorcycle.It happened on Wednesday, April 24 around 9:30 p.m. at 93 Street and 96 Avenue in Fort St. John.Mounties say witnesses told them that the motorcycle hit the pickup. Bystanders performed CPR on the driver of the bike, who was l...
Apr 25, 2024
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Local Sports
Curling
B.C. men's curling champions breaking up after one season together
The defending B.C. Men's curling champions have announced the team is breaking up after one season together.Team Catlin Schneider had included Jason Ginter of Dawson Creek (second from left) and Sterling Middleton from Fort St. John (second from right).They won the B.C. men's title in Esquimalt and carried the province...
Apr 23, 2024
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Rodeo
Two rodeos this weekend
The Dawson Creek Spring Break-Up Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday at the Ovintiv Events Centre. Start time is 7:00 PM B.C. time both days. There was also a junior rodeo held earlier on Friday. The slack goes at noon on Saturday. Tickets at www.lakeviewtix.caHigh school rodeo at Evergreen ParkThe Alberta High School...
Apr 19, 2024
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Volleyball
Grande Prairie born player headed to Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame
A Grande Prairie-born, Saskatoon-raised player is going into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame.Gavin Schmidt played for the national team from 2007 to 2016 after playing in the ACAC and at the university level.He won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and represented our country in the...
Apr 16, 2024
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Competition Bureau raises concerns over Bunge-Viterra deal
GATINEAU, Que. - The Competition Bureau says it is likely that Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion deal to acquire Viterra Ltd. would ``substantially'' reduce competition in the grain and canola oil markets. In a report to Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the bureau says the deal is likely to hurt competition in markets for...
Apr 23, 2024
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Agriculture
Province says tax credit fuels investments in bioprocessing industry
The Alberta government says the province will be home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada as Imperial qualifies for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program.Government officials say Alberta is an agricultural powerhouse with diverse and innovative industries, including a thriving bioprocessing s...
Apr 23, 2024
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Spring Thaw
County of Grande Prairie implements gravel road bans
The County of Grande Priaire will be implementing road bans on all gravel roads, starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 19.During the ban, all gravel roads will be at 75 per cent axle weight, with anyone wanting to operate overweight on any of the affected gravel roads requiring a permit. The county issues these road ban...
Apr 17, 2024
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Alberta
chapters of Alberta’s stories
Alberta invests $8 million in Alberta Media Fund for publishing and entertainment industries
The Alberta government is aiming to help the publishing and entertainment industries in the province thrive with an $8-million investment in the Alberta Media Fund. Through the Fund, book and magazine publishers, sound recording agencies, and film producers can access grants for projects in art production, training, ca...
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Alberta to test new K-6 social studies curriculum this fall
Some students in Alberta will learn from the new social studies curriculum this year.The provincial government says the new draft curriculum for grades K-6 is ready to begin pilot testing in select schools.Since September last year, a wide range of educational experts were consulted on the new learning guidelines. Base...
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Alberta incomes fell slightly from 2018-2022, but prices rose
Despite the cost of everything going up in recent years, Albertans have struggled to bring in more money.Statistics Canada has released new data on household incomes for 2022.Across the country, the median after-tax income of both families and single people was $70,500 in 2022. That is down by 3.4 per cent compared to ...
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EXPLAINER
Here's how municipal elections and governance in Alberta are changing
The ruling United Conservatives proposed legislation on Thursday changing how elections and city halls will operate from 2025 onwards, pending approval. READ: Alberta proposes councillor removal powers, electronic tabulator ban and more in city government revampIt's the biggest overhaul of municipal rules in recent yea...
Apr 25, 2024
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Canada
Globe wins seven newspaper awards; CP recognized for CSIS investigation
TORONTO - The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. The Globe won nods in seven of the 23 regular categories. La Presse and the Toronto Star both won three awards, and the Brandon Sun and the Narwhal each had two. Thirteen other news outlets received ...
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A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven
TORONTO - The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night. Here is the complete list of the winners and finalists: Arts and Entertainment: Winner: Matt Simmons, Cara McKenna and Marty Clemens, IndigiNews and The Narwhal, for their feature about the return of a stolen totem pole to Nisga'a Natio...
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B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt
VANCOUVER - A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province's prosecution service confirmed that Randall Hopley entered the guilty pleas in provincial court on Friday. Hopley walked away from...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in...
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Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal
MONTREAL - Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal agency says the measure was a pilot project to encourage visitors to take responsibility for waste destined for landfills. ...
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Canada allocates millions for drone production, ammunition to support Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says the financial assistance is being made in collaboration with the United Kingdom. Speaking with a group of defence leaders, Blair also announ...
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World
Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, destroying homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn't yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebra...
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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man's death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose o...
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President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall - his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens's willingness. Biden's comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM ...
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