Spirit River
Boil water advisory lifted for Spirit River
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says the boil water advisory for Spirit River has now been lifted.A release from AHS says water quality has been restored.Water service was interrupted in Spirit River earlier this month after a break in the main water line from the treatment plant.
Dec 12, 2025
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RCMP
Ongoing investigation leads to arrests in Nampa
Peace Regional RCMP have two suspects in custody, thanks to a community report regarding a suspicious vehicle. On Dec. 2, Mounties responded to that report and located a vehicle with steel pipes in the box, near Township Rd. 822 in Nampa. According to police, two suspects were then located in possession of a pair of st...
Dec 12, 2025
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Peace Region
County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie Council approves 2026 Interim Budget
County of Grande Prairie Council has approved the interim 2026 budget.A release from the county says that council aims to expand infrastructure to support growth and promote long-term sustainability while investing in policing and recreation.If passed, the budget will include a 2.9 per cent municipal tax rate increase,...
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Spirit River
Boil water advisory lifted for Spirit River
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says the boil water advisory for Spirit River has now been lifted.A release from AHS says water quality has been restored.Water service was interrupted in Spirit River earlier this month after a break in the main water line from the treatment plant.
Dec 12, 2025
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RCMP
Ongoing investigation leads to arrests in Nampa
Peace Regional RCMP have two suspects in custody, thanks to a community report regarding a suspicious vehicle. On Dec. 2, Mounties responded to that report and located a vehicle with steel pipes in the box, near Township Rd. 822 in Nampa. According to police, two suspects were then located in possession of a pair of st...
Dec 12, 2025
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City of Grande Prairie
City of GP receives $15,000 from ATCO for Dave Barr audit
A $15,000 cheque was presented to the City of Grande Prairie Thursday, Dec. 11, to complete an energy audit at the Dave Barr Community Centre.Mayor Jackie Clayton and several members of city council attended the arena to receive the cheque from ATCO.ATCO's Don McNab says Grande Prairie is one of the recipients for ATCO...
Dec 12, 2025
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Measles
Confirmed Measles cases at Grande Prairie restaurant
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed a person infected with measles was in a restaurant in Grande Prairie.Individuals that visited the Boston Pizza on 100 St. on Dec. 6 between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. or on Dec. 7 between 12:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. may have been exposed.Anyone potentially exposed and who has had...
Dec 12, 2025
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Community
Pack the Shack fundraiser at Canadian Tire Dec. 12&13
The season of giving is in full swing in Grande Prairie. Lone Star and Clean Harbours Industrial Services will be at Canadian Tire Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13, for Pack the Shack. The donation drive is asking for donations of unwrapped toys, which will support the local Ronald McDonald House. From 10:00 a.m. ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Local hockey, curling qualifier this weekend, Nitehawk closed Friday
StormThe Storm host Lloydminster Friday and Saturday. Game times will be 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Storm are fifth in the North Division with 27 points, two back of Bonnyville but with three games in hand.The Bobcats are in second place in the North Division, five points back of first-place Whitecour...
Dec 12, 2025
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Local Sports
Wednesday hockey: One NWJHL game postponed
The Northwest Junior Hockey League game tonight (Wednesday, December 10) in Beaverlodge between the Blades and Fairview has been postponed because of the weather. The Wheat Kings in Sexsmith game, however, is still set for an 8 p.m. start.A reminder that the Storm versus Lloydminster game that was set for Grande Prairi...
Dec 10, 2025
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PWPSD
PWPSD celebrating boys' and girls' volleyball teams' performance at provincials
Peace Wapiti Public School Division is celebrating its senior boys and girls volleyball teams.Both the Peace Wapiti Academy and Beaverlodge Regional High School teams had impressive showings at the Volleyball Provincials in Grande Prairie last month.For the first time in the school's history, the Peace Wapiti Academy s...
Dec 10, 2025
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Agriculture
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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Agriculture
Wolfe Farms named Greenview 2025 Farm Family of the Year
The MD of Greenview has picked Wolfe Farms as this year's Farm Family of the Year.It is located a 30-minute drive south of Valleyview. The family includes Tony and Annabelle Wolfe and their three kids; Courtney, Riley and Allison. The family has owned the farm since 2002.They run 350 head of purebred cows plus backgrou...
Nov 26, 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
Churchill Falls agreement could be jeopardized by Quebec election, minister says
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government is warning that a draft energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador could be at risk if it's not settled before next year's provincial election. In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, Economy Minister Christine Fr...
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Fan-favourite lion put down at Toronto Zoo after months of veterinary care
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo says it has euthanized one of its lions after the animal spent several months undergoing veterinary care for a gastrointestinal symptoms. In a Friday social media post the zoo says Fintan, a 13-year-old "majestic male white l...
16h ago
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Métis Nation of Ontario say academic gathering is an attempt to erase their history
OTTAWA - Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario say an upcoming academic summit in the province amounts to an attack on their history because it questions the legitimacy of their connection to Métis heritage and territorial claims. But the First Nation...
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Many evacuation orders, alerts lifted as floodwaters recede in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford, B.C., resident Teresa Vogel showed up Saturday at Delair Park, where her son plays baseball, to see the damage from floodwaters for herself after heavy rain flooded parts of the city and closed roads, including a stretch of the...
Dec 13, 2025
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Lawyer says B.C. Mountie should be fired immediately or quit over group-chat remarks
A Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days, the lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority told an adjudication board hearing Friday. John MacLaughlan said Con...
Dec 13, 2025
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Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their financi...
Dec 12, 2025
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World
Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspec...
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Police searching Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, as police searched for the suspect. ...
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UN chief says 6 peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a UN facility in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) - A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of ...
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