Roads
Highway 40 south of Grande Prairie closed after collision
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say they are on the scene of "a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 40, just north of Township Road 690.""A collision reconstructionist is en route, and traffic is being diverted around the collision."Mounties are asking drivers to avoid the area.511 Alberta says H...
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Town of Grimshaw
Water levels unsafe at Grimshaw Drainage ditch
The Town of Grimshaw is advising residents to use caution when in the area of the drainage ditch on the west side of the community.They warn with spring runoff underway and snow continuing to melt, water levels in the ditch are rising.Residents are being asked to keep children and pets away from the ditch, never attemp...
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Peace Region
Roads
Highway 40 south of Grande Prairie closed after collision
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say they are on the scene of "a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 40, just north of Township Road 690.""A collision reconstructionist is en route, and traffic is being diverted around the collision."Mounties are asking drivers to avoid the area.511 Alberta says H...
8h ago
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Town of Grimshaw
Water levels unsafe at Grimshaw Drainage ditch
The Town of Grimshaw is advising residents to use caution when in the area of the drainage ditch on the west side of the community.They warn with spring runoff underway and snow continuing to melt, water levels in the ditch are rising.Residents are being asked to keep children and pets away from the ditch, never attemp...
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City of GP
City phone lines restored
City of Grande Prairie services and facility phone lines have now been restored.They were first reported not to be working yesterday morning (Tuesday, Apr. 14), due to a system transition issue, but no further information was provided in the City's update.Now, AccessGP (311), City Hall, Eastlink Centre, Design Works Ce...
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ASIRT finds GP RCMP officer "entitled to defend himself"
ASIRT has concluded an investigation into a Grande Prairie RCMP-involved shooting in January. On Jan. 6, a man was driving to his farm in the County of Grande Prairie and witnessed an SUV ignore posted stop signs, resulting in the vehicle going airborne and landing in the snow. The man noted the driver seemed disorient...
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511 Alberta
Highway clean up underway near Four Mile Corner
511 Alberta says cleaning activities are underway along Highway 43 near Four Mile Corner.Eastbound travellers are being asked to reduce their speeds to 80 km/hs while highway maintenance vehicles are on the scene.This work is being done in the same area RCMP reported a man was fatally struck by a vehicle on Tuesday, Ap...
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Entertainment
Peace Region celebrates Canadian National Film Day
April 15 is National Canadian Film Day, and screenings are being held in some communities in the Peace Country to mark the occasion.The Rycroft Community Library will be showing the animated movie, Ballerina! Show time will be 4 p.m., and there will be free popcorn.Another showing, this time featuring Nirvanna the Band...
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Local Sports
AJHL
Storm drop Game 7 of the North Division final in overtime
The post-season run for the Grande Prairie Storm ended Tuesday night in heart-breaking fashion.A Brendan Ruskowski goal at the 10:54 mark of the first overtime period gave host Whitecourt a 2-1 win over Grande Prairie.The Storm had taken a 1-0 lead on a Braeden Veldhuizen goal at 15:09 of the first period.Wolverine Tri...
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Storm
Storm in Whitecourt for Game 7 Tuesday night
Big game in Whitecourt tonight (Tuesday, April 14).The Storm and Wolverines meet in Game 7 of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's North Division final.Game time is 7 p.m.The Storm recorded a 5-1 victory at home on Sunday in Game 6 in front of a record crowd of 3,159 fans.
Apr 14, 2026
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Swimming
Dawson breaks multiple records at 2026 Canadian Swimming Open
The Grande Prairie Piranhas are beaming with pride after club member Oliver Dawson dominated the competition at the 2026 Speedo Canadian Swimming Open in Edmonton on April 9-11, 2026.Dawson completed a breaststroke sweep at the pool, while winning gold and setting new provincial and Canadian records. In the 50m breasts...
Apr 14, 2026
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Agriculture
Modernize and build facilities
Province allocates $9 million to local seed co-operatives
The provincial government announced they're investing $9 million over the next three years for capital projects at local seed co-operatives to help address aging infrastructure. If passed, the funds would come from the 2026 budget and be allocated to the Co-operative Seed Processors program to help co-operative and mun...
Apr 02, 2026
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Agriculture
Farmland values jump nearly nine per cent in northern Alberta in 2025 says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in value in 2025. According to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report, the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba were the driving forces behind the 9.3 per cent increase. The Maritimes also continued in growth, while Quebec and Ontar...
Mar 24, 2026
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County of Grande Prairie
Farm Family of the Year calls the recognition an honour and humbling
A Goodfare family says being the County of Grande Prairie's Farm Family of the Year is "quite an honour."The Kitt family runs The Homestead and First Nature Farms.Jerry Kitt says he was attracted to farming as he wanted to be close to nature. He adds nature also played a role in his decision to go into organi...
Mar 20, 2026
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Alberta
Bill 28
Canadian Urban Libraries Council concerned over proposed Alberta government bill
A group that speaks for large public libraries across Canada is calling on Alberta to ditch a bill that promises big changes on how the facilities operate. The Canadian Urban Libraries Council says they're worried that if the bill passes, Premier Danielle Smith's government would have unprecedented power over library o...
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fraud, id theft, and extortion
Red Deer-South MLA to lead new task force on cybercrime
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan has been pegged to lead a new task force.Jason Stephan will serve as chair for the UCP government's new Cybercrime Task Force.In a release, the government explains that the task force will provide recommendations to address cybercrime, including fraud, identity theft and extortion carri...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta looks to replace highway welcome signs with province-shaped placards
Travellers could soon be greeted by new Welcome to Alberta signs in the province. The government is planning to replace its nearly two dozen square signs with placards shaped like the province. A request for proposals provides details about the new shape, but what the signs will say is still up in the air. Transportati...
11h ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta sticking to its gas tax formula as Ottawa announces cut amid high prices
The Alberta government says it won't axe its fuel tax yet, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced federal measures to give Canadians relief at the pumps. Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he supports Ottawa's move but that the province is sticking with its existing fuel tax at least until July in part becau...
Apr 14, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Artemis II update, Social media ban, Amazon surcharge
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates to hold news conference Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his NASA crewmates are set to take part in a news...
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Lytton was razed by fire. Some fear financial ruin is next for the tiny B.C. village
Ross and Judith Urquhart have called Lytton, B.C., home for half a century, leaving only for as long it took to rebuild after a raging wildfire forced them to flee in 2021. "All the homes around us were burning and we had to just jump in the vehicle ...
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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates to hold news conference
HOUSTON - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his NASA crewmates are set to take part in a news conference on Thursday after the historic Artemis II lunar mission. The four-person crew - commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission speciali...
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B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA - The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement, in the second such achievement for a First Nation in as many days. But like the pr...
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Oh, give me a home: Alberta-raised wood bison calves safely relocated to Alaska
Dozens of Alberta-raised bison calves sent to Alaska as part of a relocation agreement with the state made it safely to their new home, but it wasn't without months of logistical work and a 40-hour trip on treacherous northern roads. Jonathan DeMoor,...
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NDP to get $670K parliamentary funding boost despite not having official status
OTTAWA - The cash-strapped federal NDP is getting a $670,000 financial boost. Members of the other main political parties on the Board of Internal Economy have decided to grant the parliamentary funds, even though the NDP does not have official party s...
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World
Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump's war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress aut...
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Student kills 9 in Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country's second such shooting in two days. The 14-yea...
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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist...
Apr 14, 2026
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