Town of Sexsmith
Town of Sexsmith accepting applications for 2026 micro business development grant
The Town of Sexsmith is accepting applications for a microgrant for business development.The town says it can cover up to 50 per cent of eligible costs for businesses located within the area with a valid license.Officials say the funding can be used for purchasing equipment, technology upgrades, investments, and more.A...
Nov 8, 2026
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Community
Aspen Grove School saluted by 3D Children's Society
Grande Prairie's Aspen Grove School has been given some recognition by the 3D Children's Society. The school has been given the organization's Ryan Wagner Memorial Award. 3D executive director Darren Foley says the award recognizes things like funds raised, sportsmanship and participation. "Aspen Grove has been kn...
Nov 8, 2026
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Peace Region
Town of Sexsmith
Town of Sexsmith accepting applications for 2026 micro business development grant
The Town of Sexsmith is accepting applications for a microgrant for business development.The town says it can cover up to 50 per cent of eligible costs for businesses located within the area with a valid license.Officials say the funding can be used for purchasing equipment, technology upgrades, investments, and more.A...
Nov 8, 2026
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Community
Aspen Grove School saluted by 3D Children's Society
Grande Prairie's Aspen Grove School has been given some recognition by the 3D Children's Society. The school has been given the organization's Ryan Wagner Memorial Award. 3D executive director Darren Foley says the award recognizes things like funds raised, sportsmanship and participation. "Aspen Grove has been kn...
Nov 8, 2026
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RCMP
Manslaughter charges laid in Valleyview stabbing investigation
Valleyview RCMP have one suspect in custody after responding to an alleged stabbing at a residence Friday morning (Nov. 6).Mounties say they attended the scene alongside EMS at 5:37 a.m. and, despite life-saving efforts, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead at the scene. RCMP's Major Crimes Unit t...
Nov 7, 2026
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Gusts up to 91km/h
Strong winds knock out power across the Peace
After last night's winds (Friday, Nov.6), multiple power outages have been reported across the Peace. Environment Canada warned that this was possible in its yellow wind warning.Now, ATCO reports over 40 possible outages, with one in effect on the southwest side of Grande Prairie, affecting over 9,000 people. ATCO does...
Nov 7, 2026
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County of Grande Prairie
Twp 714 roundabout closed Saturday, Nov. 7 for road rehabilitation
The roundabout on Township Road 714 by Five Mile Hall will be closed Saturday, Nov. 7, for road rehabilitation The County of Grande Prairie is advising motorists to use alternate routes and plan for delays.The closure is expected to go from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Nov 7, 2026
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Veterans Week Nov. 5-11
Sunday marks Indigenous Veterans Day
Sunday, November 8 will mark Indigenous Veterans Day in Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada says more than 4000 Indigenous people served in World War I, while another 3000 First Nations people, plus an unknown number of Metis, Inuit and other Indigenous people, served in World War II. Some were code talkers in World War I...
Nov 7, 2026
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Local Sports
AJHL
Storm split weekend series with Fort McMurray
The Grande Prairie Storm hosted the Fort McMurray Oil Barons over the weekend for a pair of theme games at Bonnetts Energy Centre. Friday night's Remembrance Day game saw the Oil Barons defeat the Storm 6-2. Grande Prairie rallied back Saturday night, shutting out Fort McMurray 8-0 during the sixth annual Tighty-Whitey...
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Local Sports
Hockey, football, Wolves this weekend
StormThe Storm are home to Fort McMurray for two games this weekend. More details can be found here.NWJHLThere is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday. Fort St. John at the Wheat Kings will start at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Beaverlodge will be in La Crete and the Wheat Kings visit Slave Lake. Both games wil...
Nov 6, 2026
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Soccer
Grande Prairie soccer player, rest of team Canada, open international tournament Wednesday
A Grande Prairie soccer player and her teammates with Team Canada are in Lima, Peru, for an international tournament. Defender Amy Lynn Wyatt and Team Canada are at the IFA7 Super Cup. This form of soccer has seven players per side on the pitch, not the usual 11. Canada takes on Ecuador in its first game at 5 p.m. Albe...
Nov 4, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
More visitors spent a record amount of money at Alberta Open Farm Days says province
The province says there was record attendance for this year's edition of Alberta Open Farm Days. The government says the 133 host farms for the 14th edition this year had 51,061 visits. Those visitors spent a record $422,940. "The record spending we saw in 2026 demonstrates the value of connecting Albertans direct...
Nov 4, 2026
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Crop Report
Final crop report has Peace Region at 89 per cent harvest completion
Harvest is virtually complete around Alberta for the 2026 season. Provincial harvest progress bumped up four per cent compared to the week prior and now sits at 97 per cent complete.The final Alberta Crop Report by AFSC says that, with harvest being extended longer than normal, there's not enough comparable data from f...
Nov 2, 2026
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Agriculture
Alberta's agriculture minister praises farmers' hard, work, perseverance in statement on harvest
A written statement from Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation says that "despite weather challenges, crop yields are estimated to be above average."Tara Sawyer says this is especially true for the southern and central areas of the province, adding that she applauds "the perseverance, patience...
Oct 30, 2026
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Alberta
lieutenant governor arts awards
Alberta's Distinguished Artist Award now worth $50,000
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation is increasing the prize amount for its Distinguished Artist Award from $30,000 to $50,000.According to the organization, the Distinguished Artist Award recognizes exceptional achievement and significant artistic impact provincially and beyond. This increased pri...
Nov 5, 2026
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laucnhed earlier this year in B.C., Yukon
RCMP expands Experienced Peace Officer program into Alberta
The RCMP is expanding its Experienced Peace Officer program, also known as ExPO, into Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.Officials say the program is a brand-new approach to recruiting experienced officers.It originally launched in B.C. and Yukon in July 2026."The ExPO program is a reflection of the R...
Nov 5, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government moves to standardize education property taxes
The Alberta government says changes to the collection of education property taxes will save property owners nearly $100 million next year.Through Budget 2027, the government says it will introduce one provincial education property tax rate that will be set for three years at a time, allowing Albertans and municipalitie...
Nov 5, 2026
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Monday, Nov. 9
New Alberta licence plate hits the road
Alberta license plates will have their first redesign in over 40 years, available to all drivers next week.The plates feature the slogan "Strong and Free" with a backdrop of Moraine Lake after the province held a vote on eight designs for residents to choose from in October of last year.The Moraine Lake desig...
Nov 5, 2026
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Canada
Ottawa easing some temporary foreign worker rules, focus on early childhood educators
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending the period of time a business can employ a low-wage temporary foreign worker. The change will mean a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment, the document an employer needs to hire a temporary foreign worke...
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In the news today: gun ban court fight, OSAP pause, B.C. storms, laboratory fined
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Legal battle over federal firearms ban heads to Supreme Court of Canada The country's top court is set to hear legal arguments this week about the validity of a fe...
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B.C. lab ordered to pay $32K for misgendering transgender, non-binary patients
British Columbia's human rights tribunal has ruled that a private laboratory provider must pay $32,000 in damages, along with other costs, for discriminating against transgender and non-binary patients. The tribunal found LifeLabs and its subsidiary Ex...
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Third storm heads for already drenched B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - The third in a series of storms is heading for British Columbia, after wild weather knocked out power to thousands, triggered evacuations and left one person dead over the weekend. Environment Canada issued wind warnings and special statem...
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Legal battle over federal firearms ban heads to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - The country's top court is set to hear legal arguments this week about the validity of a federal ban on hundreds of types of firearms the government says are fit only for the battlefield. The hearings, slated for Monday and Tuesday at the Supr...
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Why Indigenous stewards are bringing 'good fire' back to Canada's forests
Spring comes to Leona Antoine's field in patches. The snow retreats from the Nicola River valley, leaving islands of wet grass scattered across her family's land. It's an invitation to carry on a practice she first learned from her grandfather. Antoi...
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World
Death toll rises to 39 after migrant boat capsizes off Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The death toll from the capsize off Senegal of a boat carrying migrants rose to 39 following the discovery of more bodies on Monday, the country's emergency services said. The boat, which left Saint-Louis in northern...
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Teddy Riner announces a run for French president, pledging to bring people together
French judo star Teddy Riner is bidding for president. The 37-year-old multiple Olympic champion announced his bid on social media and said in an interview with Le Parisien newspaper published Monday that he is positioning himself as "nei...
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Gunman with far-right views who killed 6 in Polish city square dies in hospital, police say
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) - The 24-year-old gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a Polish city square died in a hospital on Monday, police said. The attacker, wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, drove into t...
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