Game 5
AJHL North Final continues in Whitecourt
Game 5 of the AJHL North final kicks off tonight down in Whitecourt with the series tied at two-all. This is a big difference from last year when these two teams met in the North final, as the Storm were already moving on after a four-game sweep of the series. A decisive Game 6 will then be held in Grande Prairie on Su...
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Chuckwagons
Rangeland Derby Canvas Auction brings in historic $6 million
Chuckwagon racing season is gearing up to start, and with that brings canvas auctions for stops on the World Professional Chuckwagon Association's circuit. The 2026 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon Canvas Auction was held on Thursday evening.The WPCA says this auction shattered all previous records, reeling ...
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Peace Region
Road Work
County of Grade Prairie reducing speed at Rr. 63 and Twp 724 intersection for road work Apr. 13-20
The County of Grande Prairie will begin roadwork along Range Road 63 Monday, Apr. 13.Crews will be using a hydro-vac and drilling boreholes at the intersection of Range Road 63 and Township Road 724 for a geotechnical investigation. (Image Credit: County of Grande Prairie) The work will be taking place from 7:00 a.m. t...
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Game 5
AJHL North Final continues in Whitecourt
Game 5 of the AJHL North final kicks off tonight down in Whitecourt with the series tied at two-all. This is a big difference from last year when these two teams met in the North final, as the Storm were already moving on after a four-game sweep of the series. A decisive Game 6 will then be held in Grande Prairie on Su...
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP MCU investigating Valleyview death
Alberta RCMP Major Crime Unit has taken carriage of a sudden death investigation in Valleyview.Around 11:39 p.m. on Apr. 9, Valleyview RCMP received a report of a male lying in the streets near 3802 Highway Street.EMS declared the male deceased, and investigators have secured the scene. Mounties say suspicious injuries...
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Saturday, Apr. 11
Eastlink Centre to host Rotary Day
Rotary Day will be hosted at Eastlink Centre this Saturday (Apr. 11). The free community play event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fieldhouse #2, with a wide range of activities planned. Rotary Club will also be completing its soup bag projects during the day, with a goal of making 1,000 bags of soup, which feed si...
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Community
Registration open for 2026 Grande Prairie Triathlon
Registration is open for Grande Prairie's annual triathlon in July.Entering its second year as the Grande Prairie Triathlon, the annual event will continue to offer an inclusive race for athletes of all ages from 3 years old to 99 and over.An early bird discount is available for adults that sign up before May 15, and E...
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RCMP Non-fatal shooting
GP RCMP "commendation for selfless actions" according to ASIRT
Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team has determined Grande Prairie RCMP members acted lawfully and should be praised for their actions on Nov. 10, 2025.In ASIRT'S report, they say the Affected Person (AP) attended the the mother of his three children's (CW 1) home on Nov. 9, 2025, and according to CW 1, AP "wa...
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Rangeland Derby Canvas Auction brings in historic $6 million
Chuckwagon racing season is gearing up to start, and with that brings canvas auctions for stops on the World Professional Chuckwagon Association's circuit. The 2026 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon Canvas Auction was held on Thursday evening.The WPCA says this auction shattered all previous records, reeling ...
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Curling
2026 Canadian Masters Championship underway at GP Curling Centre
The 2026 Canadian Masters Curling Championships will continue on at the Grande Prairie Curling Centre through to Sunday, Apr. 12.Draw times are 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily, with 22 men's and women's teams from across Canada competing, with Alberta represented by Kurt Balderston's rink on the men's side, and ...
Apr 09, 2026
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AJHL Playoffs
Storm head to Whitecourt for Game 5
The AJHL North Division Final Series transitions back to Whitecourt on Friday following a loss for the Grande Prairie Storm at home on Wednesday. Game 4 saw the Wolverines win 3-2. The series is now tied at two a piece. Storm forward and Assistant Captain Chase Christensen picked up two points on the night thanks to tw...
Apr 09, 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
Provincial Politicas
Collecting signatures for separation vote doesn't violate treaty; Alberta's lawyers
Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on separation doesn't violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote. Neil Dobson has told an Edmonton courtroom that the need for consulting First Nations on the matter hasn't emerged because the province isn't taking action yet. M...
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Healthcare
Nurses union wants weapons screening, officers, for Alberta hospitals due to violence
The president of the United Nurses of Alberta is calling for quicker installation of weapons scanners at urban hospitals, saying her members face ``threats of violence almost daily.'' Heather Smith's call follows a stabbing last week in the emergency department at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital that left a 42-year...
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Education
Alberta putting $22 million toward school security, citing Tumbler Ridge shooting
Alberta's government says it's providing $22 million for school security upgrades in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. earlier this year. The province says school boards will receive funding based on student enrolment and can put it toward upgrading cameras, window coverings and other security meas...
Apr 09, 2026
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National Parks
Long weekend liqour and cannabis ban for Banff National Park campers
Spending a long weekend in Banff National Park campground in 2026 will be peaceful for campers.Parks Canada has put a liquor and cannabis ban in 15 park campgrounds for three major long weekends. Camping areas included in the ban are: Castle Mountain, Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise Hard-sided, Lake Louise Overflow, Lake ...
Apr 09, 2026
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Canada
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says 'heartsick' MLA wife doesn't support DRIPA pause
VANCOUVER - A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and is "heartsick" over the issue. Grand Chief ...
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Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
OTTAWA - Former interim NDP leader Don Davies will continue to act as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Commons while new leader Avi Lewis remains outside of Parliament. The House of Commons resumes sitting Monday for the first time sinc...
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Former head of Manitoba Inuit Association facing sex assault charges in Nunavut
WINNIPEG - The former leader of an Inuit organization based in Winnipeg is facing multiple sexual assault charges in Nunavut. RCMP in the territory say 39-year-old Nastania Mullin was arrested Wednesday in Winnipeg following an investigation that began...
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B.C.'s wood manufacturers call lumber dispute with U.S. a 'broken process'
NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's wood manufacturing sector says Canada's softwood lumber dispute mechanism with the United States is a "broken process." The complaint by the Independent Wood Processors Association comes after the U.S. Department of...
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Quebec homelessness rising sharply in regions outside Montreal, report finds
MONTRÉAL - New numbers released by the Quebec government are showing that homelessness has increased across the province, with the sharpest rises outside Montreal. The survey conducted April 15, 2025, counted more than 12,000 people who were visibly ho...
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Supreme Court upholds reversal of death declaration in case of man found to be alive
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed a judge's decision to annul the declaration of a Quebec man's death when new evidence indicated he was actually alive and well in Iran. One day in February 2008, Hooshang Imanpoorsaid told his family he...
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World
Five people charged with murder in deadly Northern California fireworks warehouse explosion
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) - Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people, authorities said. Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity said Friday...
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Oklahoma State's softball team stunned after team bus involved in fatal crash with a pedestrian
Oklahoma State's softball team took some time to process a fatal crash involving its team bus earlier this week and will be back on the field Friday. The team had been traveling to Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday afternoon when its bus struck and killed ...
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Prince Harry sued by charity he set up in Africa to honor late mother Princess Diana
LONDON (AP) - An African charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Bo...
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