Holy Family Catholic Regional Division
HFCRD announce new principal for St. Stephen's School
Holy Family Catholic Regional Division has announced a new principal for St. Stephen's School in Valleyview.Sandy Campbell will be taking the main role after serving as assistant principal since 2008.Campbell is originally from Port Hood, Cape Breton, but moved to Alberta in 2004 and has a Bachelor of Arts from St. Fra...
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Rodeo
Hard 8 Indoor Rodeo on this weekend
The Hard 8 Indoor Rodeo is set for Friday, Apr. 17 and Saturday, Apr. 18 at Evergreen Park's Fosters Pavilion.Amateur competitors will take part in bull, bronc, and bareback riding, along with barrel racing and junior steer riding.There is also a Young Stars portion that will feature novice bareback and saddle bronc r...
Apr 17, 2026
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Peace Region
Holy Family Catholic Regional Division
HFCRD announce new principal for St. Stephen's School
Holy Family Catholic Regional Division has announced a new principal for St. Stephen's School in Valleyview.Sandy Campbell will be taking the main role after serving as assistant principal since 2008.Campbell is originally from Port Hood, Cape Breton, but moved to Alberta in 2004 and has a Bachelor of Arts from St. Fra...
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Rodeo
Hard 8 Indoor Rodeo on this weekend
The Hard 8 Indoor Rodeo is set for Friday, Apr. 17 and Saturday, Apr. 18 at Evergreen Park's Fosters Pavilion.Amateur competitors will take part in bull, bronc, and bareback riding, along with barrel racing and junior steer riding.There is also a Young Stars portion that will feature novice bareback and saddle bronc r...
Apr 17, 2026
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Weekend events
Spring Home & Garden Show on this weekend
Today (Friday, April 18) is Day 1 of the 2026 Spring Home & Garden Show.Hours will be 4-9 p.m. in the TARA Centre at Evergreen Park.The show will continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.Tickets cost $8 at the door, $5 for anyone 60 or older. Kids 12 and under get in free.Organizers say...
Apr 17, 2026
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GP Storm
Grande Prairie Storm end of season wrap-up
The Grande Prairie Storm's season came to an end after a crushing 2-1 overtime loss in Game 7 of the North final on Tuesday, Apr. 14. However, Executive Director Nicole Menzies said in a year-end interview with EGP, despite the loss, the team is so grateful for the community turnout this year. Breaking the AJHL single-...
Apr 17, 2026
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April 20, 2026
Saddle Hills County issues road ban
A road ban will go into effect in Saddle Hills County Monday.Effective 9:00 a.m. on April 20, all gravel roads will be restricted to 75 per cent axle weight, 24 hours a day, unless otherwise posted.The County is implementing the ban to protect their roads from damage during spring thaw.
Apr 17, 2026
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Community
Grande Prairie Army cadets heading to provincial competition on a winning note
The Grande Prairie Army Cadets will be part of a province-wide competition next weekend.They will take part in the Kozar Cup April 24-26 in Edmonton.This competition will decide the top cadet drill team in Alberta.The Grande Prairie Army Cadets have already won the Wynnick Cup, given to the top drill team in northern A...
Apr 17, 2026
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Local Sports
GP Storm
Grande Prairie Storm end of season wrap-up
The Grande Prairie Storm's season came to an end after a crushing 2-1 overtime loss in Game 7 of the North final on Tuesday, Apr. 14. However, Executive Director Nicole Menzies said in a year-end interview with EGP, despite the loss, the team is so grateful for the community turnout this year. Breaking the AJHL single-...
Apr 17, 2026
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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...
Apr 15, 2026
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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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Agriculture
Farming groups applaud private member's bill aimed at speeding up product approvals
OTTAWA - Canadian agriculture groups are applauding a Conservative private member's bill that would allow Canada to rely on scientific reviews of new products conducted in "trusted" countries to speed up approvals of the products here. Conservative MP ...
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Agriculture
Applications open for FCC AgriSpirit Fund
Farm Credit Canada says applications are now open for its FCC AgriSpirit Fund.Charities and non-profit groups in communities with fewer than 50,000 people can apply for grants to help with projects.There is a total of $1.5 million in the fund. Individual applicants can get between $10,000 and $25,000.The application de...
Apr 17, 2026
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Agriculture
Beekeepers Field Day, SARDA both marking milestones this year
This will be a milestone year for an annual event and a local agriculture organization.Beekeepers Field DayThe 70th edition of the Beekeepers Field Day will be held June 26 at the Beaverlodge Research Farm.Anyone who wants to come is welcome. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The guest speaker this year will be Laval U...
Apr 17, 2026
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Alberta
Where to draw the line?
Redraw of electoral boundaries would present challenging timeline; Elections Alberta
Alberta's elections agency says a government decision to revisit how provincial ridings are drawn up will be a challenge as the clock ticks toward an October 2027 vote. Elections Alberta says it needs at least 1 1/2 years to iron out all the details for new ridings. Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives have th...
Apr 17, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's governing UCP to revisit proposed riding changes before next election
Alberta's governing United Conservatives are looking to take another run at redrawing provincial riding boundaries, a move the Opposition NDP calls a cynical backdoor scheme to rig the October 2027 general election. Premier Danielle Smith's caucus is set to introduce a motion in the house today to revisit a recent bipa...
Apr 16, 2026
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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...
Apr 15, 2026
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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...
Apr 15, 2026
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Canada
Carney lands on Time's most influential people list for 2026
Perhaps it was the widely cited speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, or maybe a so-called George Clooney-like swagger. Whatever it is, Prime Minister Mark Carney is finding himself in the international spotlight again, this time in the pages o...
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Nova Scotia's provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge says the provincial government made an unreasonable decision last year when it banned most people from entering the woods to prevent wildfires during an extreme drought. In a decision released Friday, Justice...
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Quebec Court of Appeal overturns sexual assault verdict for Montreal skating coach
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal overturned a guilty verdict against a renowned skating coach accused of sexual assault and gross indecency, saying the burden of proof was not met. Richard Gauthier was found guilty of having assaulted a teenage mal...
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Kenneth Law to plead guilty to some counts, Crown to withdraw murder charges: lawyer
The lawyer for Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives, says murder charges will be withdrawn against his client and he will in turn plead guilty to aiding suicide. La...
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Farming groups applaud private member's bill aimed at speeding up product approvals
OTTAWA - Canadian agriculture groups are applauding a Conservative private member's bill that would allow Canada to rely on scientific reviews of new products conducted in "trusted" countries to speed up approvals of the products here. Conservative MP ...
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Whit Fraser talks career, hockey and Governor General coverage in new book
OTTAWA - For Whit Fraser, it all started with a leap of faith - taking a job in Canada's Far North. The former journalist and husband of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was hired by the CBC to work in Iqaluit - then called Frobisher Bay - in April 1967, with no e...
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World
A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. ...
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Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was "not in my interest at all" to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to repo...
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Macron says a French soldier was killed and 3 were wounded in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - A U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon came under attack with small arms fire Saturday morning leaving one French peacekeeper dead and three wounded, two of them seriously, France's president and the force known as UNIFIL said. ...
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