Baseball
Local effort to bring new baseball team to Grande Prairie underway
There is an effort underway to bring a AAA men's baseball team to Grande Prairie.The people behind the Grande Prairie Thundercats have put in a bid to join the Sunburst League.Proponents of the team say in an email to EverythingGP that it would have a chance to play against Single-A farm teams of major-league organizat...
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City of Grande Prairie
Storm system upgrades planned for Mission Heights neighbourhood
The City of Grande Prairie is making early preparations to upgrade the storm system in the Mission Heights Area.Tree clearing on the nearby slope is expected to take approximately one to two weeks in early April as crews prepare the site for construction.The upgrades involve replacing the storm sewer from 76 Avenue and...
Apr 04, 2026
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Peace Region
Baseball
Local effort to bring new baseball team to Grande Prairie underway
There is an effort underway to bring a AAA men's baseball team to Grande Prairie.The people behind the Grande Prairie Thundercats have put in a bid to join the Sunburst League.Proponents of the team say in an email to EverythingGP that it would have a chance to play against Single-A farm teams of major-league organizat...
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Health
Temporary service disruption at Fairview ED
Alberta Health Services says a physician shortage has led to a temporary disruption at Fairview Health Complex's Emergency Department. The ED in Fairview will be without an on-site doctor from Saturday, April 4, at 3:00 p.m. to Sunday, April 5, at 7:00 a.m.Nursing staff will remain on site during the temporary service ...
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City of Grande Prairie
Storm system upgrades planned for Mission Heights neighbourhood
The City of Grande Prairie is making early preparations to upgrade the storm system in the Mission Heights Area.Tree clearing on the nearby slope is expected to take approximately one to two weeks in early April as crews prepare the site for construction.The upgrades involve replacing the storm sewer from 76 Avenue and...
Apr 04, 2026
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Annual Spring Thaw
County of Grande Prairie issues gravel road bans effective Apr. 4
The County of Grande Prairie is issuing a road ban for gravel roads effective Saturday, Apr. 4.Starting this weekend, all gravel roads will be at a 75 per cent axle weight 24/7 unless stated otherwise.Road bans are a standard procedure during spring thaw and inclement weather to protect important infrastructure during ...
Apr 02, 2026
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No Service Delivery Change
Grande Prairie Rural RCMP renamed to Clairmont RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP Rural Detachment has officially been renamed.The newly titled Clairmont RCMP detachment will continue to provide policing services to the communities of Clairmont, Sexsmith, Grovedale, Bezanzon, Teepee Creek, Debolt, and Crooked Creek, as well as portions of the County of Grande Prairie and the MD o...
Apr 02, 2026
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Art and Artists
Grande Prairie artist curates display at Metis cultural centre
A Grande Prairie artist curated the art that has been installed at Metis Crossing, a cultural centre located near Smoky Lake.Grant Berg says this came about after the centre's executive director was part of a tour at his gallery in downtown Grande Prairie."She'd been looking for somebody that could source Indigeno...
Apr 02, 2026
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Storm, ski hills this weekend
StormThe Storm will be in Whitecourt Friday to start their AJHL North Division final series.The Wolverines will also host Game 2 Saturday.Games 3 and 4 will be played in Grande Prairie April 7 and 8.All games will start at 7:00 p.m.The Storm advanced with an opening round sweep of Lloydminster.Whitecourt beat Fort McMu...
Apr 02, 2026
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Chuckwagons
WPCA wagons to race at Teepee Creek again in 2026
The Teepee Creek Stampede Association says the World Professional Chuckwagon Association will be back for the 2026 edition of 4 Days in the Wild.The WPCA wagons that were not part of the Calgary Stampede last year raced at Teepee Creek.The WPCA schedule says they will be in Teepee Creek from Jul. 10-12 this year, which...
Apr 01, 2026
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creating safer sport
Hockey Alberta joins ranks of Hockey Canada's 'The Shift Forward'
Hockey Canada announced Tuesday it is expanding the group of those involved in its ongoing learning and development program, entitled 'The Shift Forward: Evolving Hockey Culture.'The program was piloted for the 2025-26 season with five members, including Atlantic Canada's four provincial hockey bodies, and Hockey North...
Apr 01, 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
hidden inside briefcases
70 bricks of suspect cocaine seized at Coutts border crossing
The Canada Border Services Agency shared Thursday that it recently seized 86.9 kg of suspected cocaine at the Coutts border crossing.CBSA officers were examining a commercial truck on Feb. 15; it had been declared that the truck was carrying produce bound for Calgary.During the search, officers found 70 bricks of suspe...
Apr 02, 2026
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others can purchase one
April 7 next date for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, for those at higher risk
The Government of Alberta is reminding Albertans of upcoming eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations.Starting April 7, eligible Albertans can receive an additional immunization at no cost at participating pharmacies or Primary Care Alberta public health clinics.According to the province, eligibility criteria is in line w...
Apr 02, 2026
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Environment
Earthquake hits north of Edmonton
There was an earthquake in Alberta on April 1, and that's no joke.According to Earthquakes Canada, the Magnitude 4.5 tremor struck around 5:30 p.m., 18 km northeast of Morinville.There are reports of it being lightly felt as far south as Bowden, and in other areas like Whitecourt, Lesser Slave Lake, and Lakeland Provin...
Apr 02, 2026
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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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Canada
Artemis II mission highlights deep space effects on astronauts' bodies
MONTREAL - The Artemis II mission highlights how deep space poses new challenges for the human body, even on a short 10-day journey, with risks such as radiation and other effects that scientists are still studying. Dr. Farhan Asrar, a space medicine e...
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Don't touch that dial: Future of Canada's campus radio stations in doubt
Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station - an experience that may soon become less common. After spending some time asking questions about CHLY 101.7 FM bef...
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N.S. premier blasts First Nation highway blockades, calls for RCMP to be respected
Tensions between the Nova Scotia government and First Nations leaders flared up over the weekend amid a continuing debate over who has jurisdiction in Indigenous communities. Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways "is never acceptable" after prot...
6h ago
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Burdett Sisler, Canada's oldest known living man, Second World War vet, dead at 110
Burdett Sisler, the oldest known living man in Canada and one of the oldest Second World War veterans in the world has died. He was 110. Sisler's son Norman says his father died with family members by his side after his health took a turn for the worse...
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Universities offering exam deferrals, holds on tuition as war rages on in Middle East
OTTAWA - Universities across Canada are offering some international students extra supports like exam deferrals and extensions on tuition as the war continues in the Middle East. The University of Victoria said it has reached out directly to students w...
9h ago
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Artemis astronauts field more final frontier questions from Canadian kids
Jeremy Hansen, just days away from becoming the first Canadian astronaut to circle the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, gave the country yet another glimpse into life on the final frontier. Hansen, along with American astronauts Reid Wiseman and...
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World
Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-do...
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Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record
HOUSTON (AP) - Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again. ...
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5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said. The region is...
Apr 03, 2026
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