City & County of GP
Applications now being accepted for Firesmart Neighbourhood Recognition program
Both the City and County of GP are encouraging local neighbourhoods to join the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recongition Program.Through this program, neighbourhoods are recognized for their "collective action to prepare for wildfire, from identifying hazards and developing mitigation plans to organizing group cleanups...
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Local Events
Bear Creek Folk Festival adding a day for 2027
The Bear Creek Folk Festival will celebrate the 10th edition in 2027 by getting bigger. The people at the festival say a fourth day has been added. The 2027 festival will run from Thursday, August 12 through Sunday, August 15. Canadian band Walk Off The Earth will be the Thursday headliner. Tickets for the Thursday sho...
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Peace Region
City & County of GP
Applications now being accepted for Firesmart Neighbourhood Recognition program
Both the City and County of GP are encouraging local neighbourhoods to join the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recongition Program.Through this program, neighbourhoods are recognized for their "collective action to prepare for wildfire, from identifying hazards and developing mitigation plans to organizing group cleanups...
59m ago
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Local Events
Bear Creek Folk Festival adding a day for 2027
The Bear Creek Folk Festival will celebrate the 10th edition in 2027 by getting bigger. The people at the festival say a fourth day has been added. The 2027 festival will run from Thursday, August 12 through Sunday, August 15. Canadian band Walk Off The Earth will be the Thursday headliner. Tickets for the Thursday sho...
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Remembrance Day
Grande Prairie residents pay their respects on Remembrance Day
Hundreds gathered at the Jubilee Park Cenotaph on November 11, 2026, for the Grande Prairie Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans of Canada Unit Remembrance Day Ceremony and parade. Pictures from the parade and ceremony can be viewed below: (Image Credit: Erika Rolling) (Image Credit: Erika Rolling) (Image Credit: Erika Ro...
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City Hall
Funeral held Tuesday for former city councillor Alex Gustafson
A funeral has been held today (Tuesday, November 10) for former city councillor Alex Gustafson. He passed away in September at the age of 56. A statement from Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton says Gustafson was on council from 2007 to 2013. The statement says Gustafson "gave his time, his attention and his voic...
Nov 10, 2026
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Construction
Traffic light rehab work to cause delays at 115th Ave & 99th St
The City of Grande Prairie will begin traffic signal rehabilitation work at the intersection of 115 Ave and 99 Street tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 11).The City says work will wrap up in mid-December, and no road closures will take place during the project; however, drivers should expect significant traffic disruptions, in...
Nov 10, 2026
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City Services
Remembrance Day city facility hours
City facilities across Grande Prairie will have differing hours of operation tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 11) for the Remembrance Day statutory holiday.City Hall, the City Service Centre, Kia PlayCare, Montrose Cultural Centre, Grande Prairie Museum, Dave Barr Community Centre, Keyera Place, and Cedar Point will all be cl...
Nov 10, 2026
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Local Sports
NWP Wolves
Longtime volleyball coach to be added to Wolves Wall of Fame
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves will pay tribute to a longtime volleyball coach on Saturday. Ron Thomson is being added to the Wolves Wall of Fame. An article on the NWP website says Thomson grew up in Chetwynd and first came to what was then Grande Prairie Regional College in 1982 as a student and volleyball playe...
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Storm
Storm on the road this week
The Storm are back on the road for two games this week. The Storm will visit Drayton Valley Thursday and Friday. Both games will start at 7 p.m. Grande Prairie goes into the game in second place in the North Division. Lloydminster is first. The Storm are also tied with Canmore for the second-best record in the Alberta ...
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Football
Two high school football provincials games to be played in Grande Prairie
Football Alberta says two games in high school provincials will be played on Saturday in Grande Prairie. The first one will be the 4A Northern Semi-Final between St. Joe's and Bev Facey from Sherwood Park. Kick-off time is set for 1 p.m. It will be followed by a 9-a-side quarter-final between Sexsmith and Millwoods Chr...
Nov 10, 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
Provincial Politics
Alberta government facing scrutiny over bourbon distilleries tour in Kentucky
Alberta's government is bucking questions about the taxpayer cost of a delegation that toured Kentucky bourbon distilleries last year and brought a staffer's husband along for the ride. The office for Dale Nally, the minister of red tape reduction, says the husband of his chief of staff paid his own expenses. But docum...
Nov 10, 2026
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Alberta government
Applications now open for new round of seniors housing funding
What the provincial government calls the "largest continuing care expansion in the province's history" continues, with the province putting $250 million towards senior housing.The province says it is now accepting applications to build and upgrade 850 affordable homes for seniors, with $200 million set for bu...
Nov 9, 2026
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$39 million investment
Nine new urgent care centres announced across Alberta
On Monday, the Government of Alberta announced it's investing $39 million over the next three years that will support planning and land acquisition for nine new urgent care centres across the province.The communities include in Sylvan Lake, west and south Edmonton, the Stony Plain-Spruce Grove area, east Calgary, Lethb...
Nov 9, 2026
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Oct. 17, fire
Military sending 15 nurses to Alberta to help treat injured Wainwright soldiers
The military is sending 15 nurses to Alberta to relieve those who have been providing care to soldiers injured three weeks ago in a deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright. Acute Care Alberta says the nurses are set to arrive today and stay for more than a month. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal emergency manageme...
Nov 9, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Carney in Dublin, Stellantis talks, B.C. flooding, MAID widow plea
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders, ahead of Asia summits Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Dublin for an informal meeting with European leaders, ...
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Joly set to hold meeting in Toronto with Stellantis, union and Ontario minister
TORONTO - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is set to hold a four-way meeting today with automaker Stellantis, the union representing its more than 9,000 workers in Canada, and representatives of the Ontario government. The discussions in Toronto come day...
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Impacts from B.C. drenching mount as water levels rise
VANCOUVER - The impacts of the drenching on British Columbia's south coast have been increasing as heavy rain triggers evacuation orders and alerts, flood warnings and the shutdown of a water treatment plant. The Village of Pemberton has issued an evac...
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His wife died by suicide. He wants the government to reconsider its MAID bill
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, support is available 24-7 by calling or texting 988, Canada's national suicide prevention helpline. Poring over photographs spilled across his kitchen table, David Slater picks one up that captured ...
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Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders, ahead of Asia summits
DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Dublin for an informal meeting with European leaders, ahead of summits in Asia. Carney is attending the European Political Community summit, where leaders discuss geopolitical issues every six months, ever sinc...
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Joly didn't meet with Roshel before deal signed with Stellantis: minister's office
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly's office is disputing media reports that characterized the federal government as having played an active role in negotiations that led to automaker Stellantis selling its Brampton, Ont. assembly plant to defence contracto...
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World
Death toll rises to 8 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig through rubble
NEW YORK (AP) - At least eight people have died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City's mayor said Thursday, as firefighters kept digging through the rubble to find others who may be trappe...
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Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people, health authorities say
CAIRO (AP) - An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The strike was carried out early Thursday, according to the Israeli militar...
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Indonesia's vice president resigns as his eligibility and academic credentials are questioned
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's vice president resigned Thursday as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings disputed his educational credentials. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the 39-year-old son of f...
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