Healthcare Innovation
Grande Prairie man part of award winning medical engineering project
A student at Okanagan College, originally from Grande Prairie, has won a national award with his post-secondary classmates for engineering an artificial skin model to be used in medical training settings.Mechanical Engineering Technology student Kaden Smith says his group's hard work paid off after developing a cost-ef...
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Fish and Wildlife investigating grizzly death near Swan Hills
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services is investigating the death of a grizzly bear near Swan Hills. FWES says they were called to a lease road 20 km north of Swan Hills on Sept. 30 and arrived to find a grizzly had been shot and was left lying on the side of a road that runs parallel to the Swan River. Photo C...
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Peace Region
Northwestern Polytechnic
NWP unveils Cenovus Energy Power Engineering Bench Lab
Northwestern Polytechnic has unveiled its new Power Engineering Lab in the Skilled Trades Wing.A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for the new Cenovus Energy Power Engineering Bench Lab, which will provide students with hands-on learning opportunities in power engineering studies. (Image Credit: Everything GP ...
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Healthcare Innovation
Grande Prairie man part of award winning medical engineering project
A student at Okanagan College, originally from Grande Prairie, has won a national award with his post-secondary classmates for engineering an artificial skin model to be used in medical training settings.Mechanical Engineering Technology student Kaden Smith says his group's hard work paid off after developing a cost-ef...
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Fish and Wildlife investigating grizzly death near Swan Hills
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services is investigating the death of a grizzly bear near Swan Hills. FWES says they were called to a lease road 20 km north of Swan Hills on Sept. 30 and arrived to find a grizzly had been shot and was left lying on the side of a road that runs parallel to the Swan River. Photo C...
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Local Music
Homecoming performance to kick off InspireArts Concert Series
A Grande Prairie-raised pianist will be back home to perform in the first offering of this year's InspireArts Concert Series at Northwestern Polytechnic. The show will be called Michelle Lynne: A Grande Prairie Homecoming. Lynne's website says this will be "an intimate homecoming performance" and will include...
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County of Grande Prairie
County Council regular meeting highlights
County of Grande Prairie Council held its regular meeting yesterday (Monday, Oct. 5).County Council gave a first reading to "amendments to the Land Use Bylaw that establish a new Data Centre Campus District."More details on that portion of the meeting can be found by clicking here.Among other highlights from ...
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County of Grande Prairie
County looking at new zoning designation for data centres
The County of Grande Prairie says it is looking at changes to its Land Use Bylaw regarding data centres and will be seeking public input. Council has given first reading to an amendment that would see a Data Centre Campus District added to the bylaw. The Data Processing Establishment designation would be removed. The c...
Oct 6, 2026
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Local Sports
Rodeo
Five cowboys, one cowgirl, originally from the Peace competing at CFR
CFR events have been going since Monday in Edmonton, but now it is time to rodeo. The first main performance at the Canadian Finals Rodeo is set for tonight (Wednesday, October 7), starting at 6:30 p.m. There is a bunch of competitors with connections to the Peace taking part this year. Grande Prairie's Ryder Topolinsk...
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Football
Sexsmith Football looking to start U16 girls team
Sexsmith Football is recruiting players for what it says would be "the first all-female U16 football team in our community." The team is looking for players born in 2012, 2013 or 2014.Potential players do not need any experience. The early registration deadline is November 1. Anyone interested can email presi...
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Football
Three unbeaten local schools in the new Football Alberta rankings
In the new high school rankings from Football Alberta, the Peace Wapiti Academy Titans are ranked ninth among 4A schools. The Titans are 3-0. They will play the Grande Prairie Phoenix Friday night. Kick-off time will be 6 p.m. at CKC Field.High Prairie is rated third, Sexsmith fifth, in the 9-a-side rankings. Both team...
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Agriculture
Peace Region Wildfire free
Wildfire danger level low in PRFA, agri-producers still asked to be cautious
The Peace River Forest area wildfire danger rating now sits at low. Alberta Wildfire also reports zero active wildfires in all of northern Alberta. However, even with low wildfire danger levels and cold temperatures, Alberta Wildfire is asking residents to still use caution. Specifically for the PRFA, "agricultura...
Oct 5, 2026
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Crop Report
Favourable weather helps farmers with harvest
Wind and sunshine have helped producers across the province get in the fields to continue with a harvest season that is later than usual.According to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, there was a 21 per cent increase provincewide in harvest completion for major crops to 60 per cent.When compared to the report bef...
Oct 5, 2026
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Community
Bezanson Ag. Society receives grant from UFA Foundation
A Peace Country organization is among five across Alberta to get a $20,000 grant from UFA Agricultural Community Foundation's Rural Communities Grant program. The Bezanson Agricultural Society is getting the money for its Bezanson Community Hub Revitalization project. UFA says on its website that the money will be used...
Oct 4, 2026
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Alberta
Applications open
Alberta invests $10M in projects to improve primary care
Alberta is investing $10 million in projects aimed at improving access to primary care and finding new ways to deliver health services across the province.The funding is available through the Primary Care Innovation Fund, which supports projects designed to make care easier to access, connect patients with supports ear...
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aupe says changes were cruel
UCP restoring AISH benefits for eligible couples, and simplfying applications
The Alberta Government says it is restoring benefits related to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP).They say benefits will be restored for eligible couples, plus they're simplifying applications and advocating for more accessible Employment Insurance, acco...
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Provincial Politics
Thousands of mail-in ballots invalid due to errors in Alberta referendum; officials
With less than two weeks to go until Alberta's referendum, the province's election administrator says more than 3,000 mail-in ballots have been returned with errors that make them invalid. Elections Alberta says some ballot packages were returned with either declaration forms missing, or errors or issues with identific...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta argues voter list changes won't impact upcoming separation referendum vote
The Alberta government is arguing new temporary restrictions on what voter information can be provided to political parties won't impact the upcoming referendum. A lawyer for the province told an Edmonton court today that referendum scrutineers don't need detailed voter information to ensure votes are accurately counte...
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Canada
Tumbler Ridge conspiracy complaint puts focus on messaging and social media firms
NDP Leader David Eby says social media and other companies must be held accountable to report conversations about causing harm after an FBI complaint detailed extensive online conversations involving the Tumbler Ridge shooter as she planned her deadly ...
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Conservative motion seeking more diesel relief defeated in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The Conservative party's proposal to extend federal relief on diesel fuel was voted down in the House of Commons today. Global prices for diesel and gasoline have spiked since the spring as the war in Iran has disrupted fuel shipments from the...
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Fact File: Headlines falsely claim woman approved for MAID because she couldn't cook
This week, media headlines and social media posts claimed a Canadian woman was approved for medical assistance in dying because she lost her ability to cook. The claim stems from an opinion article written by two Canadian psychiatrists who recount the ...
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Canadian corporations encouraged to sign pledge for Indigenous reconciliation
OTTAWA - Private businesses in Canada are being encouraged to sign a declaration committing to strengthening their relationships with Indigenous Peoples and communities. The Corporate Declaration was developed by multiple companies and private entities...
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Author Galloway 'floored' by accuser's emails disclosed in his defamation lawsuit
VANCOUVER - Former University of B.C. professor and author Steven Galloway says he was shocked and "floored" by the contents of emails disclosed in his defamation lawsuit over unproven sexual assault allegations that ended his career. Galloway's testi...
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McGuinty delivers pro-Canada message in Alberta, highlights $8B in funding
EDMONTON - Federal Defence Minister David McGuinty is reminding Albertans of billions of dollars in military spending and that a strong Canada includes a strong Alberta. His comments come as Albertans prepare to vote on Confederation in the Oct. 19 ref...
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World
Tropical Storm Simon forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Simon formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was located about 175 miles (285 kilometers) south-southeast of La...
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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump's administration for recent television advertisements that promoted his political message while costing taxpayers millions of dollars. The compla...
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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital
MADRID (AP) - María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. Spanish Prime Mini...
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