French For the Future Forum
Local French-second language students to participate in educational event
Over ten local schools will gather at Alliance Church on Monday, Oct. 19 as part of the French For the Future Local Forum.This event is designed to bring together French second-language students to apply their learning in real-world settings and learn the upsides of being bilingual.Emeline Leurent, French for the Futur...
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Breaking News
UPDATED: St. John Paul II Catholic School hold and secure lifted
The hold and secure at St. John Paul II Catholic School has been lifted, as "a threatening email has been determined not to be credible." The Grande Prairie and District Catholic School District says Police have also been able to determine that the threat came from outside of Canada. In a statement from GPCSD...
Oct 16, 2026
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Peace Region
French For the Future Forum
Local French-second language students to participate in educational event
Over ten local schools will gather at Alliance Church on Monday, Oct. 19 as part of the French For the Future Local Forum.This event is designed to bring together French second-language students to apply their learning in real-world settings and learn the upsides of being bilingual.Emeline Leurent, French for the Futur...
7h ago
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Breaking News
UPDATED: St. John Paul II Catholic School hold and secure lifted
The hold and secure at St. John Paul II Catholic School has been lifted, as "a threatening email has been determined not to be credible." The Grande Prairie and District Catholic School District says Police have also been able to determine that the threat came from outside of Canada. In a statement from GPCSD...
Oct 16, 2026
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#Operationimpact2026
GPES removed seven drivers & handed out over 200 tickets Thanksgiving weekend
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services joined the Alberta RCMP in a national traffic-safety campaign, #OperationImpact2026, over the Thanksgiving long weekend.GPES says it issued 223 tickets throughout the weekend, including 137 for speeding; of those speeding tickets, 80 were handed out on Friday, Oct. 9, in school zones...
Oct 16, 2026
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ten question Referendum
Three polling stations already open for Alberta referendum
Three referendum voting stations in Grande Prairie have already opened for advance polls.Design Works Centre, the Prairie Mall and Elks Lodge are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every weekday until voting day (Monday, Oct. 19).On election day, St. Joseph Catholic Church will also serve as a polling station, open from 9 a.m....
Oct 15, 2026
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Traffic
Portion of Highway 672 closed due to MVC
Highway 672, in the Saskatoon Mountain area, is still closed after a motor vehicle collision occurred before 8 a.m. (Thursday, Oct. 15). 511 Alberta says from Range Road 90 to 95, all lanes of traffic are closed. A detour is available for drivers in the area via Range Road 90, Township Road 724, and Range Road 94. Ther...
Oct 15, 2026
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Wanted Wednesday
Wanted man known to frequent Grande Prairie
Alberta RCMP are searching for a wanted man who's known to frequent Grande Prairie. Dustin James Thorensen was last seen in the City, but is also known to frequent both Valleyview and Clairmont. Anyone who sees him is asked not to approach him; instead, call RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
Oct 14, 2026
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Local Sports
Week 6
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...
Oct 13, 2026
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Local Hockey
Storm pickup pair of weekend wins before four game road trip
The Grande Prairie Storm are on a hot streak to start the AJHL regular season.The team picked up a pair of wins at home over the Thanksgiving weekend after hosting both Devon and Bonnyville.The first game at Bonnetts Energy Centre was Friday night, the Storm won 4-1 over the Devon Xtreme. The second game Saturday had t...
Oct 13, 2026
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Local Sports
NWJHL, Wolves, high school football this weekend
Besides the Storm and Wolves hockey games this weekend, there are a bunch of other games on the local sports schedule.NWJHLIN the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday, Fairview in Fort St. John starts at 7 p.m. B.C. time. La Crete in Dawson Creek will start at 8 p.m. B.C. time.On Saturday, Beaverlodge will be in Sexs...
Oct 9, 2026
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Agriculture
Crop Report
Peace Region passes harvest completion halfway mark
Before unfavourable weather blanketed the majority of Alberta over the Thanksgiving weekend, producers were in rush to get crops off the field and into storage thanks to a historically late harvest. Provincial major crop harvest completion increased to 78 per cent according to the latest Alberta Crop Report. In the rep...
Oct 14, 2026
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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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Alberta
the final countdown
Carney in Red Deer: Separatism a "dangerous bluff" at "a moment of unprecedented opportunity"
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been on a mission this week, seeking to ensure Albertans know that Ottawa has heard its message loud and clear ahead of Monday's historic referendum.After a boisterous evening in Calgary on Thursday, and ahead of what turned out to be another one just like it in Edmonton on Friday evening...
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The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Exclusive: rdnewsNOW goes 1-on-1 with Prime Minister Mark Carney
In town to promote national unity ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with podcast host and rdnewsNOW journalist Josh Hall. This episode is also watchable on YouTube.Also on this episode, senior Alberta NDP MLA Sarah Hoffman, who spoke ou...
21h ago
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Provincial Politics
Carney, Smith join forces at Red Deer brewery to stump for a united Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith joined forces at a Red Deer brewery to make a last-ditch plea for Albertans to vote to stay in Canada. Carney, standing with Smith and other politicians, channelled author Charles Dickens in saying Monday's referendum comes at the best and worst of times. He says th...
Oct 16, 2026
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Oct. 19 Referendum
Poilievre urges Albertans not to 'quit' on Canada ahead of separation vote
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he understands separatist disillusionment with the state of affairs in Canada but that quitting isn't the answer. Poilievre says quitting is the easy way out and Albertans are not quitters. He says the solution is to restore the greatness of a country that has been defe...
Oct 16, 2026
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Canada
Expert says bus model involved in deadly Calgary crash considered 'extremely safe'
CALGARY - An expert on low-carbon transportation says the roughly 1,000 compressed natural gas buses running in Canada are still considered "extremely safe" after one such bus was involved in a deadly crash in Calgary that claimed the lives of three pe...
2h ago
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More than one in four Montreal-area adults experienced poverty over eight years
MONTREAL - More than one in four adults in Greater Montreal experienced poverty at some point between 2016 and 2023, according to a new study suggesting poverty is more widespread than annual statistics indicate. The study, conducted by Quebec's Instit...
4h ago
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Bank of Canada's Macklem warns global resilience 'under strain'
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is warning that persistently high global energy prices will drive up the outlook for inflation at home. While Macklem said global resilience is being tested after a series of shocks, he also expressed some confidenc...
9h ago
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Rallies planned in final weekend before Alberta separation referendum
EDMONTON - It's all over but the rallies in the final weekend before Albertans vote on their place in Confederation. On Monday, voters go to the polls to decide if Alberta should stay in Canada or if it's time for a second, binding referendum on leavin...
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Alberta referendum expected to bring finality, but also more questions on separation
On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if tha...
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Separation, immigration, the Constitution: A look at Alberta's referendum questions
EDMONTON - Here are the 10 questions Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is sending to a provincewide referendum on Monday. Question 1: Do you support the government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigra...
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World
Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast
MIAMI (AP) - Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico 's southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in ...
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Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday days after lung cancer surgery, as his surgeon said there are "no clinical reasons" to prevent his planned trip to Latin America next month. "The Holy Father has put his...
12h ago
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A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing 10 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring four, an official said. The fire broke out at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox's Bazar district, a popular...
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