Breaking News
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...
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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...
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Peace Region
Breaking News
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...
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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...
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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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Earthquakes Canada
Ten "industry-related earthquakes" shook the Peace this month
The Peace Region has been experiencing an increase in seismic activity this month Since Sept. 30, ten earthquakes were reported by Earthquakes Canada, with the one as recent as yesterday (Tuesday, Oct. 13). Nine of the quakes are reported southwest of Grande Prairie near Grande Cache, with a lone one reported 42 km eas...
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
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...
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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...
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Oct. 19, Referendum
Mail-in ballot delivery rules posing barriers; Alberta's former top election official
Alberta's former top election official says he has effectively lost his right to vote in the province's upcoming separation referendum, and he's pointing the finger at his successor. Glen Resler says he applied to vote by special ballot but was unable to get it back in the mail last week, when Canada Post could still g...
Oct 15, 2026
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Provincial Politics
'Hardly surprising' many Alberta business leaders staying mum on separation; expert
The silence from many Alberta business leaders on the upcoming provincial referendum comes as no surprise to one corporate leadership expert. Monday's vote includes 10 questions; one on whether Alberta should remain in Canada or move toward a binding separation referendum; five on immigration and four on constitutional...
Oct 15, 2026
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Canada
European Investment Bank applies for exemption from foreign bank status
OTTAWA - The European Investment Bank has applied for an exemption from foreign bank status in Canada, a move that would bring the lending arm of the European Union one step closer to operating here. The request was published today in the Canada Gazett...
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Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board
One of the ringleaders of the thwarted Toronto 18 terror plot has been granted full parole after the Parole Board of Canada found he no longer showed "any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies." Zakaria Amara, who helped recruit...
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Canada, India closer to new economic pact following trade talks in New Delhi, Mumbai
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said trade talks between Canada and India advanced over the past week as he led a major trade mission to New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. A statement from his office said the mission included represe...
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B.C. begins voting without Conservatives' costed platform, Doerkson calls it imminent
British Columbians have started voting in the provincial election without the release of a costed platform from the B.C. Conservatives, whose leader says it will be announced "imminently." Interim leader Lorne Doerkson said at a Metro Vancouver campaig...
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Police look for cause of fiery Calgary bus crash that killed three passengers
CALGARY - Police were working Friday to determine the cause of a fiery bus crash in Calgary that killed three passengers and injured 16 others, including a police officer who helped save a child. Two transit buses and several other vehicles were involv...
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Joly warns Stelco owner to protect jobs or face forced sale of Canadian assets
TORONTO - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday the U.S.-based owner of Stelco must uphold job commitments it made when it purchased the Ontario-based steelmaker or risk being forced to sell its Canadian assets. In a speech at the Canadian Club i...
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World
Multiple Southern California homes are ablaze in a fast-moving wildfire fueled by hot, windy weather
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A fast-moving fire burned multiple homes in Southern California as hot, windy weather gripped the region Friday, prompting evacuations and power outages. TV footage on KTLA showed several homes burning in San Juan Capistrano in Ora...
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2 missiles strike the airport in Yemen's port city of Aden, officials say
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - Two missiles struck the airport in Yemen's port city of Aden on Friday night, police said, blaming Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the second such attack on the airport in less than 10 days. Police said no casualties were...
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Man who stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter has daughters at the school, his mom says
BEND, Ore. (AP) - The man who stopped a deadly elementary school attack in Oregon by chasing down the teenage gunman and shooting him inside the building is the father of two girls who go to the school, his mother said Friday. In a statem...
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