Community
3D Children's Charity hosting soccer and ball hockey tournaments Friday
An important fundraiser is taking place today (Friday, May 8) at the Community Knowledge Campus. The 3D Children's Charity is hosting its ball hockey and soccer tournaments. Students from all the local school districts compete to help raise money for other kids facing a serious medical challenge. The last scheduled ga...
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Healthcare
More issues with surgical instrument sterilization at GPRH
More issues with sterilizing surgical instruments have come up at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital after elective surgeries had just resumed this week. This has led to postponements of what is being described as " a small number of surgeries." The agency says it has brought in more instrumentation from...
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Peace Region
Healthcare
More issues with surgical instrument sterilization at GPRH
More issues with sterilizing surgical instruments have come up at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital after elective surgeries had just resumed this week. This has led to postponements of what is being described as " a small number of surgeries." The agency says it has brought in more instrumentation from...
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public assistance
GPPS & RCMP investigate City Centre shooting
Grande Prairie RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Services are asking for the public's help with a shooting investigation from Tuesday, May 5.Officers responded to a shots-fired report on 101 Street and 107 Ave, around 6:30 p.m., and "determined that an unknown suspect discharged several rounds before fleeing in a sto...
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GPPSD
Parkside Montessori PE teacher recognized with national award
A PE teacher from Parkside Montessori is being recognized for his lasting impact on his students and community. Monty Simo has been named a recipient of the national teaching excellence award in physical and health education. "Monty has a remarkable ability to connect with every student in a genuine and meaningful...
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Forestry Business
Canfor reports first quarter loss
Canfor is reporting an operating loss of $72.1 million for the first quarter of this year. Sales came in at $1.359 billion. The operating loss for the same time a year ago was $28.5 million and $415.9 million for the last quarter of 2025. Canfor says in a news release outlining the results that "global lumber rema...
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RCMP
TikTok threatening Peace River schools under investigation
Peace River RCMP are investigating a TikTok making threats to local schools. Mounties were made aware of the two-day-old re-posted video last night (Wednesday, May 6) at 8:33 p.m., and said it made threats towards schools with the unknown account who reposted the video, writing a caption that mentioned "Peace Rive...
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RCMP
Two search warrants leads to 40 charges on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Valleyview RCMP with help from other agencies, executed two search warrants at a pair of properties on Tuesday, May 5, resulting in a combined 40 charges laid against four men. On Tuesday, Valleyview Mounties, Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, Western Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit and o...
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Local Sports
Community
3D Children's Charity hosting soccer and ball hockey tournaments Friday
An important fundraiser is taking place today (Friday, May 8) at the Community Knowledge Campus. The 3D Children's Charity is hosting its ball hockey and soccer tournaments. Students from all the local school districts compete to help raise money for other kids facing a serious medical challenge. The last scheduled ga...
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Chuckwagons
Grande Prairie's Dreger gets top bid at Ponoka Stampede Canvas Auction
Another canvas auction for a stop along the World Professional Chuckwagon Association's 2026 season has raised a historic dollar figure for the chuckwagon drivers competing in the Ponoka Stampede. The auction was held May 1 for the Stampede's 90th Anniversary edition. It brought in $904,500 for 32 drivers and four wild...
May 04, 2026
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Football
Elks pick two local players in 2026 CFL draft
Two football players originally from this area, who played on the same university team, are continuing their careers after getting picked in the 2026 Canadian Football League Draft. The Edmonton Elks selected the University of Alberta's Carter Kettlye in the third round, 21st overall.The 6'1" wide receiver from Gr...
Apr 29, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Alberta Open Farm Days registration closes April 30
Any places interested in being hosts for this year's edition of Alberta Open Farm Days have until April 30 to register.Last year, more than a dozen farms and organizations in the Peace acted as hosts. They were among the 120 host farms across Alberta.The 14th edition of Alberta Open Farm Days is set for August 15 and 1...
Apr 26, 2026
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Farming groups applaud private member's bill aimed at speeding up product approvals
OTTAWA - Canadian agriculture groups are applauding a Conservative private member's bill that would allow Canada to rely on scientific reviews of new products conducted in "trusted" countries to speed up approvals of the products here. Conservative MP ...
Apr 18, 2026
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Agriculture
Applications open for FCC AgriSpirit Fund
Farm Credit Canada says applications are now open for its FCC AgriSpirit Fund.Charities and non-profit groups in communities with fewer than 50,000 people can apply for grants to help with projects.There is a total of $1.5 million in the fund. Individual applicants can get between $10,000 and $25,000.The application de...
Apr 17, 2026
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Alberta
police responses in lloydminster, strathcona county
Red Deer RCMP issue toy gun warning as 'Senior Assassin' game spreads
Red Deer RCMP are issuing a reminder to youth and parents about the public safety risks involved with carrying around and using replica and imitation firearms.That includes, but is not limited to, water guns.Red Deer detachment did not specifically note what prompted this reminder, and did not say they've had any recen...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta elections officials say more than 550 people accessed renegade voter database
A third investigation is now underway into a massive privacy breach involving a separatist group and the personal information of nearly three million Albertans. Last week, R-C-M-P and the province's elections agency announced their own probes into an online database of the province's voter list published by a group cal...
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith granted security clearance for CSIS briefings
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she has been granted security clearance to receive briefings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Her office provided few other details but says in a statement that the clearance allow...
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Don't be on the Hook for a fake license
AB Fish & Wildlife warning of fraud fishing licenses
Alberta Fish and Wildlife is sharing some tips to help residents not take the bait when it comes to purchasing a sportfishing license. Fish and Wildlife says fraudulent websites are claiming to sell Alberta fishing licenses; however, the only authorized online platform is AlbertaRELM. Anyone looking to purchase their l...
May 06, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Hantavirus cruise ship, Air Canada flights, Playoffs ER stats
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canadian consular officials head to Canary Islands to meet hantavirus cruise ship Consular officials are on their way to the Canary Islands to meet with four Canad...
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Canadian consular officials head to Canary Islands to meet hantavirus cruise ship
TORONTO - Consular officials are on their way to the Canary Islands to meet with four Canadians on board a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. The federal government says three people with connections to the cruise are isolating at home in Ontario ...
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B.C. court to rule in Abbotsford home invasion double murder trial
ABBOTSFORD - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the first-degree murder trial of three young men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple during a home invasion in 2022. The court earlier heard that 77-year-ol...
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Parade of ghostly icebergs brings joy and wonder to Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - At the top of Signal Hill in St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday afternoon, a steady stream of people walked around a rocky cliff and gasped. Some cheered, some took out their phones to capture the moment - a rush of awe as an iceberg floated i...
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Former U.S. president Barack Obama in Toronto for keynote speech
TORONTO - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is in Toronto today to deliver a keynote speech at a Canadian think tank. The 44th president is set to headline Canada 2020's gala at the Fairmont Royal York. Obama made three official visits to Canada whil...
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Emergency rooms are getting some relief during Habs games in Stanley Cup playoffs
MONTREAL - For some Quebecers, watching the Montreal Canadiens take to the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs is more urgent than seeking medical care. Hospital officials in the Montreal area say their emergency rooms generally saw dips in visits duri...
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World
At least 40 killed in Islamic State-affiliated group attack on Congo villages, local group says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - An Islamic State-affiliated group attacked villages in Congo near the border with Uganda, killing at least 40 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group said on Friday. The attacks were carrie...
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Partial results show losses for Starmer's Labour and wins for Reform UK in local elections
LONDON (AP) - Partial results Friday from local elections in England showed big losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K. The votes are being widely seen as an unofficia...
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UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Iran war's shaky ceasefire was further strained on Friday as the United Arab Emirates' responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the U.S. said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hor...
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