commercial vehicle enforcement operation
GPPS & Highway Patrol remove 18 commercial trucks from GP roads
The Grande Prairie Police Service and Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol joined forces last month to conduct the first-ever commercial vehicle enforcement operation.On Aug. 21, GPPS and Highway Patrol spent six hours inspecting 23 commercial vehicles passing through the City at a designated inspection site south of the air...
9h ago
Read More
Job Action
BC Rig Welders walk off Sept. 1, Alberta walk off planned for Oct. 1
Rig welders in northern BC have walked off the job. Effective Tuesday, roughly 160 welders from Fort St. John and neighbouring communities are participating in a job action, refusing to come to work for any of their employers at this time. Spokesperson for Rig Welders of the North Peace Region, Vahid Aghdasi, says they...
16h ago
Read More
Peace Region
Mental Health
CMHA expands recovery program into Peace River
The Canadian Mental Health Association is celebrating the expansion of its Recovery College program into Peace River.With support from a micro-grant from West Fraser, CMHA expanded the program to communities outside Grande Prairie, offering free courses on mental health literacy and health and well-being.The micro-gran...
9h ago
Read More
commercial vehicle enforcement operation
GPPS & Highway Patrol remove 18 commercial trucks from GP roads
The Grande Prairie Police Service and Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol joined forces last month to conduct the first-ever commercial vehicle enforcement operation.On Aug. 21, GPPS and Highway Patrol spent six hours inspecting 23 commercial vehicles passing through the City at a designated inspection site south of the air...
9h ago
Read More
RCMP
Highway 2 open following fatal collision
Spirit River RCMP have confirmed Highway 2 has reopened following a fatal collision Tuesday (Sept. 1) afternoon in the Saddle Hills area. Around 3:10 p.m. that day, Mounties responded to reports of a collision between a semi-truck and a pickup, resulting in the temporary closure of the highway between Township Roads 76...
11h ago
Read More
Job Action
BC Rig Welders walk off Sept. 1, Alberta walk off planned for Oct. 1
Rig welders in northern BC have walked off the job. Effective Tuesday, roughly 160 welders from Fort St. John and neighbouring communities are participating in a job action, refusing to come to work for any of their employers at this time. Spokesperson for Rig Welders of the North Peace Region, Vahid Aghdasi, says they...
16h ago
Read More
George Repka & Bill Bowes Awards
2026 volunteer awards nominations now open
The City of Grande Prairie is accepting nominations for its annual volunteer awards.Residents are encouraged to recognize "those who go above and beyond to improve the quality of life" in both categories:George Repka Outstanding Achievement AwardRecognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution...
16h ago
Read More
"seek an alternate route"
Highway 2 closed as crews respond to a crash
Highway 2 just south of the Woking turnoff is currently closed in both directions as crews respond to an accident.511 Alberta says drivers in the area should find an alternate route, as traffic is already congested near the crash site and is causing major delays.Spirit River RCMP are on scene and say an update will be...
Sep 01, 2026
Read More
Local Sports
Storm
Storm start exhibition season at home Sept. 1
UPDATE: The Storm won Tuesday's game 5-3. Kadyn O'Brien had a hat trick and one assist.The Grande Prairie Storm start the Alberta Junior Hockey League exhibition season tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 1) at home versus Drayton Valley. Face-off time will be 6:00 p.m. at the Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm finished in second p...
Sep 01, 2026
Read More
GP Reds
15U AA Reds best in the west with WCBA championship win
The 15U AA Grande Prairie Reds have captured the Western Canada Baseball Association championship this past weekend in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.The Reds dominated the WBCA, going undefeated and claiming the title with a 10-7 victory over a local squad, the Sask Sun Devils.The Reds have now ended their magical season...
Aug 18, 2026
Read More
Chuckwagons
WPCA season closes in spectacular fashion at Rocky Mountain House
The curtain has officially closed on the 2026 professional chuckwagon racing season following Sunday (August 16) afternoon's final heat.This years Kirk's Trail Tire Series Champion is Jason Glass, who also broke the track record down in Rocky Mountain House with a time of 1:11.20. Glass' winning time was 1.05 seconds f...
Aug 17, 2026
Read More
Agriculture
Crop Report
Harvest progressing slower than historical averages
According to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, producers around the province are getting ready for, or are already in, the swing of harvest. In the Peace, harvest has begun on early seeded crops, with operations expected to pick up over the next two weeks. Only 1.6 per cent of dry peas, 0.7 per cent of barley, an...
Aug 31, 2026
Read More
Crop Report
Major crop yields to be 9 per cent above 5-year average in Peace
Persistent rains across the province have hampered crop development to many regions, but done the opposite in the south by bringing some relief to heat stressed fields. In the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, they say 12 per cent of provincial major crops (canola and peas) are flowering and 88 per cent are podding. ...
Aug 19, 2026
Read More
Agriculture
Local Food Week August 10 to 16
This is Alberta Local Food Week. The province calls this a chance to "meet local farmers and entrepreneurs who work to put nutritious food on our plates, and to show support for all things grown, made and harvested in Alberta." The government says people can mark the occasion in several ways. These include vi...
Aug 12, 2026
Read More
Alberta
small win for monique lagrange
Alberta appeal court sustains disqualification of former Red Deer school trustee
Another chapter in the book of Monique LaGrange has closed.LaGrange, the former trustee with Red Deer Catholic Schools, had taken her legal case against the school division to the Court of Appeal of Alberta this past April.The final decision was released Sept. 2.For background, LaGrange faced sanctions stemming from a ...
4h ago
Read More
Applications now open
Province invests $15 million into grants to support family violence programs
Three new funding streams have been created by the provincial government to help strengthen family violence programs.As a result, the Government of Alberta is investing $15 million into the trio of new grants, and applications are now open for service providers to access funding."Family violence has devastating im...
6h ago
Read More
What you need to know before Oct. 19
Whopping 225,000 Albertans requested special ballots ahead of referendum
Voters are being reminded of changes to what they'll experience on Oct. 19, when they go to the ballot box for Alberta's controversial referendum.On Tuesday, Elections Alberta began mailing out referendum special ballot packages.Elections Alberta has received around 225,000 requests for special ballots, which is four t...
12h ago
Read More
$55 from each benefits wildlife
Alberta launches conservation licence plate
The Government of Alberta is launching a new licence plate to promote conservation, it announced Monday.Sales of the licence plate will be directed to the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA)."Alberta's wildlife and wild places are a source of pride for people across our province. This licence plate gives Albert...
Aug 31, 2026
Read More
Canada
Man convicted of manslaughter, not murder, in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing
VANCOUVER - A man has been found guilty of manslaughter but cleared of murder in the 2023 stabbing outside a Vancouver coffee shop of a father who whose death was captured on video and shared widely online. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Ker told ...
6h ago
Read More
PQ Leader's donations to federal Liberals in spotlight on the Quebec campaign trail
MONTREAL - Federalism was top of mind for party leaders on Wednesday, the seventh day of the Quebec election campaign. Sovereigntist Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon found himself on the receiving end of quips from opponents following re...
8h ago
Read More
Apple begins replacing Lake Ontario with 'Lake America' on maps app for U.S. users
WASHINGTON - Apple is changing its Maps app to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to change the name of the Great Lake. "Apple Maps has just announced that it has chang...
9h ago
Read More
MP contravened conflict of interest code, ethics commissioner says
OTTAWA - MP Lori Idlout contravened the House of Commons conflict of interest code, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein announced today. The commissioner's office reports that Idlout last year claimed reimbursement for ...
10h ago
Read More
Commander suggests U.S. war on 'Martians' as likely as an invasion of Canada
VICTORIA - A top American military commander on Wednesday suggested the United States is about as likely to invade Canada as it is to launch an attack on Mars. Admiral Samuel Paparo, the head of U.S. Pacific Command, was asked by a reporter at a news c...
11h ago
Read More
OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits from witnesses to mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Artificial intelligence company OpenAI and founder Sam Altman are facing 30 new lawsuits from witnesses to the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., with plaintiffs including a teacher who described trying to protect pupils from the ...
11h ago
Read More
World
2 people killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gunfire could be heard throughout a downtown Minneapolis apartment building as police responded to an active shooting Wednesday that left three people dead, including the suspect, and five others wounded, authorities said. ...
5h ago
Read More
A shooting in Minneapolis leaves multiple people wounded, authorities say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities were responding to a shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon with multiple victims, including two police officers, according to officials. The Minneapolis Police Department warned the public to stay a...
6h ago
Read More
Tropical Storm Marie strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) - Tropical Storm Marie strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday evening in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Marie was located about 375 miles (600 kilometers) southwest of the southern...
7h ago
Read More