Esso Cup
Peace region local's part of 2026 National Championship win
Two girls from the Peace region now have the right to call themselves National Champions. Both Taylor Wasylchew and Kasey McLeod, of Grande Prairie, were a part of the U18 Red Deer Chiefs' 4-3 overtime win yesterday in Dieppe, New Brunswick (Saturday, April 25), where they took down the Ontario representative, the Ston...
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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...
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Peace Region
Esso Cup
Peace region local's part of 2026 National Championship win
Two girls from the Peace region now have the right to call themselves National Champions. Both Taylor Wasylchew and Kasey McLeod, of Grande Prairie, were a part of the U18 Red Deer Chiefs' 4-3 overtime win yesterday in Dieppe, New Brunswick (Saturday, April 25), where they took down the Ontario representative, the Ston...
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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...
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RCMP update
Arrest made in Peace River homicide investigation
Alberta RCMP's Major Crimes Unit is providing an update on its homicide investigation in Peace River. Mounties say an arrest has been made, and the victim is being identified as 74-year-old Hashi Guled. Thirty-seven-year-old Daniel Michel Campion has been arrested and remanded into custody on three charges, with a cour...
Apr 25, 2026
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Water Pooling
511 Alberta reporting delays on Highway 679
511 Alberta is reporting pooling water on Highway 679, causing delays near McLennan. 511 says both directions are affected, as only one alternating lane remains open. Crews are expecting to have the water removed from the roadway by April 30. Anyone travelling today or would like more information on this closure can vi...
Apr 25, 2026
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2.9% tax increase
County of Grande Prairie 2026 Budget approved
County of Grande Prairie Council approved its 2026 budget.The total budget sits at $208.5 million, and includes $129.1 million for general operations, $38.3 million for capital investments, and $41.1 million from 2025 capital project carry-overs.It does include a 2.9 per cent tax increase, for an average property value...
Apr 25, 2026
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Missing Person
Grande Prairie RCMP looking for missing person
Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for a missing 40-year-old man. Darnell Norton was last seen in Beaverlodge on April 11.Darnell is described asFair complexion;6 feet 3 inches tall,220 pounds;Brown hair;Brown eyes.Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment at 780-830-57...
Apr 24, 2026
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Local Sports
Esso Cup
Peace region local's part of 2026 National Championship win
Two girls from the Peace region now have the right to call themselves National Champions. Both Taylor Wasylchew and Kasey McLeod, of Grande Prairie, were a part of the U18 Red Deer Chiefs' 4-3 overtime win yesterday in Dieppe, New Brunswick (Saturday, April 25), where they took down the Ontario representative, the Ston...
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Hockey
Two Grande Prairie players to go for gold at Esso Cup
Two players from Grande Prairie are taking part in the Esso Cup, the national championship for U18 women's hockey teams, and both have a chance to win the gold medal.Defender Taylor Wasylchew and forward Kasey McLeod are both with the Red Deer Chiefs.Red Deer beat the Atlantic Canada representative, the Northern Select...
Apr 24, 2026
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Wrestling Championships
Hundreds of competitors in Grande Prairie for 2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships
Close to 900 people, athletes, coaches and officials, are in Grande Prairie this weekend for the 2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships.That group includes 154 Alberta competitors, eight of which are from the Grande Prairie Wrestling Club.Every province and territory except Nunavut has sent a team to the event.They will...
Apr 24, 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...
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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
Education
Alberta government announces changes to get more instructors into classrooms
Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...
Apr 24, 2026
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Corey Hogan, Parl. Sec., Energy and Natural Resources
Podcast: Calgary Liberal MP says feds working hard on affordability, but Alberta risks losing investment
Hear the full conversation with Parliamentary Secretary Corey Hogan on the April 24, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast! --A Calgary MP is of the firm belief that now's the time for an 'energy renaissance' in Canada, adding it starts in Alberta. Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to Tim Hodgson, Canada's...
Apr 24, 2026
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Albertanaut!
Astronaut from Alberta set to go to space after another was part of Artemis II
An Albertan will be the next Canadian in space.The Canadian Space Agency says in a social media post that Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to the Crew-13 mission that will go to the International Space Station.The agency says the flight will not launch before September of this year.The post also says that Kutryk will &q...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith says it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the impact of a yes vote on her government's nine refer...
Apr 23, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: New affordability poll, Online harms rally, Ontario housing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year A new poll suggests Canadians give the Liberal government passing grades in in...
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VPD officers haven't spoken at Myles Gray death hearing. Here's what the exhibits say
VANCOUVER - None of the seven Vancouver police officers involved in a violent encounter leading up to the death of Myles Gray more than 10 years ago has yet testified at a public hearing that is scheduled to resume on Wednesday. But a story of what hap...
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Child advocates to rally for online harms bill covering AI chatbots, gaming
OTTAWA - Children's advocates will hold a rally and press conference on Parliament Hill Monday to call for online harms legislation that covers AI chatbots and video games. "Just in recent months, we've seen the real escalation of harm that's happening...
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Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year
OTTAWA - A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but it has failed to meet expectations on affordability issues. The p...
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Christine Fréchette to begin first foreign mission as Quebec premier
QUÉBEC - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette will travel to Washington on Monday for her first official foreign mission. She will arrive there just as the U.S. capital has been shaken by what appears to be another assassination attempt targeting Presid...
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Carney, Eby lament 'senseless' violence of Vancouver festival attack one year later
VANCOUVER - It was early Sunday morning when Antonio Ortega drove in the area of Fraser Street in Vancouver, a year to the day since a vehicle tore through the crowd of the Lapu Lapu Day festival celebrating Filipino independence. Ortega said he took ...
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World
Pope Leo meets Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, pledging to keep working past differences
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday in the Vatican with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, and vowed to keep working to overcome differences in a historic meeting with the first female leader of the Church of England and the spiri...
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At least 42 people killed in eastern Chad during clashes over water resources
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - At least 42 people were killed in eastern Chad after a clash between two families over a water point escalated into a cycle of reprisals, the country's deputy prime minister said late Sunday. Limane Mahamat said dur...
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Malian defense minister killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military officer and two other sources on Sunday. The...
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