

About Time?
Alberta's premier consulting on scrapping clock changes, prefers more light at night
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consult on doing away with twice-a-year clock changes. And she says if a switch is made, she would prefer going to permanent daylight time. Smith says she believes if you asked people if they want to stop changing their clocks, the question would likely get overwh...
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Provincial Poplitics
Three more recall petitions against Alberta politicians fall short
Three more recall petitions against members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus have failed. The Red Deer resident targeting Primary Care Minister Adriana LaGrange says on social media that the campaign gathered just over 20 per cent of the more than 11,000 signatures it needed. Despite falli...
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Peace Region

Eastlink Centre
Extended pool hours offered with teachers at convention
With kids out of school as teachers take part in the Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention, the Eastlink Centre is extending its public swimming hours for both today (Thursday, Mar. 5) and Friday (Mar. 6).Today, public swimming is being offered until 4 p.m., followed by limited public swimming from 4 to 9:30 p.m.Anyone wan...
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Grande Prairie Public School Division
GPPSD holding Board Advocacy Priority Engagement Session March 30
Grande Prairie Public School Division is hosting an in-person Board Advocacy Priority Engagement Session later this month.Parents, staff, and community members are invited to attend and help provide input that will guide the GPPSD Board of Trustees' advocacy efforts.Organizers say the session will follow a world cafe f...
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Education
2026 Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention taking place March 5-6
The 2026 Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention is taking place in two locations March 5-6.The annual event allows Teachers in Alberta the opportunity to develop competencies outlined in the professional practice standards and engage in educational research.The event will be taking place at Charles Spencer High School and S...
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Fire Dept.
GPFFA reminds residents to keep hydrants accessible
With another big snow dump hitting the City, the Grande Prairie Fire Fighters Association is reminding residents to make sure their nearest fire hydrants remain accessible.The GPFFA says ensuring that the hydrant closet to your house is accessible by a three-foot path "could make the difference that saves your hom...
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Oil and Gas Business
Tourmaline Oil Corp. sells assets in northwestern Alberta
CALGARY - Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has sold natural gas assets in northwestern Alberta for $765 million. The Calgary-based company says the buyer of the Peace River High assets is a ``Canadian senior producer'' but did not disclose its identity. The Competition Bureau said in an online notice in late January that i...
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McLennan RCMP
Mounties still searching for "black F-150" involved in Highway 49 fatal last month
Mounties in McLennan are now looking for the other driver involved in a fatal collision on Highway 49 last month.RCMP say on Feb. 18, between 1 and 2 p.m., a "newer black Ford F-150" attempted to pass a logging truck on Highway 49, just south of Highway 676. However, the black F-150 was on a collision-course ...
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Storm lose at home, Manning advances to NPHL final
StormThe Storm lost 2-0 at home to Whitecourt Tuesday night.Second-place Grande Prairie is now five points behind the first-place Wolverines.The announced attendance was 1,187.The Storm next play in Whitecourt Friday night.NPHL In the North Peace Hockey League, Manning has advanced to the league final.The Comets won 5-...
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Curling
GPCC hosting Masters provincials
The Grande Prairie Curling Centre is hosting the provincial Masters championships from Wednesday through Sunday. Eight men's and four women's teams are taking part. Draw times are 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. every day through Saturday.Sunday's start times are set for 9:30 a.m. for the semi-finals and 2:30 p.m. for the finals...
23h ago
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Local Hockey
Storm, NPHL, NWJHL games all set for Tuesday night
StormThe Storm will host Whitecourt Tuesday for the Indigenous Celebration game. Face-off time is set for 7 p.m.The Storm are in second in the North Division, three points back of the first-place Wolverines and have a game in hand.The two sides will also meet Friday night in Whitecourt.NPHLThere are two games in the No...
Mar 03, 2026
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Agriculture

Agriculture
County of Grande Prairie to launch video series on local agriculture
The County of Grande Prairie will be saluting the agriculture industry in a new video series.The series is called Rooted in the County. The first video in the 17-part series will be released on Friday (Feb. 27) on the County's YouTube channel.New ones will be revealed on the following Fridays.A release from the county ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food releases statement on Canada's Agriculture Day 2026
February 10, 2026, marks Canada's 10th annual Agriculture Day. Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Health MacDonald has released a statement in recognition of the day and what it means to Canadians. Minister MacDonald says the government sees the hard work producers put in and the essential role they play in ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Agriculture
Canada's Agriculture Day coming up on February 10
Tuesday, February 10, will mark Canada's Agriculture Day.This will also be the 10th anniversary of the day the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity says is a time for "honouring the hardworking individuals who bring food to our tables and the incredible contributions of agriculture to our nation's prosperity, health...
Feb 08, 2026
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Alberta

About Time?
Alberta's premier consulting on scrapping clock changes, prefers more light at night
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consult on doing away with twice-a-year clock changes. And she says if a switch is made, she would prefer going to permanent daylight time. Smith says she believes if you asked people if they want to stop changing their clocks, the question would likely get overwh...
1h ago
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Provincial Poplitics
Three more recall petitions against Alberta politicians fall short
Three more recall petitions against members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus have failed. The Red Deer resident targeting Primary Care Minister Adriana LaGrange says on social media that the campaign gathered just over 20 per cent of the more than 11,000 signatures it needed. Despite falli...
4h ago
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Oil and Gas Business
Tourmaline Oil Corp. sells assets in northwestern Alberta
CALGARY - Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has sold natural gas assets in northwestern Alberta for $765 million. The Calgary-based company says the buyer of the Peace River High assets is a ``Canadian senior producer'' but did not disclose its identity. The Competition Bureau said in an online notice in late January that i...
20h ago
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Education
Injunction hearing that could renew Alberta teachers ability to strike underway
Alberta's teachers union was back in court today seeking an injunction against the province's back-to-work legislation last fall. If granted, the injunction would allow teachers to once again take job action, but Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling says that doesn't necessarily mean it's a step educ...
Mar 04, 2026
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Canada

Canada's most-wanted fugitive arrested in Montreal for July 2025 murder in Toronto
MONTREAL - The major crimes unit of the Montreal police force has caught Canada's most-wanted fugitive. Montreal police say they arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo at around 2:40 a.m. in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough. The 24-year-old Montreal nativ...
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B.C. forestry workers, other sectors hurt by tariffs to get $70M in jobs training
VICTORIA - Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and other sectors who are out of work because of U.S. tariffs will benefit from almost $71 million in funding for retraining. Federal Jobs Minister Pat Hajdu and Sheila Malcolmson, the minister of s...
1h ago
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Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
GATINEAU - An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts. The office on Thursday said Loblaw had the mechanism to respond to ...
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New coalition targets $100M for Canadian carbon removal projects by 2030
An emerging industry to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere got a boost today with the launch of a Canadian initiative to raise another $100 million for those projects. The federal government, RBC, BMO and Shopify are among the founding members ...
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Ottawa accused of preferential treatment with coming rail subsidies for steel, lumber
OTTAWA - The federal government is being accused of creating an uneven playing field in Canada's shipping industry. Later this spring, Ottawa is expected to launch a program to subsidize interprovincial rail shipments of steel and lumber by up to 50 pe...
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Fact File: What the Musqueam agreements mean for private property owners in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Ottawa this week published details of an agreement recognizing the Musqueam First Nation's Aboriginal title within much of Vancouver. The news prompted claims on social media that Canada had ceded Vancouver properties to the Musqueam, but e...
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World

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and d...
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Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma. The Associated Press
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House Republican leaders urge Gonzales to end reelection bid after he admitted to affair with aide
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP leadership are calling for Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to withdraw from his reelection race after he admitted having an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. ...
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