March 16 Application Deadline
City of Grande Prairie accepting applications for Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting community members to serve on a new committee aimed at guiding decisions on housing and homelessness priorities.The Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee will provide strategic advice and recommendations to council and administration on priorities, system planning, and the a...
20m ago
Read More
Missing Persons
Grande Prairie RCMP search for missing teenage girl
Gande Prairie RCMP are searching for a missing teenage girl. Fifteen-year-old Gracie-Ann Gale was last seen on Feb. 21 in Grande Prairie, and Mounties are concerned for her well-being. She is described as:Pale complexion5'1100 lbsBrown hair with blonde streaksGreen eyesAnyone with information on Gale's whereabouts is a...
40m ago
Read More
Peace Region
March 16 Application Deadline
City of Grande Prairie accepting applications for Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting community members to serve on a new committee aimed at guiding decisions on housing and homelessness priorities.The Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee will provide strategic advice and recommendations to council and administration on priorities, system planning, and the a...
20m ago
Read More
Missing Persons
Grande Prairie RCMP search for missing teenage girl
Gande Prairie RCMP are searching for a missing teenage girl. Fifteen-year-old Gracie-Ann Gale was last seen on Feb. 21 in Grande Prairie, and Mounties are concerned for her well-being. She is described as:Pale complexion5'1100 lbsBrown hair with blonde streaksGreen eyesAnyone with information on Gale's whereabouts is a...
40m ago
Read More
March 23, 2026
Get Ahead of Your Future event for Metis youth
An event for Metis youth to discover their potential future careers will be taking place in Grande Prairie later this month.Get Ahead of Your Future is organized by the Rupertsland Institute to give Metis youth aged 15-19 the chance to participate in interactive experiences centered around innovation, art, education an...
1h ago
Read More
City Hall
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
Grande Prairie City Council met Monday afternoon.- Council heard from a delegation from the Maskwa Medical Centre. The delegation asked the city to back a loan to build the facility. Council approved having administration prepare a report with options to consider. The Maskwa officials also refuted rumours that this wou...
8h ago
Read More
Town of Grimshaw
Town of Grimshaw RCMP detachment open Mar. 4
The Grimshaw RCMP detachment will be open to the public Wednesday, Mar. 4.The detachment's front-desk has been closed since mid February when they switched to a new Community Priorities Plan.This change to the new plan for the 2026-2027 cycle is meant to serve as a primary framework for identifying and tracking policin...
8h ago
Read More
Snow Clearing
Snow removal in Cobblestone, Fieldbrook, Highland Park (South), Riverstone and Smith
The City of Grande Prairie is continuing snow clearing operations in Week B neighbourhoods Wednesday, Mar. 4.City crews are working in Cobblestone, Fieldbrook, Highland Park (South), Riverstone and Smith from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Permanent snow route parking bans remain in effect on priority 1 and 2 routes Monday to F...
8h ago
Read More
Local Sports
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...
23h ago
Read More
Local Sports
Local Hockey, Wolves volleyball from the weekend
StormThe Storm won their lone game of the weekend, beating visiting Lloydminster 6-5 in overtime Friday night.Colin Doherty scored the game-winner.The announced attendance was 1288.The Storm host Whitecourt Tuesday in the Indigenous Celebration game. Face-off time will be 7 p.m.NWJHLIn the Northwest Junior Hockey Leagu...
Mar 02, 2026
Read More
Local Sports
Local hockey, ski hills this weekend
StormThe Storm will host Lloydminster Friday night.Face-off time will be at 6 p.m. The second- place Storm are three points back of first-place Whitecourt.Both teams have clinched playoff spots.The Bobcats are third in the north, six points back of Grande Prairie. NWJHLIn the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs, La...
Feb 27, 2026
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
Alberta
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...
5m ago
Read More
Health
Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn't blame physicians for delay
Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic the government and doctors can find a way to hire the emergency department triage liaison physicians he previously promi...
Mar 03, 2026
Read More
Alberta's Smith looking to ditch clock changes as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing clocks twice a year.British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will spring forward an hour for the final time Sunday in ...
Mar 03, 2026
Read More
Provincial Politics
Alberta's premier says conflict in Iran underscores need for new Canadian pipeline
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province's oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions have seen global oil prices jump since American-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend. Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Ho...
Mar 02, 2026
Read More
Canada
Vancouver Mayor Sim sends apology to Chinese media over drug slur of his opponent
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is filling the gaps left in his apologies to fellow Coun. Sean Orr, who he falsely accused of distributing illegal drugs after being shown a photo that he didn't verify. The mayor's office says Sim's apology has been...
15m ago
Read More
Carney supports U.S. strikes on Iran 'with regret' - what are other leaders saying?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canada supports U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran "with regret" - making him just one among many world leaders struggling in recent days to respond to a volatile new conflict. In Australia for a diploma...
1h ago
Read More
B.C.'s Eby is urging West Coast governors to fall in line with daylight time change
VICTORIA - British Columbia is urging U.S. states along the West Coast to fall in line with the provincial government's decision to adopt permanent daylight time. Premier David Eby announced Monday that the province will spring forward one last time t...
1h ago
Read More
MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is calling for better mental health support and resources for people who apply for medical assistance in dying, in response to the case of a 91-year-old Montreal-area man who died by suicide last year shortly after his MAID ...
1h ago
Read More
Poilievre pitches Germany on Canada as reliable LNG supplier in Berlin speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday pitched Canada to a German audience as a reliable energy supplier in a period of global uncertainty. Poilievre was in Berlin as part of a trip to Europe that has seen him meet in recent days wi...
1h ago
Read More
Fact File: Claim that Toyota is moving U.S. plant to Canada is false, company says
Social media posts last month claimed Toyota had decided to move an auto manufacturing plant from Huntsville, Ala., to Ontario. The company says the claim is false. The claim originated from online accounts that appear to generate their content using a...
2h ago
Read More
World
Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) - A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Is...
5h ago
Read More
Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary
Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico. The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight. ...
7h ago
Read More
Early primaries show incumbents are on shaky ground in midterms
The first round of primary elections is showing how this year's midterms will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents. That was particularly true in Texas - the first state to redraw its congressional districts last y...
14h ago
Read More