MD of Greenview
Break repaired on Valleyview South Rural Water Line
The Municipal District of Greenview is reporting the Town of Valleyview has completed repairs to the Valleyview South Rural Water Line.A water line break within Valleyview had left several Greenview properties with limited to no water services since Monday, April 13.MD crews conducted flushing operations this morning t...
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Community
Grande Prairie Friendship Centre hosting its biggest fundraiser Saturday
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre will hold what it calls its "most significant fundraiser" Saturday.The 5th Annual Grande Gathering Gala will be held at the Bonnetts Energy Centre.A release from the centre says it will be "a spectacular evening celebrating our community and Indigenous culture, streng...
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Peace Region
MD of Greenview
Break repaired on Valleyview South Rural Water Line
The Municipal District of Greenview is reporting the Town of Valleyview has completed repairs to the Valleyview South Rural Water Line.A water line break within Valleyview had left several Greenview properties with limited to no water services since Monday, April 13.MD crews conducted flushing operations this morning t...
30m ago
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Community
Grande Prairie Friendship Centre hosting its biggest fundraiser Saturday
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre will hold what it calls its "most significant fundraiser" Saturday.The 5th Annual Grande Gathering Gala will be held at the Bonnetts Energy Centre.A release from the centre says it will be "a spectacular evening celebrating our community and Indigenous culture, streng...
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Education opportunity
NWP & GPDCC partner for work-integrated learning program
Northwestern Polytechnic is partnering with the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce to expand work-integrated learning opportunities.NWP is seeking chamber members open to working with students during the fall and winter semesters, giving them access to a range of student-led supports, including strategic...
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Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Alberta RCMP is celebrating its Operational Communications Centres and their operators.Apr. 12-18 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and the RCMP are recognizing OCC operators for their work to ensure public safety, averaging 14,044 total calls per week.Alberta RCMP is also reminding community members th...
22h ago
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Classroom of Champions
Canadian Olympian visiting Fox Creek School this week
Fox Creek Regional School is taking part in the Classroom of Champions program this year. As part of that program, three-time Canadian Olympic Basketball player Michelle Plouffe was assigned as the school's Classroom Athlete-Mentor, and has already had a few online calls with kids over the past year, sharing her own st...
23h ago
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"system transition issue"
City facilities & services experiencing phone outage
City of Grande Prairie phone lines are experiencing a disruption.The City says AccessGP (311), City Hall, Eastlink Centre, Design Works Centre and Bonnett's are all experiencing a system transition issue.Callers may receive a message that the call cannot be completed as dialled.Currently, Transit Dispatch and Inspectio...
Apr 14, 2026
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Local Sports
AJHL
Storm drop Game 7 of the North Division final in overtime
The post-season run for the Grande Prairie Storm ended Tuesday night in heart-breaking fashion.A Brendan Ruskowski goal at the 10:54 mark of the first overtime period gave host Whitecourt a 2-1 win over Grande Prairie.The Storm had taken a 1-0 lead on a Braeden Veldhuizen goal at 15:09 of the first period.Wolverine Tri...
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Storm
Storm in Whitecourt for Game 7 Tuesday night
Big game in Whitecourt tonight (Tuesday, April 14).The Storm and Wolverines meet in Game 7 of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's North Division final.Game time is 7 p.m.The Storm recorded a 5-1 victory at home on Sunday in Game 6 in front of a record crowd of 3,159 fans.
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Swimming
Dawson breaks multiple records at 2026 Canadian Swimming Open
The Grande Prairie Piranhas are beaming with pride after club member Oliver Dawson dominated the competition at the 2026 Speedo Canadian Swimming Open in Edmonton on April 9-11, 2026.Dawson completed a breaststroke sweep at the pool, while winning gold and setting new provincial and Canadian records. In the 50m breasts...
23h ago
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Agriculture
Modernize and build facilities
Province allocates $9 million to local seed co-operatives
The provincial government announced they're investing $9 million over the next three years for capital projects at local seed co-operatives to help address aging infrastructure. If passed, the funds would come from the 2026 budget and be allocated to the Co-operative Seed Processors program to help co-operative and mun...
Apr 02, 2026
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Agriculture
Farmland values jump nearly nine per cent in northern Alberta in 2025 says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in value in 2025. According to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report, the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba were the driving forces behind the 9.3 per cent increase. The Maritimes also continued in growth, while Quebec and Ontar...
Mar 24, 2026
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County of Grande Prairie
Farm Family of the Year calls the recognition an honour and humbling
A Goodfare family says being the County of Grande Prairie's Farm Family of the Year is "quite an honour."The Kitt family runs The Homestead and First Nature Farms.Jerry Kitt says he was attracted to farming as he wanted to be close to nature. He adds nature also played a role in his decision to go into organi...
Mar 20, 2026
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta sticking to its gas tax formula as Ottawa announces cut amid high prices
The Alberta government says it won't axe its fuel tax yet, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced federal measures to give Canadians relief at the pumps. Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he supports Ottawa's move but that the province is sticking with its existing fuel tax at least until July in part becau...
20h ago
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Energy Business
Oil and gas industry leaders critical of the industrial carbon tax
Leaders in Canada's oil and gas industry say the industrial carbon levy would erode the country's competitive edge at a time the world is clamouring for stable energy supply. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers president and C-E-O Lisa Baiton says no other oil and gas exporter imposes such a cost on industry. S...
20h ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta eyes accelerated review system for major projects over $250 million
Alberta is proposing rule changes that would see Premier Danielle Smith's government become more involved in kick-starting potential big-ticket industrial projects. A bill introduced by Energy Minister Brian Jean would have some cabinet members be the first to set eyes on potential projects, with the goal of assisting ...
21h ago
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Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Alberta RCMP is celebrating its Operational Communications Centres and their operators.Apr. 12-18 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and the RCMP are recognizing OCC operators for their work to ensure public safety, averaging 14,044 total calls per week.Alberta RCMP is also reminding community members th...
22h ago
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Canada
Fact File: Federal hate crimes legislation does not criminalize quoting the Bible
Multiple social media posts claim that federal legislation amending the Criminal Code to address hate-motivated crimes has made it a crime to quote the Bible. Experts say that under the bill, which hasn't been passed into law yet, sharing passages from...
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Vancouver council approves 250-room floating hotel on downtown waterfront
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's council has approved a 250-room floating hotel on the city's waterfront that councillors say would bring more accommodation capacity and generate economic activity in the area. The application for the so-called floatel was broug...
34m ago
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Ottawa 'very seriously' considering social media ban for kids, minister says
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller says the government is "very seriously" considering introducing a social media ban for kids. At the Liberal convention in Montreal on Saturday, members passed a non-binding resolution calling on the government to s...
1h ago
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Vets, MPs call on feds to launch honour review board to award Canadian Victoria Cross
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing mounting calls to establish a military honours review board, and to finally award Canada's highest military honour. The Canadian Victoria Cross was established in 1993 to recognize acts of valour, self-sacrific...
1h ago
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Meet neffy: Health Canada approves epinephrine nasal spray for anaphylaxis
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called neffy. ALK Canada, which purchased the rights to distribute the drug, says the two-milligram treatment has been approve...
1h ago
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Several Quebec rivers under flood watch as Montreal activates response plan
MONTREAL - Several rivers across Quebec are under flood watch as the weather forecast calls for more rain to fall in the coming days. As of noon, the province reported one instance of medium flooding near Rawdon, in the Lanaudière region north of Mont...
1h ago
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World
Student kills 9 in Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country's second such shooting in two days. The 14-yea...
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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist...
21h ago
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Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge must end his "intrusive" contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tu...
Apr 14, 2026
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