Local Hockey
Comets win NPHL title
The Manning Comets are the champions of the North Peace Hockey League.The Comets completed a four game sweep of the Campbell Cup final with a 5-0 home ice win Saturday over the Dawson Creek Canucks.Braden Gamble recorded the shutout. Judd Blackwater, Edge Lambert, Josh Peters, Brendan Baumgartner, and Kye Whillans had ...
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Storm Playoffs
Second overtime win at home for Storm
A second overtime win at home in as many nights has given the Grande Prairie Storm a 2-0 lead in their AJHL playoff series against Lloydminster.A Will Harris goal at 9:45 of the first overtime period gave the Storm a 2-1 win over the Bobcats Saturday night. Grande Prairie also won 3-2 in overtime Friday night.Harris al...
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Peace Region
Storm Playoffs
Second overtime win at home for Storm
A second overtime win at home in as many nights has given the Grande Prairie Storm a 2-0 lead in their AJHL playoff series against Lloydminster.A Will Harris goal at 9:45 of the first overtime period gave the Storm a 2-1 win over the Bobcats Saturday night. Grande Prairie also won 3-2 in overtime Friday night.Harris al...
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Fairview
Future of the college in Fairview to be discussed at town meeting on Monday
A community meeting will be held Monday night in Fairview to talk about the future of the college.The province announced last week that Northern Lakes College would become the new learning provider.Northwestern Polytechnic's board had voted earlier to close the school this summer.The group Fairview Regional College Tra...
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Community
Career session for Metis youth set for Monday at Evergreen Park
A session organizers say is a way for Metis youth to "design their path forward" will be held Monday in Grande Prairie.The Get Ahead of Your Future sessions will go from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Evergreen Park.This is for Metis young people aged 15 to 19.The event's website says those taking part will go through ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Northwestern Polytechnic
NWP unveils new anatomy lab at Grande Prairie campus
Northwestern Polytechnic has unveiled its new state-of-the-art anatomy lab. Students, medical professionals, and local dignitaries attended a presentation on Friday to learn about the new space where medical students will be able to study the human anatomy up close. (Image Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh) N...
Mar 21, 2026
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Grande Prairie road bans
City & County gravel road bans in effect next week
The City and County of Grande Prairie will be implementing gravel road bans starting on Monday, Mar. 23. Officials say once they're in effect, all gravel roads are restricted to 75 per cent axle weight between 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. They add that says these bans are put in effect during the spring thaw, as gravel roads are...
Mar 20, 2026
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RCMP
Clairmont RCMP offering rail-safety tips for off-highway vehicle users
Clairmont RCMP are reminding the public to use caution when operating off-highway vehicles near railway tracks.As warmer temperatures and melting snow create muddy terrain, Mounties say the risk of vehicles becoming stuck increases, creating potential safety risks if they are stuck on or near a railway track.Mounties i...
Mar 20, 2026
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Local Sports
Local Hockey
Comets win NPHL title
The Manning Comets are the champions of the North Peace Hockey League.The Comets completed a four game sweep of the Campbell Cup final with a 5-0 home ice win Saturday over the Dawson Creek Canucks.Braden Gamble recorded the shutout. Judd Blackwater, Edge Lambert, Josh Peters, Brendan Baumgartner, and Kye Whillans had ...
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Storm
Storm open playoffs with overtime win
The Grande Prairie Storm grabbed a 3-2 win over visiting Lloydminster in Game 1 of their Alberta Junior Hockey League playoff series.A goal from Zachary Wilson at 13:18 of the first overtime period clinched the victory.The Bobcats led the game 2-1 until Max Leduc tied the contest with a goal at 18:53 of the third perio...
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Local Sports
Hockey, ski hills this weekend
StormThe Storm host Lloydminster Friday to start the AJHL playoffs. More on the Storm can be found here.NPHLManning has a chance to win the North Peace Hockey League title on home ice Saturday night.The Comets won 6-2 Thursday night in Dawson Creek to take a 3-0 series lead.Game time Saturday will be 8:30 p.m.Provincia...
Mar 20, 2026
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Agriculture
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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Agriculture
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week underway
This is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week.The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association sets aside the third week in March every year to put a focus on farm safety.Each day will see a different focus area.Monday will be rail and road safety.Tuesday is for farm machinery safety.Wednesday is for emergency preparedness, Th...
Mar 16, 2026
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Rural Issues
Four Peace Country municipalities sending resolutions to RMA spring convention
Resolutions from four municipalities in the Peace Country will be up for discussion at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta spring convention.It will run from March 16 to 18 in Edmonton.The County of Grande Prairie is bringing forth a resolution called Equitable Electricity Distribution Pricing Model.It asks the associa...
Mar 15, 2026
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Alberta
Northern Pike
AB Fish & Wildlife share fish handling tips
Alberta Fish and Wildlife is offering tips for anglers, as large pike prepare to spawn.Fish and Wildlife says large pike are "especially vulnerable to hooking mortality," and safe catch and release practices are important for conservation efforts.A list of tips was provided by Wildlife Enforcement:Keep fish i...
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WATCH
Alberta to shutter Calgary, Lethbridge supervised consumption sites
The Alberta government is shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says the Sheldon M. Chumir Centre in Calgary, as well as a mobile service in Lethbridge, will be shuttered as the next step in the province's move to a recovery-oriented approach to addi...
Mar 20, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith says not contacted by RCMP amid police searches in contract probe
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she's not been contacted by the RCMP as Mounties execute search warrants in a probe into allegations of misconduct in multimillion-dollar government health contracts. Smith's office made the comments as Mounties were seen in Edmonton outside the offices of MHCare Medical Cor...
Mar 19, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith seeking clearance for interference briefings, Nenshi questions intent
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seeking security clearance to receive briefings on foreign interference in her province, but the leader of the Opposition says she shouldn't be trusted with it. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the premier's relationship with the Saudi government and her lack of concern about the ongoing ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Canada
Public servant 'scared' to retire due to problems with Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - A federal public servant says she's "scared" to take up the government's early retirement offer after being told that she owes the government about $10,500 because of a mistake in her pay file. Jennifer MacDougall got the letter from the pay ...
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'People are tired:' Canadians on humanitarian mission describe life in Cuba
Two Canadians on a humanitarian mission in Cuba say it's easier for locals to count the number of hours the lights are on than off. And when electricity is flowing, Leanne Isaak says Cubans can be seen scrambling to get as many tasks done as they can, ...
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Maritime historical groups earn UNESCO recognition for Black Loyalist archive
HALIFAX - Detailed ledgers, business receipts and church records from Black Loyalists in the 1780s and onward are more than just rich historical texts to Andrea Davis. "This is a part of my history... it means so much to us as a community," she said in a...
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Canadians living abroad looking to increase voter turnout ahead of byelections
OTTAWA - Canadians living abroad are calling for increased turnout among overseas voters and arguing that barriers to casting a ballot could be affecting election results. Timothy Veale, the director of Grits Abroad - an organization aimed at connectin...
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PBO nominee Annette Ryan enters spotlight at a pivotal time for federal finances
OTTAWA - Ottawa's nominee for federal fiscal watchdog will face questions from members of Parliament on Monday after a turbulent period for the budget office. Annette Ryan, a longtime public servant and currently a deputy director at Canada's financial...
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B.C. naturopath alleges suspects in Iran activist's murder sought to 'silence' him
VANCOUVER - An affidavit filed by Rosita Fatemi said her meeting with Arezou Soltani and Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi took place in a parking lot in the Park Royal mall in West Vancouver, the heart of British Columbia's Iranian community. The document said ...
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World
Cuba's power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's power grid collapsed Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as the communist government battles with a decaying infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. The Cuban Electric Un...
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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties...
Mar 21, 2026
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Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, two U.S. officials familiar wit...
Mar 21, 2026
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