Poilievre says all Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to stay part of Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he and all Conservative MPs will press for Alberta to remain part of Canada in any separation referendum campaign in the province. He says the Conservatives will do the same if the Parti Québécois form...
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Town of Peace River
Town of Peace River, Northern Sunrise County and Lac Cardinal Economic Development announce workforce planning grant project
Northern Sunrise County, the Town of Peace River, and Lac Cardinal Economic Development have announced the development of a new workforce planning grant project.Funded in part by the Canada-Alberta Workforce Tariff Response, the Peace Regional Readiness and Planning Project is aimed at strengthening workforce readiness...
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Peace Region
Town of Peace River
Town of Peace River, Northern Sunrise County and Lac Cardinal Economic Development announce workforce planning grant project
Northern Sunrise County, the Town of Peace River, and Lac Cardinal Economic Development have announced the development of a new workforce planning grant project.Funded in part by the Canada-Alberta Workforce Tariff Response, the Peace Regional Readiness and Planning Project is aimed at strengthening workforce readiness...
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Healthcare
Beaverlodge Emergency Department without a physician overnight
Alberta Health Services says the Emergency Department at the Beaverlodge Regional Hospital will be without a physician overnight.The closure will start at 8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, May 20) and continue until 8 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, May 21).Nursing staff are available to provide triage and assessments.Patients cans ...
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Fire Dept.
GPFD extinguished early morning house fire
The Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Crystal Ridge this morning (Wednesday, May 20).GPFD says at 6:30 a.m. crews responded to a fire at a mobile home, where the caller reported flames coming through the roof.Once at the scene, crews found all the occupants safely outside and began extingu...
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County road work
County of Grande Prairie begins road work on Rr 53
The County of Grande Prairie kicks off a major road project along Range Road 53 today.The work involves a new layer of pavement being added to the road south of Township Road 712, followed by grading, minor spot fixes, and road surface milling. (Image Credit: County of Grande Prairie) The county says for the duration o...
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RCMP
High Prairie RCMP investigate Tiktok threatening schools
All High Prairie schools will have an increased police presence moving forward, as threats towards local schools were posted on TikTok. Yesterday (Tuesday, May 19), at 11:47 a.m. RCMP were told several students had seen a video indicating threats to one of the schools. They added that the TikTok video mentions an incid...
May 20, 2026
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MD of Peace
Hwy 685 reopened for one lane
Changes have been made to the detour impacting traffic along Highway 685 today.The Municipal District of Peace has reopened the highway to one lane after previously closing it between Range Road 244 and 245 because of failing infrastructure near the bridge between the intersections.The open lane is 3.6 meters in width,...
May 20, 2026
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Local Sports
Baseball
Brewers host Huskies to open the WBL season
The 2026 Wheatbelt Baseball League season will start tonight (Wednesday, May 20). The County Brewers will host the Grimshaw Huskies. The first pitch will be at 7:15 p.m. at the County Sportsplex. The Brewers say on social media that this will be the 87th season for the Wheatbelt Baseball League.Future GamesThe Sexsmit...
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Lacrosse
Grande Prairie lacrosse player to soon represent Alberta at nationals for a second time
The only graduate of the Grande Prairie Thrashers lacrosse organization to make a provincial team is getting ready to represent Alberta on the national stage again.Sixteen-year-old Coehn Bolin will be playing box lacrosse at nationals this year in Halifax after playing at field lacrosse nationals last year, also in Hal...
May 16, 2026
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Rodeo
NLC wins team title at Canadian College Finals Rodeo
The rodeo team at Northern Lights College has collected a bunch of accolades. The team captured the Canadian College Rodeo Association Varsity Team Championship at the Canadian College Finals Rodeo held in early May in Rimbey. Three competitors also won individual titles. That includes Ben Coombes in bareback, Landon ...
May 12, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Alberta Wildfire reminding producers to be fire safe
As agricultural spring work takes place across the province, the risk of farm wildfires poses a risk due to dry conditions in fields. While it is often wet and cooler in the seeding months, dry vegetation and crop residue is highly flammable. Alberta Wildfire is wanting to remind farmers to take extra precautions to pr...
May 19, 2026
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Agriculture
4-H Achievement Days underway
Achievement Days are underway for 4-H clubs around the Peace. The Bezanson and Kleskun 4-H Multi Clubs are holding their day today (Monday, May 11) at Evergreen Park. The show will start at 9:30 a.m. The sale will follow at 7 p.m. DCC Ridgevalley 4-H Multiclub holds its day on May 24 at the Cranberry Lake Rodeo Grounds...
May 11, 2026
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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...
Apr 26, 2026
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Alberta
Poilievre says all Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to stay part of Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he and all Conservative MPs will press for Alberta to remain part of Canada in any separation referendum campaign in the province. He says the Conservatives will do the same if the Parti Québécois form...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta cabinet minister who introduced separation vote says he wants a united Canada
The cabinet minister who put the wheels in motion for a referendum on Alberta's place in Canada says he doesn't want the province to separate. Nate Glubish says in a social media post that Canada is worth fighting for and that he'll vote for Alberta to stay if a referendum goes ahead as proposed on Oct. 19. He also say...
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Provincial Politics
Jason Nixon named Alberta's new finance minister in cabinet shakeup
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has shuffled her cabinet, naming Jason Nixon her new finance minister. Nixon takes over from Nate Horner, who announced earlier this week he was stepping down and won't run in the 2027 provincial election. Nixon had been social services minister. Adriana LaGrange leaves the preventative h...
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shuffle happening thursday
Alberta's finance, hospital ministers stepping aside, won't seek re-election
Two of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers are stepping down.Finance Minister Nate Horner and Hospitals Minister Matt Jones are set to leave their posts and don't plan to run again in the October 2027 general election.Both made the announcements on social media, saying it's best to step down now and give...
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Canada
Canadian flotilla members being deported from Israel to Turkey: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canadians who were on board a flotilla heading to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel are safe and are being transferred to Turkey. Activists say 12 Canadians were among the Global Sumud Flotilla parti...
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'Canada Strong Pass' offering tourism discounts coming back in June
OTTAWA - The federal government is bringing back next month the Canada Strong Pass, which offers discounts on Via Rail travel and admission to museums and national parks. A news release from Canadian Heritage says the pass will be available from June 1...
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Poilievre says all Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to stay part of Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he and all Conservative MPs will press for Alberta to remain part of Canada in any separation referendum campaign in the province. He says the Conservatives will do the same if the Parti Québécois form...
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Police federation calls for probe of CBC-APTN show, says officers were 'misled'
OTTAWA - The National Police Federation is calling for an inquiry into a CBC and APTN comedy show it says intentionally misled current and former members of the RCMP to get them to agree to interviews. The show, which has not aired, is described by the...
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Cases of Lyme disease in Montreal highest in more than 20 years
MONTREAL - Montreal public health is warning of an uptick in Lyme disease in the city after officials recorded 161 cases in 2025. That's the highest number of cases since 2003, when Lyme infections because a notifiable disease in Quebec. The tick-born...
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Ottawa says it plans to shutter and sell its Nanisivik naval port
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is shutting down the Nanisivik naval station on northern Baffin Island as a cost-cutting measure, and plans eventually to transfer the property to another party. The Department of National Defence says it already has sta...
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World
Republican progress on immigration bill stalls out over Trump's ballroom, DOJ settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans appeared increasingly unlikely to meet their self-imposed deadline for passing a roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement bill this week as disputes over security funding for the White House and the Trump adminis...
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Tennessee fails to execute Tony Carruthers after IV difficulties. State won't try again for a year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials on Thursday called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, after his executioners tried and failed for over an hour to establish an int...
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Design plan for Trump's proposed Washington arch is approved by key federal agency
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation's capital. Commissioners, all of whom were appointed by Trump, ...
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