City of Grande Prairie
City conducting planning study of 100 Ave. & 108 St. intersection
City Hall is looking for public input on proposed improvements to an intersection on Highway 40.The city is conducting a study to identify improvements that improve traffic flow at the intersection of 100 Ave. and 108 St., reviewing 30 design options to reduce travel delays and enhance safety.Of the 30 options, the cit...
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Road Closure
Highway 672 closed near Highway 2 intersection
Highway 672, right off of Highway 2 between Clairmont and Sexsmith, is currently closed in both directions.511 Alberta says Railway maintenance is underway at the Highway 672 crossing, just west of the Highway 2 intersection, near Braeheid Gardens.Until 8 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 22), anyone travelling in the area...
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Peace Region
Grande Prairie Police Service
GPPS officially police of jurisdiction for Grande Prairie
The Grande Prairie Police Service is now officially the police of jurisdiction for the City of Grande Prairie.As of 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2026, GPPS officially assumed all city jurisdiction policing duties from the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment. (Image Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh) At a press...
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City of Grande Prairie
City conducting planning study of 100 Ave. & 108 St. intersection
City Hall is looking for public input on proposed improvements to an intersection on Highway 40.The city is conducting a study to identify improvements that improve traffic flow at the intersection of 100 Ave. and 108 St., reviewing 30 design options to reduce travel delays and enhance safety.Of the 30 options, the cit...
1h ago
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Road Closure
Highway 672 closed near Highway 2 intersection
Highway 672, right off of Highway 2 between Clairmont and Sexsmith, is currently closed in both directions.511 Alberta says Railway maintenance is underway at the Highway 672 crossing, just west of the Highway 2 intersection, near Braeheid Gardens.Until 8 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 22), anyone travelling in the area...
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GPPS
Grande Prairie policing jurisdiction switching to GPPS Oct. 21
The Grande Prairie police transition takes place today, Oct. 21, 2026Effective today, the Grande Prairie Police Service will assume all city jurisdiction policing duties previously performed by the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment.Following the recent graduation of their fourth recruit class and 7th and 8th experienced o...
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Municipal District of Greenview
STARS recongizing MD of Greenview as longstanding partner
Greenview Council has received a token of appreciation from STARS in recognition of their longstanding support.The air rescue service presented a commemorative book recognizing Greenview as one of their valued funding partners to MD Reeve Ryan Ratzlaff on behalf of the MD Council.Greenview has supported STARS since 200...
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City of Grande prairie
City of GP plants 386 new trees in public spaces
The City of Grande Prairie has added almost 400 new trees to their public spaces.The federally supported project added 386 trees to city parks, boulevards, and more to continue the growth and long-term health of the urban forest.$222,000 was funded by the federal government through the Federation of Canadian Municipali...
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Local Sports
Local Hockey
Grycan named AJHL Player of the Week
Grande Prairie local Bowen Grycan has been selected as the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of Week following a road trip in southern Alberta, where he led the league with five points over three games.The 2006-born forward had two goals in the Storm's 5-1 win over the Drumheller Dragons on October 14, and was also honoured a...
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Storm
Storm home to Whitecourt Tuesday night
The Storm will host Whitecourt tonight (Tuesday, October 20). The opening face-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm lead the North Division with 17 points, five up on Lloydminster. Their record of eight wins, two regulation-time losses, and one overtime loss is the best in the Alberta Junior ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Week 7
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...
Oct 19, 2026
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Agriculture
Crop Report
Peace Region harvest slowest in province due to snow and rain delays
Many regions in Alberta experienced the first snowfall of the season just in time for the Thanksgiving weekend to delay harvest operations.Wet fields kept producers out of the swing of harvest for multiple days, especially in some parts of the Peace Region, where up to 50 mm of precipitation was recorded.In the norther...
Oct 19, 2026
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Crop Report
Peace Region passes harvest completion halfway mark
Before unfavourable weather blanketed the majority of Alberta over the Thanksgiving weekend, producers were in rush to get crops off the field and into storage thanks to a historically late harvest. Provincial major crop harvest completion increased to 78 per cent according to the latest Alberta Crop Report. In the rep...
Oct 14, 2026
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Peace Region Wildfire free
Wildfire danger level low in PRFA, agri-producers still asked to be cautious
The Peace River Forest area wildfire danger rating now sits at low. Alberta Wildfire also reports zero active wildfires in all of northern Alberta. However, even with low wildfire danger levels and cold temperatures, Alberta Wildfire is asking residents to still use caution. Specifically for the PRFA, "agricultura...
Oct 5, 2026
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Alberta
Referendum
Danielle Smith makes it clear separation now dead issue as long as she is premier
Danielle Smith says Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue.Smith, in a TV address to the province, says there will be no more referendums on separation as long as she is in charge. And she says separation will not be used as a tool to fight Ottawa, bu...
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Winning $90M Lotto Max ticket for Tuesday night's draw purchased in Alberta
Someone in Wildrose Country is $90 million richer thanks to Tuesday night's Lotto Max draw.According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, one winning ticket was purchased in Alberta outside of Edmonton and Calgary, based on a prize breakdown list released late Tuesday evening.For the person or potentiallly, a gro...
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6:45 p.m.
Premier Smith and NDP's Nenshi address Albertans
Premier Danielle Smith will address Albertans on live television Tuesday night.The speech is set to begin at 6:45.You can watch it, and an address given today by Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. below:Premier Smith (live at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday)Tonight at 6:45, join me live for a province wide address to Albertans on ...
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the final countdown
Carney in Red Deer: Separatism a "dangerous bluff" at "a moment of unprecedented opportunity"
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been on a mission this week, seeking to ensure Albertans know that Ottawa has heard its message loud and clear ahead of Monday's historic referendum.After a boisterous evening in Calgary on Thursday, and ahead of what turned out to be another one just like it in Edmonton on Friday evening...
Oct 17, 2026
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Canada
B.C. billionaire's real estate firms allege 'pattern of misconduct' by CRA in tax row
Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a "pattern of misconduct" in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007. Five companies within H...
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Canadian news publishers worried about Meta's new terms of service
OTTAWA - Canadian news companies say they're worried about changes to Meta's terms of service and want the company to clarify how they will be affected. Meta's changes to its terms of service, first reported by Neiman Lab, led some to suggest the terms...
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U.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford both disputed the suggestion of Canadian interference in the U.S. midterms, after the U.S. embassy in Canada released a list of quotes from Canadian politicians which it claims indicate ...
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Some government websites taken down in response to security risk: AI minister
OTTAWA - Some government websites have been taken down temporarily as a precaution against a security risk, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Wednesday. In a social media post, Solomon said the websites went dark to protect government ...
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Eby says Conservatives acting like they've won B.C. election, as Doerkson fundraises
SURREY - NDP Leader David Eby says the B.C. Conservatives are behaving "as if they've won" the provincial election by focusing on fundraising instead of taking questions from the media in the last days of the campaign. Final voting day is on Saturday, ...
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New southern resident killer whale calf spotted in waters near B.C.
FRIDAY HARBOR - The endangered southern resident killer whale population has increased by one after a calf was spotted in waters near British Columbia. The Center for Whale Research says in an email statement that the new calf was first spotted on Mond...
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World
Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. ...
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Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Vance was located about 520 miles (835 kilometers) south of Aca...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a ...
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