Utilities
Aquatera recognized for battery collection program
Aquatera Utilities Inc. is being recognized as a leader in responsible battery recycling.Aquatera has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2025 Leaders in Sustainability Awards.Presented by Call2Recycle Canada, the award is recognizing Aquatera for their participation in the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! progr...
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GP Grows
Free seed packs offered through Early Sprouts program all next week
The annual GP Grows program is returning to the City next week, with its Early Sprouts rendition.All next week (Mar. 2- Mar. 8), residents can visit the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the week, and noon to 6 p.m. on weekends and pick between five "easy-to-grow" seed packs.Seed packs wi...
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Peace Region
GP Storm
Another Storm assistant Captain commits to Niagara University
Another Storm player will be joining Zachary Wilson at Niagara University next season, as fellow assistant Captain Chase Christensen announced his commitment yesterday.Christensen says "It's been a dream of mine to play college hockey in the States." I want to thank the City of Grande Prairie, as well as the ...
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Utilities
Aquatera recognized for battery collection program
Aquatera Utilities Inc. is being recognized as a leader in responsible battery recycling.Aquatera has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2025 Leaders in Sustainability Awards.Presented by Call2Recycle Canada, the award is recognizing Aquatera for their participation in the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! progr...
8h ago
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GP Grows
Free seed packs offered through Early Sprouts program all next week
The annual GP Grows program is returning to the City next week, with its Early Sprouts rendition.All next week (Mar. 2- Mar. 8), residents can visit the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the week, and noon to 6 p.m. on weekends and pick between five "easy-to-grow" seed packs.Seed packs wi...
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Peace Wapiti Public School Division
PWPSD announces new principals for 2026-2027 school year
Peace Wapiti Public School Division has announced four new full-time principals joining their ranks.Clairmont Community School, Hythe Regional School, La Glace School, and Robert W. Zahara School will all welcome new administrators in the fall, while Wembley Elementary School will welcome back its current acting princi...
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HFCRD
HFCRD announces new trustee for Ward 5 - Grimshaw
A new trustee has been acclaimed to Holy Family Catholic Regional Division.John Willemsen was acclaimed to the Ward 5 - Grimshaw trustee position left vacant since the 2025 election.Willemsen served as a Nipissing Parry Sound Catholic School board trustee for 18 years and is a long-time member of the Knights of Columbu...
23h ago
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Healthcare
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED without physician for 12 hours
The Emergency Department at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital will temporarily be without an on-site doctor for a 12-hour period overnight.There will be no physician in the ED from 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February, 26, to 8:00 a.m. Friday, February, 27. Nursing staff will remain on site in the ED to provide triage, assess...
Feb 26, 2026
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Local Sports
GP Storm
Another Storm assistant Captain commits to Niagara University
Another Storm player will be joining Zachary Wilson at Niagara University next season, as fellow assistant Captain Chase Christensen announced his commitment yesterday.Christensen says "It's been a dream of mine to play college hockey in the States." I want to thank the City of Grande Prairie, as well as the ...
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NWP Wolves
Accolades for Wolves volleyball players, and an opening day win for the men's team at provincials
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves won a very close opening match at the ACAC Men's Volleyball Championship in Red Deer Thursday afternoon.The Wolves stopped Briercrest College 3-2. Set scores were 24-26, 25-19, 25-20, 26-28 and 16-14.The Wolves will play in a semi-final game Friday evening against Keyano College from...
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Local Hockey
NPHL semi-finals resume Thursday night
Game 2 in both semi-final series will be played in the North Peace Hockey League playoffs on Thursday night.Manning is in Grande Prairie. Dawson Creek in Spirit River. Both games start at 8:30.The Comets and Rangers have 1-0 series leads. Manning beat visiting Grande Prairie 5-3 in Game 1 Tuesday night.Spirit River won...
Feb 26, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Half of recall petitions against Alberta governing caucus confirmed to have failed
Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed. That means half of the two dozen petitions launched against United Conservative legislature members late last year have come up short. One of the unsuccessful campaigns confirmed by Elections Alberta was ag...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta finance minister heads to Calgary to discuss budget and its $9.4B deficit
Alberta's finance minister is set to hit the road today to discuss a new provincial budget that is big on spending but also carries an eye-popping deficit of more than $9 billion. Nate Horner will discuss the budget with business leaders at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Horner tabled the spending document Thursday, ...
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Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9 billion (including $2 billion set aside as a contin...
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Bonnyville Business
Man leading Alberta's separatist movement claims to have received death threat
An Alberta man driving a separatist movement in the province says a live bullet was brought to his business as a death threat. R-C-M-P say they received a report in late January about a man bringing an item resembling a bullet to a business in Bonnyville, about 240 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. Police say they beli...
Feb 26, 2026
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Canada
Witness denies officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
VANCOUVER - One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later. Const. Chris Bow...
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Eby credits OpenAI for coming clean after mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby is crediting artificial intelligence firm OpenAI for not trying to hide problematic interactions between the Tumbler Ridge shooter and its chatbot. But while he says the firm "did come forward" about Jesse...
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China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit
China's government says it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The country's finance ministry says 100 per cent tariffs on canola meal and peas, and a 25 per cent levy on lobs...
2h ago
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Politics, trade on tap for Poilievre during trip to U.K. and Germany
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is planning his first official international trip as opposition leader next week, with plans to meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders in both London and Germany. The trip comes just after ...
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Indigenous Peoples play a key role in national security: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Indigenous communities across the country - and particularly in the Arctic - play a vital role in Canada's national security. Speaking at the National Indigenous Defence Conference today in Ottawa, Simon said Canada c...
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Stéphane Dion named first 'diplomat in residence' at Université de Montréal
MONTRÉAL - Stéphane Dion, the former leader of the federal Liberals and most recently Canada's ambassador to France, has been named the first "diplomat in residence" at Université de Montréal, where he taught political science before starting his polit...
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World
Sheinbaum says FIFA will visit Mexico to assess World Cup security and mobility
MEXICO CITY (AP) - FIFA representatives will visit Mexico soon to assess security and mobility issues for the World Cup, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. The country's ability to co-host the World Cup has been under scrutiny this wee...
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Sweden says it intercepted Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier
STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, the Swedish military said Friday. The armed forces said in a statem...
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Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota church. In a social media post, Bondi said 25 people had been arrested ...
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