Road Work
Road work season beings in the County of Grande Prairie
Road construction season in the County of Grande Prairie has officially begun.County crews will be working on nearly 40 projects from now until November, weather depending.In the 2026 Final Budget, County Council approved an allocation of $51.7 million for road improvements.Work will include 15 grading projects for gra...
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Education
GPPSD recognized by Alberta School Councils' Association
The Grande Prairie Public School Division is being recognized for fostering a strong collaboration between school councils, trustees, and senior administration.The division has been awarded the Alberta School Councils' Association's Division School Council Engagement Award for strengthening council engagement and stude...
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Peace Region
Road Work
Road work season beings in the County of Grande Prairie
Road construction season in the County of Grande Prairie has officially begun.County crews will be working on nearly 40 projects from now until November, weather depending.In the 2026 Final Budget, County Council approved an allocation of $51.7 million for road improvements.Work will include 15 grading projects for gra...
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Weather Advisory
Rainfall warning issued for northern Alberta
Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for rainfall that spans the majority of Alberta's Peace Country and tracks east toward the Saskatchewan border. Rainfall amounts are expected to be between 25 to 33 millimeters, with localized amounts of up to 50 millimeters possible. Communities under this warning in the ...
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Roads
Gravel road bans lifted in County and City of Grande Prairie
The City and County of Grande Prairie have both lifted their gravel road bans from the spring melt season.Effective today (Thursday, May 14), gravel roads are back at 100 percent axle weight loading, 24 hours per day, unless otherwise posted.The city's bans ended at 12:00 a.m.; the county's ban was lifted at 10:00 a.m.
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Education
GPPSD recognized by Alberta School Councils' Association
The Grande Prairie Public School Division is being recognized for fostering a strong collaboration between school councils, trustees, and senior administration.The division has been awarded the Alberta School Councils' Association's Division School Council Engagement Award for strengthening council engagement and stude...
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Energy Business
Final day for Peace Region Energy Show
It's the last day to get in on the action out at Evergreen Park for the 2026 Peace Region Energy Show. Hours for the annual energy business trade show and networking event are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today (Thursday, May 14).There is a 'Speakers Corner' inside the TARA Centre tradeshow where experts talk about various indust...
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City Hall
Road construction season set to start in Grande Prairie
City Hall says the construction season is ready to start in Grande Prairie.There is a total of $28.5 million in the city's 2026 budget for infrastructure and road work.The city says in a news release that $15.23 million has been budgeted for road repairs. There is also $5 million for the Mission Heights Storm Project. ...
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Local Sports
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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ACAC
Design Works Centre named home of NWP Wolves women's hockey
The inaugural season for Northwestern Polytechnic's Women's Hockey team will be played at Grande Prairie's Design Works Centre.The unveiling of the Wolves logo on the Weyerhaeuser Arena's ice marked a new opportunity for women student athletes in northern Alberta.The Wolves will be the seventh team in the Alberta Colle...
May 11, 2026
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Junior Hockey
WHL news for a couple of players from the Peace
Final starts Friday The Western Hockey League final starts tonight (Friday, May 8) in Everett, Washington. The Silvertips will host the Prince Albert Raiders. Zachary Shantz from Sucker Creek is with Everett. He has 10 points, including four goals, in 13 playoff games after recording 65 points in 66 regular-season game...
May 08, 2026
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Agriculture
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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Farming groups applaud private member's bill aimed at speeding up product approvals
OTTAWA - Canadian agriculture groups are applauding a Conservative private member's bill that would allow Canada to rely on scientific reviews of new products conducted in "trusted" countries to speed up approvals of the products here. Conservative MP ...
Apr 18, 2026
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Alberta
what was accomplished?
Spring legislative session wraps up in Alberta
Alberta's United Conservative government believes it has delivered for Albertans as the spring session of the legislature wraps up.The province notes that the session saw 17 bills passed.Actions taken include strengthening safeguards related to medical assistance in dying (MAID), protecting consumers from misleading to...
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Community Initiatives Program
Changes coming to Alberta non-profit grant
The Government of Alberta is implementing changes to its Community Initiatives Program, in an effort, officials say, to better support non-profits.They say the changes will empower the non-profit sector and meet organizations' needs.According to the province, CIP - ODC replaces the former CIP Operating grant to refocus...
May 14, 2026
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ATA offers thoughts
Province invests $200 million to hire more teachers to reduce classroom sizes
The Government of Alberta announced they're investing $200 million through the new Class Size Reduction Grant to reduce class sizes in Kindergarten to Grade 9 for the 2026-27 school year.The funding, the province says, will be used to hire more than 1,400 teachers to help reduce class sizes and improve classroom learni...
May 13, 2026
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online chat or call back
Primary Care Alberta expands access to non-urgent health advice
Primary Care Alberta has announced they have expanded access to Health Link 811.Residents looking for non-urgent health advice or how to connect with a nurse through Health Link 811 can now chat live online with a nurse.Those who prefer to speak with a nurse by phone can also request a call back on Primarycarealberta.c...
May 13, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Ottawa-Alberta MOU, Military inquest wraps, New Drake albums
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Smith set to make energy announcement; carbon price deal expected Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are to meet today in Calga...
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Experts call for evenly applied forensic nursing services across B.C.
A researcher on intimate partner violence is calling for British Columbia to increase funding for forensic nurses, saying there is service gap for survivors in most regions. The comments by Amanda McCormick, an associate professor in the school of cri...
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Carney, Smith set to make energy announcement; carbon price deal expected
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are to meet today in Calgary, where they're expected to announce an agreement on the future of industrial carbon emission pricing in the province. A source with knowledge of the di...
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Hydro-Québec fought to hide parts of 1960s records from Newfoundland government
ST. JOHN'S - Hydro-Québec fought to hide decades-old correspondence about a proposed aluminum smelter, saying its details could derail ongoing energy negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador. The provincially owned utility made these arguments with ...
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Rare hearings wrap on alleged mishandling of suicide by military police
OTTAWA - It's the final day of hearings into the tragic death of a Canadian defence analyst in 2024, launched over allegations military police mishandled a welfare check on the day he took his own life at his Ottawa home. The rare public interest heari...
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'Hockey city': experts say Canadiens fever fuelled by team's winning history
Almost everyone appears to agree that the Montreal Canadiens fans are the loudest and rowdiest of any team in the National Hockey League. And the "Habs fever" is only intensifying as the team pursues a second round battle in the Stanley Cup playoffs. C...
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World
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergency workers finished digging through th...
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Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergency workers finished digging through th...
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A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. The deaths and suspected cases h...
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