GP Police
Edmonton man in custody after striking parked police & civilian vehicles
The Grande Prairie Police Service says they arrested a man yesterday evening (Wednesday, Nov. 11), after a driver struck multiple vehicles and almost hit a pedestrian. Police say just after 8 p.m. they got a call to the Pinnacle Drive and Pinnacle Way area due to a man being in medical distress, potentially an overdose...
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GP Police
Edmonton man in custody after striking parked police & civilian vehicles
The Grande Prairie Police Service says they arrested a man yesterday evening (Wednesday, Nov. 11), after a driver struck multiple vehicles and almost hit a pedestrian.Police say just after 8 p.m. they got a call to the Pinnacle Drive and Pinnacle Way area due to a man being in medical distress, potentially an overdose....
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Peace Region
GP Police
Edmonton man in custody after striking parked police & civilian vehicles
The Grande Prairie Police Service says they arrested a man yesterday evening (Wednesday, Nov. 11), after a driver struck multiple vehicles and almost hit a pedestrian. Police say just after 8 p.m. they got a call to the Pinnacle Drive and Pinnacle Way area due to a man being in medical distress, potentially an overdose...
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GP Police
Edmonton man in custody after striking parked police & civilian vehicles
The Grande Prairie Police Service says they arrested a man yesterday evening (Wednesday, Nov. 11), after a driver struck multiple vehicles and almost hit a pedestrian.Police say just after 8 p.m. they got a call to the Pinnacle Drive and Pinnacle Way area due to a man being in medical distress, potentially an overdose....
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Lottery
McLennan man wins over $680,000
A McLennan local has won $686,194 from an Aug. 10 Lightning Lotto draw.Joseph Maure says he was very calm when he scanned his ticket, and had to tell the cashier he had won, because she didn't even know.Now Maure says he isn't about "flashy purchases or extravagant celebration" and will put the money towards ...
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Internet Dangers
Beaverlodge man arrested for luring underage B.C. girl
A 19-year-old man from Beaverlodge is awaiting his court date after allegedly luring an underage girl online to send him sexual content. The arrest of Kenneth Livesey happened on Oct. 29, 2026, after a joint investigation by Internet Child Exploitation Units in both Alberta and British Columbia. Alberta's ALERT ICE say...
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RCMP
Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run investigation
Clairmont RCMP have made an arrest in an investigation dating back to April.RCMP say at 3:15 a.m. on April 7, Mounties were called to Highway 43 near Range Road 55, where a 56-year-old Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation resident, Brock Potts, was struck by a semi and pronounced dead at the scene.When the investigation first be...
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Weather
Peace Region temperature records broken Wednesday
An unusually warm fall in the Peace Country has led to multiple daily maximum temperature records being broken, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). On Remembrance Day (Nov. 11); Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Dawson Creek experienced new highs for the day due to the unseasonably nice weather. I...
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Local Sports
NWP Wolves
Longtime volleyball coach to be added to Wolves Wall of Fame
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves will pay tribute to a longtime volleyball coach on Saturday. Ron Thomson is being added to the Wolves Wall of Fame. An article on the NWP website says Thomson grew up in Chetwynd and first came to what was then Grande Prairie Regional College in 1982 as a student and volleyball playe...
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Storm
Storm on the road this week
The Storm are back on the road for two games this week. The Storm will visit Drayton Valley Thursday and Friday. Both games will start at 7 p.m. Grande Prairie goes into the game in second place in the North Division. Lloydminster is first. The Storm are also tied with Canmore for the second-best record in the Alberta ...
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Football
Two high school football provincials games to be played in Grande Prairie
Football Alberta says two games in high school provincials will be played on Saturday in Grande Prairie. The first one will be the 4A Northern Semi-Final between St. Joe's and Bev Facey from Sherwood Park. Kick-off time is set for 1 p.m. It will be followed by a 9-a-side quarter-final between Sexsmith and Millwoods Chr...
Nov 10, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
More visitors spent a record amount of money at Alberta Open Farm Days says province
The province says there was record attendance for this year's edition of Alberta Open Farm Days. The government says the 133 host farms for the 14th edition this year had 51,061 visits. Those visitors spent a record $422,940. "The record spending we saw in 2026 demonstrates the value of connecting Albertans direct...
Nov 4, 2026
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Crop Report
Final crop report has Peace Region at 89 per cent harvest completion
Harvest is virtually complete around Alberta for the 2026 season. Provincial harvest progress bumped up four per cent compared to the week prior and now sits at 97 per cent complete.The final Alberta Crop Report by AFSC says that, with harvest being extended longer than normal, there's not enough comparable data from f...
Nov 2, 2026
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Agriculture
Alberta's agriculture minister praises farmers' hard, work, perseverance in statement on harvest
A written statement from Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation says that "despite weather challenges, crop yields are estimated to be above average."Tara Sawyer says this is especially true for the southern and central areas of the province, adding that she applauds "the perseverance, patience...
Oct 30, 2026
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Alberta
School supports
Province invests $11 million for classroom complexity supports in rural communities
The Government of Alberta announced additional classroom complexity supports for students in rural communities.On Thursday, the province announced it's investing $11 million to strengthen supports for students and teachers.More specifically, they've allocated money to improve access to specialized services in rural and...
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Federal government
$6.5 billion in support coming to Alberta's forestry sector
During a $22 billion announcement on federal affordability measures, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson discussed Alberta's forestry sector. Hodgson said that it's a sector "that is really challenged right now," as they face "its fifth version of a trade war with the United States." H...
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H.E.R.
Group leading enhancements to menopause care in Alberta
A new initiative led by Primary Care Alberta (PCA) intends to improve the experiences women have with menopause and perimenopause care in this province.Along with PCA, the Calgary Health Foundation and Calgary and Area Primary Care Network (CAPCN) are working on the HER (Health. Empowerment. Resilience.) Strategy.Its e...
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Health Care
Alberta expanding use of AI technology that speeds up MRIs after successful pilot
The Alberta government says it will spend $14 million on artificial intelligence technology that speeds up the MRI testing process. The government says the decision was made after a successful pilot program that began last year lead to almost 12,000 more MRIs being done. It says the technology is installed directly to ...
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Canada
Woman arrested after allegedly impersonating officer at Remembrance Day ceremony
VANCOUVER - A woman has been arrested and charged after allegedly impersonating a police officer during Vancouver's Remembrance Day ceremony. Police say officers noticed the woman wearing "combat-style" camouflage clothing, body armour, tactical boots ...
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Indigenous women's groups call out Ottawa over funding in new federal budget
OTTAWA - Indigenous women's groups say the new federal budget is harming the people they represent by not including funding targeted at violence and community support services. Native Women's Association of Canada president Josie Nepinak said Thursday ...
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Tretiak says Russia will seek compensation if barred from world juniors in Alberta
MOSCOW - Russian hockey federation president Vladislav Tretiak is threatening to seek compensation from Canada and push for the relocation or cancellation of next month's world junior championship in Alberta if Russia is barred from competing. The warn...
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Feds won't appeal Alberta court ruling that Impact Assessment Act is unconstitutional
OTTAWA - The federal government says it won't appeal a recent court decision which declared some of the Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional. In October, the Alberta Court of Appeal said parts of the federal law still infringe on provincial jurisdict...
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Network of deepfake videos spreading 'politically divisive' falsehoods in Canada
OTTAWA - A network that's likely based outside of Canada is using deepfakes to spread "politically divisive" content to Canadians, says a new report released Thursday. The report from McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy says ...
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Ex-minister Bailey calls B.C. election drubbing a 'harsh judgment' of inauthentic Eby
VICTORIA - One of David Eby's former top lieutenants said he came across as inauthentic during the BC NDP's failed election campaign, calling last month's crushing defeat a "harsh judgment" on the outgoing premier's leadership and his decision to call ...
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World
Democrat Cindy Holscher is elected Kansas' next governor, extending her party's wave of victories
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democrat Cindy Holscher has been elected Kansas' next governor, fending off Republican Ty Masterson to keep the office in her party's hands and extend a massive wave of Democratic victories across the country. Democrat...
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Democrat Cindy Holscher wins election for governor in Kansas
Democrat Cindy Holscher won election Thursday as governor of Kansas, defeating Republican Ty Masterson. Holscher's win will keep the governor's office under Democratic control after the departure of term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly. The victory also break...
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Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing
Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 killing, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday. Glossip had been s...
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