Peace Wapiti Public School Division
Multi-use sports court open at Penson School
Peace Wapiti Public School Division has unveiled a new multi-use sports court at Penson School.On Friday, students, staff, volunteers, and community members gathered for the grand opening of the new amenity, which will provide a new place for students to be active, play, and enjoy time together.Principal Nicole Gillies...
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November 2023 Incident
Stay of proceedings for Red Deer woman charged in northern Alberta homicide
There has been a stay of proceedings for a Red Deer woman accused in the death of a man in northern Alberta nearly three years ago. Sara Dawn Aleisha Kappo, 38, had her matters stayed on Aug. 21, 2026, and was previously scheduled for a pre-trial conference in Grande Prairie Court of Justice on Sept. 18, 2026. Her two...
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Peace Region
Peace Wapiti Public School Division
Multi-use sports court open at Penson School
Peace Wapiti Public School Division has unveiled a new multi-use sports court at Penson School.On Friday, students, staff, volunteers, and community members gathered for the grand opening of the new amenity, which will provide a new place for students to be active, play, and enjoy time together.Principal Nicole Gillies...
7m ago
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November 2023 Incident
Stay of proceedings for Red Deer woman charged in northern Alberta homicide
There has been a stay of proceedings for a Red Deer woman accused in the death of a man in northern Alberta nearly three years ago. Sara Dawn Aleisha Kappo, 38, had her matters stayed on Aug. 21, 2026, and was previously scheduled for a pre-trial conference in Grande Prairie Court of Justice on Sept. 18, 2026. Her two...
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Town of Valleyview
Town of Valleyview holding Community Winter Clothing Week Sept. 21-25
The Town of Valleyview is inviting residents and visitors to donate winter clothing this week.From 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. you can drop off clean, gently used winter gear, or browse the available selection and take home what you need for free.Community Winter Clothing Week goes Monday to Friday at the Swanson Room at Po...
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City Services
City marking end of summer with closure of outdoor facilities
The City of Grande Prairie is calling a wrap on summer.Effective Monday, Sept. 21, the City has closed several outdoor amenities for the year:Lions Park Spray ParkMuskoseepi Spray ParkCrystal Lake washroomsSouth Bear Creek volleyball washroomsLawn Bowling FacilityThe City is thanking everyone who enjoyed these spaces t...
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Aquatera
Aquatera wastewater closed 18-hours Sept. 16 following hydrocarbon contamination event
Aquatera responded to a hydrocarbon contamination event last week.On Sept. 16, the wastewater treatment plant was shut down for 18 hours to prevent damage to the treatment process while crews completed cleanup and recovery.The outage and hydrocarbon exposure impacted the biological treatment process, leading to additio...
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Court
Life sentence with no chance of parole for 14 years handed down for Grande Prairie murder
Alberta Justice says a Grande Prairie man charged after a 2023 murder has been given a life sentence with no chance for parole for 14 years. Nathan Anthony Landry was handed the sentence on September 17 in Grande Prairie Court of King's Bench after being convicted in July on a charge of first-degree murder. Landry was ...
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Local Sports
Week 3
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...
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Local Hockey
Storm win weekend double-header home opener over Bonnyville
The Grande Prairie Storm kicked off the AJHL regular season at home over the weekend, winning a double-header over the Bonnyville Pontiacs.The Storm opened the season Friday night with a 6-1 victory, then again, winning 5-2 Saturday at Bonnetts Energy Centre.The boys travel to Whitecourt on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to play...
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Local Sports
NWJHL season opening, Wolves, Nitehawk fundraiser this weekend
NWJHLThe Northwest Junior Hockey League regular season starts Friday with Beaverlodge at the County Wheat Kings.Face-off at 8 p.m. at the JDA County Sportsplex.On Saturday, Slave Lake in Sexsmith starts at 8 p.m. Fort St. John in La Crete will start at 7 p.m.Sunday, Wheat Kings in Sexsmith and Slave Lake in Beaverlodge...
Sep 18, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Rain dampening harvest efforts according to latest Alberta Crop Report
Just under 13 per cent of major crops have been combined in the Peace Region according to the most recent Alberta Crop Report. The report, dated Sept. 15, says the Peace Region is well behind the five-year average of 51 per cent of harvest completed, due to precipitation in the region that varied between five and 15 mi...
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Agriculture
Twenty-two per cent of canola swathed in Peace Region, as per latest Provincial Crop Report
The province says harvest is off to a slow start in 2026 across Alberta, with the most recent Alberta Crop Report by AFSC saying provincial progress is behind the five-and 10-year averages of 40 and 30 per cent, respectively. Rain has caused significant delays for farmers to get in the field as well as for crops maturi...
Sep 14, 2026
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Agriculture
September 1 crop report says just over three per cent of the crop harvested in the Peace
The September 1 crop report from the province and AFSC says that 3.3 per cent of the major crops in the Peace had been harvested by that date. The five-year average for the same time is 13.3 per cent completion; the 10-year average is 9.2 per cent. The report also says that 12.3 per cent of the dry peas, 6.3 per cent o...
Sep 09, 2026
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Alberta
rural and remote communities
Alberta and Canada invest in expanding internet access in the province
The federal and provincial government have partnered to expand high-speed internet access across the province.Last week, Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development for the federal government, and Nate Glubish, Alberta's Minister of Technology and Innovation, announced $24.8 million in joint funding for ...
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Three-day event
ABmunis Convention and Trade Show begins Sept. 23 in Edmonton
This week, over 1,500 municipal elected officials, along with administrators, and provincial officials will head to Edmonton for the Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show.From Sept. 23-25, the province's largest annual gathering of municipal leaders is set to take place at the Edmonton Convention Centre.&quo...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith rejects party accusation she's muting pro-Canada referendum ads
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote. Smith says she hasn't been neutral and that her United Conservative Party government's $4-million ad campaign urges Alberta to remain a sovereign province wit...
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Provincial Politics
Elections Alberta shares locations of polling stations ahead of referendum next month
Albertans can now find out where they'll need to go to vote for the Oct. 19 referendum as the provincial election agency has published the locations of just over 1,400 polling stations. Those planning to vote on referendum day can go to Elections Alberta's website and type in their address to find their polling station...
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Canada
QuickQuotes: MPs react to Carney's new Building Canada Strong Act
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a bill Monday to fast-track approvals for major projects and update the Canada Labour Code. Here's what politicians and others are saying about the new legislation: - "A stronger Canada means more...
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Carney says he won't backtrack on digital services tax, streamers' CanCon payments
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won't change his mind about his decision to eliminate the digital services tax and Canadian content contributions for streamers. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet asked Carney in the House of Commo...
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NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war
OTTAWA - Critics are calling out NDP Leader Avi Lewis for suggesting online that he and his fellow Jews have "failed" to do their part to stop Israel's violence in the Gaza Strip. Lewis posted Sunday that he is marking the holiest day on the Jewish cal...
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After Belleville, Ont., shooting, a look at recent violent incidents near synagogues
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 29-year-old man allegedly opened fire at a constable stationed outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., on Sunday night. The resulting shootout left both the suspect and the officer with serious injuri...
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B.C. minister Popham won't run for a sixth term, deepening snap election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham says she won't run for a sixth term, deepening speculation about a snap election being called. Popham's announcement follows the resignation of Opposition B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay on Sun...
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Alberta's Smith rejects party accusation she's muting pro-Canada referendum ads
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote. Smith says she hasn't been neutral and that her United Conservative Party gover...
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World
UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks
ABOARD THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER'S PLANE (AP) - Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Burnham told rep...
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Trump inaugurates new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm even as major television networks kept their cameras away because CNN wasn't allowed to cove...
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Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday. Polo could bring heavy rain, rough surf and tropical-storm-force wind to parts of Mexico late T...
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