Missing person
UPDATE: High Level RCMP say missing teenager found safe.
UPDATE: High Level RCMP say Andrea has been located and is safe. Police are thanking the public for their assistance. High Level RCMP are looking for a missing 15-year-old resident of Garden River First Nation.Andrea Nanooch was last seen in High Level at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, May 17.Mounties says they want to talk...
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RCMP
High Prairie RCMP looking for attempted murder suspect
High Prairie RCMP say a suspect that is facing a charge of attempted murder after a shooting incident on Friday, May 15 at Kapawe'no First Nation is still at large.Lucas Zane Auger, 31-years-old and from Driftpile, is also facing several weapons charges.Mounties say that on May 15, they got a report at around 6 p.m. th...
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Peace Region
Missing person
UPDATE: High Level RCMP say missing teenager found safe.
UPDATE: High Level RCMP say Andrea has been located and is safe. Police are thanking the public for their assistance. High Level RCMP are looking for a missing 15-year-old resident of Garden River First Nation.Andrea Nanooch was last seen in High Level at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, May 17.Mounties says they want to talk...
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City Hall
Road closure to start on 110 Street on Tuesday
City Hall in Grande Prairie says a temporary road closure on 110 Street will start at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19.The stretch between 107 and 109 Avenues will be closed for storm sewer construction at the new Ken Sargent House.The closure will stay in place until June 12 or until the work is finished.Drivers and pedestri...
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RCMP
High Prairie RCMP looking for attempted murder suspect
High Prairie RCMP say a suspect that is facing a charge of attempted murder after a shooting incident on Friday, May 15 at Kapawe'no First Nation is still at large.Lucas Zane Auger, 31-years-old and from Driftpile, is also facing several weapons charges.Mounties say that on May 15, they got a report at around 6 p.m. th...
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Weather
Frost advisories in place
UPDATE: The frost advisories have now ended for all of Alberta.Frost advisories are in place for the entire Alberta side of the Peace Country.Environment Canada says says the temperature overnight could be at or below freezing.Nearly all the rest of Alberta is under similar advisories. The exceptions are the northeast ...
May 17, 2026
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PWPSD
PWPSD raised over $58,000 in its 2025 Terry Fox Runs
Peace Wapiti Public School Division is sharing its fundraising totals from last year's Terry Fox Run.In 2025, PWPSD reached $58,666.80 in donations to the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research.Two PWPSD schools made the top 25 for Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut in donations. Whispering Ridge ranked 10th ...
May 17, 2026
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Emergency Department closure
Temporary Emergency Department closure in Spirit River
Alberta Health Services says a temporary closure at the Emergency Department at the Central Peace Health Complex in Spirit River will start at 7 p.m. tonight (Saturday, May 16).It will last until 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 17.AHS says the closure is needed "due to an unexpected shortage of clinical operations personnel...
May 16, 2026
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Local Sports
Lacrosse
Grande Prairie lacrosse player to soon represent Alberta at nationals for a second time
The only graduate of the Grande Prairie Thrashers lacrosse organization to make a provincial team is getting ready to represent Alberta on the national stage again.Sixteen-year-old Coehn Bolin will be playing box lacrosse at nationals this year in Halifax after playing at field lacrosse nationals last year, also in Hal...
May 16, 2026
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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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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
dang, it was gusty
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the following maximum speeds on May 14 (km/h):Three Hills: 101 Schuler: 100 Finnigan: 98 Cadogan: 96 Hussar: 96 Acadia Valley: ...
May 15, 2026
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all eyes on 2027
Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall. There is to be a new scheme for carbon em...
May 15, 2026
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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...
May 14, 2026
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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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Canada
Chinese Embassy in Canada denounces MP Chong's visit to Taiwan
OTTAWA - China's embassy in Canada says a Canadian MP's visit to Taiwan crosses a "red line" at a time when Ottawa is attempting to rebuild its relationship with Beijing. Conservative MP Michael Chong is in Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese offic...
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Quebec Premier Fréchette, French President Macron discuss opportunities in Paris
PARIS - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday as part of a mission focused on economic co-operation with France. Ahead of their meeting, Macron told the press that Quebec ca...
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U.S. slaps duties on fresh Canadian mushrooms over subsidy claims
WASHINGTON - The United States has put countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada following a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation which the Canadian industry has called "deeply flawed." The change, posted in the federal register on ...
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Nearly all Canadians on Gaza-bound flotilla detained by Israeli military: organizer
Nearly all the Canadian activists who were on a Gaza-bound flotilla aiming to break Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian territory have been detained, organizers said Monday. Global Sumud Canada, the Canadian chapter of the Global Sumud Flotilla ...
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U.S. says it's pausing long-standing military board with Canada
WASHINGTON - The U.S. undersecretary of defence for policy said Monday that the United States is pausing a long-standing military board, claiming "Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments." In a post on social media, Elbr...
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Former residence of Canada's consul general in New York is sold for US$8.05 million
WASHINGTON - The former residence of Canada's consul general in New York has sold for US$8.05 million after nearly two years on the market. Global Affairs Canada confirmed the sale price - which amounts to just over C$11 million - on Monday after rece...
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World
Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 ki...
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Police: Two suspects kill 3 people at a San Diego mosque before killing themselves
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two teenage suspects killed three men in a shooting at a San Diego mosque Monday before killing themselves a few blocks away, authorities said. Police Chief Scott Wahl said a security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was among ...
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Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men - then killed themselves a few blocks away - in an attack police are investigating as a hate crime. There was no specific threat made a...
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