Provincial Government
$2.5 million for 36 community organizations to "end gender-based violence"
The province is providing $2.5 million to support those affected by gender-based violence.The funding will support 36 community organizations across the province "to end gender based violence," with 14 in Calgary, seven in Edmonton, four in southern Alberta, seven in central Alberta and four in northern Alber...
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B.C. election
Provincial election day in B.C. on Saturday
Saturday is provincial election day in British Columbia. Three candidates are running in Peace River South. They are Marsha Rose Dufresne for the BC NDP, incumbent Larry Neufeld for the Conservative Party and unaffiliated candidate Helen Scott. In Peace River North, incumbent Independent MLA Jordan Kealy is being chal...
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Peace Region
B.C. election
Provincial election day in B.C. on Saturday
Saturday is provincial election day in British Columbia. Three candidates are running in Peace River South. They are Marsha Rose Dufresne for the BC NDP, incumbent Larry Neufeld for the Conservative Party and unaffiliated candidate Helen Scott. In Peace River North, incumbent Independent MLA Jordan Kealy is being chal...
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Tri-Division Collegiate Program
Three local school divisions benefitting from $120k Pembina funding
Pembina Pipelines is providing $40,000 over the next three years to support the Grande Prairie Regional Career Collegiate.In a release from the Peace Wapiti Public School Division, they say the funding will be used to expand career-connected learning experiences for students across the region.They add that the $120,000...
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County of Grande Prairie
County Council regular meeting highlights
County of Grande Prairie Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20.Among the highlights was a $7,000 retention and inclusion incentive for a nurse practitioner at the Wembley Medical Clinic.The funding was provided through County Council's Family Physician and Nurse Practitioner Retention and Inclusion Polic...
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Community
Non-profit and community group conference taking place at Evergreen Park Oct. 24
Peace Region non-profit organizations and community groups are being invited to come together Saturday to learn, connect, and grow.The County of Grande Prairie, Municipal District of Greenview, and the Government of Alberta are working together to hold Mission Possible: Building Better Communities, Together, a full day...
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"such a fun night!"
Fifth annual Ghost Stories runs this weekend
The South Peace Regional Archives and Bear Creek Funeral Home are hosting it's fifth annual Ghost Stories event this weekend.Held at the Bear Creek Funeral Home, the event aims to raise funds to help preserve the archives while sharing local history and ghost encounters.A previous participant called it "such a fun...
Oct 22, 2026
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Grande Prairie RCMP
City marks Grande Prairie policing transition with GPPS and GP RCMP
The Grande Prairie RCMP detachment has taken its final bow.At an event at Bonnetts Energy Centre Wednesday, Oct. 21, the City of Grande Prairie wished a fond farewell to the detachment as the Grande Prairie Police Service assumes all city jurisdiction policing duties. (Image Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh)...
Oct 22, 2026
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Hockey, curling, football, Wolves this weekend
Storm The Storm will visit Bonnyville Friday and Saturday. Face-off time for both games will be 7 p.m. The Storm have the best record in the Alberta Junior Hockey League at 9-2-1 and hold first place by five points over Lloydminster.NWJHLThere are three games in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday. Beaverlodge ...
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Auto Racing
Local auto racers competing at US event
A half-dozen auto racers from the Peace are competing at a big event in the U.S. this weekend. The Sportsman World Finals in Norwalk, Ohio, is set for Friday and Saturday. It draws racers from all over Canada and the States. There will be three competitors representing the North Peace Bracket Racing Association track l...
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Storm
Storm beat visiting Wolverines Tuesday night
Treysen Miller had two goals as the Storm downed visiting Whitecourt 4-1 Tuesday night in Grande Prairie. Miller also had an assist. Brody Martin had a pair of helpers. The Storm now have 19 points and are in first place in the North Division. The Storm's next game is on Friday in Bonnyville.
Oct 21, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Farm groups looking for directors
Several agricultural commodity groups are looking for farmers to serve on their boards. Alberta Grains Alberta Grains says it has five openings for directors and 13 more for delegates. Anyone who wants to run must grow wheat or barley in their region and must have paid a check-off in the last two fiscal years. The nomi...
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Crop Report
Peace Region harvest slowest in province due to snow and rain delays
Many regions in Alberta experienced the first snowfall of the season just in time for the Thanksgiving weekend to delay harvest operations.Wet fields kept producers out of the swing of harvest for multiple days, especially in some parts of the Peace Region, where up to 50 mm of precipitation was recorded.In the norther...
Oct 19, 2026
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Crop Report
Peace Region passes harvest completion halfway mark
Before unfavourable weather blanketed the majority of Alberta over the Thanksgiving weekend, producers were in rush to get crops off the field and into storage thanks to a historically late harvest. Provincial major crop harvest completion increased to 78 per cent according to the latest Alberta Crop Report. In the rep...
Oct 14, 2026
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Alberta
Business Beat
U.S. case alleging price-fixing advances against Canadian frozen potato giants
An Illinois judge says a class-action lawsuit alleging two Canadian companies participated in a frozen potato price-fixing scheme in the U.S. can continue. New Brunswick's McCain Foods Limited and J.D. Irving-owned Cavendish Farms, which has an operation in Lethbridge County, were among five defendants seeking the case...
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Provincial Government
$2.5 million for 36 community organizations to "end gender-based violence"
The province is providing $2.5 million to support those affected by gender-based violence.The funding will support 36 community organizations across the province "to end gender based violence," with 14 in Calgary, seven in Edmonton, four in southern Alberta, seven in central Alberta and four in northern Alber...
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SCHOOL FLAG RULES
New flag regulations at Alberta schools set to take effect
New regulations governing which flags can be displayed at Alberta schools will take effect Jan. 4, 2027, requiring school authorities to follow provincial rules on flag displays.The Flag Display Regulation builds on changes introduced through the province's An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms.Under t...
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Provincial Politics
Affordability measures, consumer protection legislation coming; Alberta government
Alberta's government says it has a suite of legislation coming this fall to protect Albertans, their pocketbooks and their personal information. Government house leader Joseph Schow says the province will soon table new bills to lower the cost of auto insurance and give Albertans new protections when it comes to their ...
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Canada
British Columbians vote in early election, with David Eby's job on the line
VICTORIA - British Columbians go to the polls today in an early election called by NDP Leader David Eby in the biggest gamble of his political life. The five-week campaign saw the major parties fight over issues from health care to housing, the provinc...
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Carney tours Kariye Mosque in Istanbul before departing Turkey
ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up a three-day trip to Turkey today by touring a mosque in Istanbul. Carney visited the Kariye Mosque, a former Byzantine church known for its beautiful frescoes and mosaics. The tour marks the end of the f...
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U.S. ambassador offers Canada help almost a week after Wainwright tragedy
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the United States has offered to help following the deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. Four soldiers were killed and 39 injured on Oct. 17 when a fire that began during a tra...
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Son says Canadian died in U.S. after declining hospital care due to deportation fear
The son of a Canadian woman who died after a fall at her home in Point Roberts, Wash., earlier this month said she refused to seek treatment, fearing she would be detained by U.S. authorities or prevented from returning to the country. Dylan Adamson sa...
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We're hearing more about rabies in the news. Here's what to know about the virus
TORONTO - Public health officials in B.C. and Quebec are dealing with rabies in wild animals that have come into contact with people or domestic pets. In Vancouver, it was a single skunk but in parts of Quebec, there is an outbreak of rabies in raccoon...
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Ottawa 'disappointed' after union announces strike votes for 120,000 workers
OTTAWA - The federal government says it's "disappointed" after Canada's largest federal public service union announced 120,000 workers will take part in nationwide strike votes starting next month. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says voting will...
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World
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China, South Korean news agency reports
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in China, his first visit to the country in a year, South Korea's government said Saturday. Kim's visit to China is his latest move in an increasingly assertive foreign policy a...
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A preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Vanuatu
A preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Saturday hit off the coast of Vanuatu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting a tsunami warning for the area that was later rescinded. The quake in the South Pacific struck at around 1...
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Brewers withstand Rays' comeback attempt to win 3-2 in Game 1 of World Series
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Trevor Megill was shouting in celebration and the Milwaukee Brewers were bolting out of the dugout to congratulate one another, believing they had just escaped a ninth-inning jam to win Game 1 of the World Series. Not qui...
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