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 ...
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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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Peace Region
Weather
Frost advisories in place
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 corner and the mountains.Yellow warnings mean the weather can c...
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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 ...
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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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Missing Person
Grande Prairie RCMP looking for missing teenager
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say Kalean Atkin has been located and is safe. They are thanking the public for helping in the search.Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 16-year-old.Kalean Atkin was last seen on May 16 at 1:45 a.m. Kalean is described as:Pale complexion;5 feet, 9 inch...
May 16, 2026
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weather
Snowfall warnings in place for Grande Cache, Hinton
Grande Cache, the Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, and Willmore Wilderness Park are among several areas in Alberta with a snowfall warning in place.The Hinton area and William A. Switzer Provincial Park are under similar warnings.Environment Canada says 15 centimetres of snow is possible in areas along Highway 40.The sn...
May 16, 2026
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County of Grande Prairie
Maskwa Medical Centre, agreement with Horse Lake discussed at special meeting of County of Grande Prairie Council
County of Grande Prairie Council has given first reading to a bylaw that would allow a loan guarantee for the Maskwa Medical Centre. The facility's board is asking for a guarantee of $5.836,825 to back a loan of $23,347,283 from ATB. Council says it wants to see the loan terms first. A draft plan is expected to come to...
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
Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dead after car crash
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post she died in a car accident but no further information about the crash was included. A biography of Derksen o...
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Man sentenced to 4 years after shooting and killing friend in bulletproof vest 'game'
SOOKE - A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a "game" the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen from Sooke, B.C., pleaded guilty to several charges...
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Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to 'assert Canadian sovereignty'
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Taiwan, and also to spite China's ambassador to Canada...
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Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a country of equality and human rights or fall prey to politically charged division, say advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer Momentum, ...
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EV sales jump in March as federal rebates return, though market share up slightly
OTTAWA - Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadians took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows 21,547 new EVs were purchased in March, the highest sin...
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Portuguese procession held in Montreal despite permit refusal
MONTREAL - The annual Portuguese Santo Cristo procession took place Sunday in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal, drawing relief from the city's Portuguese community after a permit was refused last week. Organizing member Emanuel Linhares said the group beh...
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World
10 random weekend shootings leave 4 injured in Austin, Texas, mayor says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Suspects were being sought in at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, including at fire stations, that left four people injured, the city's mayor said Sunday. The city ordered residents of a large part ...
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Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA1...
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At least 4 people killed in one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities. A woman was killed after a ...
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