APRIL 20 & 22
Potenial Measles exposure at GPRH ED
Residents who attended the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Emergency Department last week, may have been exposed to measles.According to AHS, an individual with Measles was at the ED two days last week; Monday, April 20 from 1:21 p.m. until 10:44 p.m. and Wednesday, April 22, from 8:33 am to 1:40 pm.Now, anyone who at...
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April 28
NWP hosting mass-casualty training event
Northwestern Polytechnic is hosting a multi-agency mass casualty training event Tuesday, April 28.Residents passing NWP's parking lot may hear loud noises and see simulated casualties while emergency responders conduct mock rescues and evacuations.The exercise is primarily set to take place at the parking lot, with gro...
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Peace Region
APRIL 20 & 22
Potenial Measles exposure at GPRH ED
Residents who attended the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Emergency Department last week, may have been exposed to measles.According to AHS, an individual with Measles was at the ED two days last week; Monday, April 20 from 1:21 p.m. until 10:44 p.m. and Wednesday, April 22, from 8:33 am to 1:40 pm.Now, anyone who at...
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April 28
NWP hosting mass-casualty training event
Northwestern Polytechnic is hosting a multi-agency mass casualty training event Tuesday, April 28.Residents passing NWP's parking lot may hear loud noises and see simulated casualties while emergency responders conduct mock rescues and evacuations.The exercise is primarily set to take place at the parking lot, with gro...
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Environment
Ice jam advisory ended for Peace River
River breakup is almost complete on the Peace River. The Town of Peace River said in a social media update posted on Sunday, April 26, that most of the ice has cleared through the community and water levels have returned to normal. Risk of flooding was imminent last week as ice jams in tributaries and breakup in the ma...
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Education
PWPSD welcoming new teachers supported through annual bursary program
Peace Wapiti Public School Division is welcoming four new teachers as part of their bursary program.Kellie Flett, Jodi Trapp, Jadeyn Lunn, and Bryce Bogdanek, all recipients of the Division's Teacher Bursary Program, which includes a two-year return of service agreement.The teachers are all 2026 university graduates an...
18h ago
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Healthcare
Some elective surgeries being postponed at GPRH
Alberta Heath Services says due to an issue with medical device reprocessing at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, some elective surgeries that are scheduled or pre-booked may be getting postponed. The issue affects surgical instrument sterilization and the healthcare facility has made the decision to only use surgi...
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Esso Cup
Peace Region locals part of 2026 National Championship win
Two girls from the Peace Region have the right to call themselves national champions. Both Taylor Wasylchew and Kasey McLeod of Grande Prairie, were a part of the U18 Red Deer Chiefs' 4-3 overtime win yesterday(Saturday, April 25) in Dieppe, New Brunswick, where they took down the Ontario representative, the Stoney Cre...
Apr 27, 2026
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Local Sports
Wrestling
Two medals for Grande Prairie wrestler at national championships
A member of the Grande Prairie Wrestling Club won two silver medals at the 2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships held over the weekend at the Design Works Centre. Jaren Alaimoana took second in the men's U19 110-kilogram category in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Teammate Hayden Cooke had fourth and sixth-p...
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Esso Cup
Peace Region locals part of 2026 National Championship win
Two girls from the Peace Region have the right to call themselves national champions. Both Taylor Wasylchew and Kasey McLeod of Grande Prairie, were a part of the U18 Red Deer Chiefs' 4-3 overtime win yesterday(Saturday, April 25) in Dieppe, New Brunswick, where they took down the Ontario representative, the Stoney Cre...
Apr 27, 2026
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Hockey
Two Grande Prairie players to go for gold at Esso Cup
Two players from Grande Prairie are taking part in the Esso Cup, the national championship for U18 women's hockey teams, and both have a chance to win the gold medal.Defender Taylor Wasylchew and forward Kasey McLeod are both with the Red Deer Chiefs.Red Deer beat the Atlantic Canada representative, the Northern Select...
Apr 24, 2026
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Agriculture
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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Agriculture
Applications open for FCC AgriSpirit Fund
Farm Credit Canada says applications are now open for its FCC AgriSpirit Fund.Charities and non-profit groups in communities with fewer than 50,000 people can apply for grants to help with projects.There is a total of $1.5 million in the fund. Individual applicants can get between $10,000 and $25,000.The application de...
Apr 17, 2026
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Alberta
Education
Alberta government announces changes to get more instructors into classrooms
Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...
Apr 24, 2026
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Corey Hogan, Parl. Sec., Energy and Natural Resources
Podcast: Calgary Liberal MP says feds working hard on affordability, but Alberta risks losing investment
Hear the full conversation with Parliamentary Secretary Corey Hogan on the April 24, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast! --A Calgary MP is of the firm belief that now's the time for an 'energy renaissance' in Canada, adding it starts in Alberta. Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to Tim Hodgson, Canada's...
Apr 24, 2026
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Albertanaut!
Astronaut from Alberta set to go to space after another was part of Artemis II
An Albertan will be the next Canadian in space.The Canadian Space Agency says in a social media post that Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to the Crew-13 mission that will go to the International Space Station.The agency says the flight will not launch before September of this year.The post also says that Kutryk will &q...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith says it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the impact of a yes vote on her government's nine refer...
Apr 23, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Economic update, OPP officer dead, Parents on social media ban
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update Prime Minister Mark Carney is suggesting there will be "good news" about Ottawa's fiscal ...
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Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.'s wildfire season
VANCOUVER - A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on land that is already parched, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve water. The couple of dozen fires burning are mostly...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" - and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon. The federal government typically tables mid-year u...
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OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
COBOURG - Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was "taken far too soon" while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas Carrique on Monday. "Hearts are broken," Carrique tol...
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Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about gold from tainted Colombian mines
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Deneen Perrin says as soon as the mint learned of the a...
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Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Canada has not yet made a final decision on whether to o...
12h ago
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World
Gunman, reportedly age 89, opens fire at 2 locations in Greek capital, wounding several people
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A gunman opened fire at a social security office and at a courthouse in central Athens on Tuesday, wounding several people, Greek authorities said. A police operation was underway to locate the gunman, who Greek media reported was...
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Rescuers recover last victims from Indonesia train wreck that killed 14 and injured dozens
BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia's capital killed 14 people, all of whom were women. The crash occurred Monday when a long-d...
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Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people, authorities said Monday. It was the latest violence in Africa's most populous country that has long been batt...
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