RCMP
Highway 986 reopens, road conditions "still dangerous"
Peace River RCMP say Highway 986 near Little Buffalo is now reopened after a semi roll-over this morning.However, Mounties say road conditions are still dangerous, and drivers should proceed with caution.A yellow snow squall warning does remain in effect across much of the Peace, including Grande Prairie.With a yellow ...
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Provincial Politics
Multibillion-dollar budget deficit on tap as Alberta introduces its 2026 budget
It's budget day in Alberta, and the overarching question is not whether the budget will show a deficit, but exactly how many billions of dollars in the red it will be. Premier Danielle Smith has signalled for weeks that the deficit is going to be, in her words, ``significant'' but has not provided a dollar figure. She ...
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Peace Region
Local Hockey
NPHL semi-finals resume Thursday night
Game 2 in both semi-final series will be played in the North Peace Hockey League playoffs on Thursday night.Manning is in Grande Prairie. Dawson Creek in Spirit River. Both games start at 8:30.The Comets and Rangers have 1-0 series leads. Manning beat visiting Grande Prairie 5-3 in Game 1 Tuesday night.Spirit River won...
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Healthcare
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED without physician for 12 hours
The Emergency Department at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital will temporarily be without an on-site doctor for a 12-hour period overnight.There will be no physician in the ED from 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February, 26, to 8:00 a.m. Friday, February, 27. Nursing staff will remain on site in the ED to provide triage, assess...
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County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie advising residents to help prevent holdover fires
The County of Grande Prairie is urging residents to be mindful of holdover fires as we enter wildfire season next month.Holdover fires are the remnants of winter burn piles that smoulder underground before reigniting in the spring.The County is asking residents to be even more diligent this year as higher drought condi...
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RCMP
Highway 986 reopens, road conditions "still dangerous"
Peace River RCMP say Highway 986 near Little Buffalo is now reopened after a semi roll-over this morning.However, Mounties say road conditions are still dangerous, and drivers should proceed with caution.A yellow snow squall warning does remain in effect across much of the Peace, including Grande Prairie.With a yellow ...
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Weather Alert
Snow squall to bring intense winds and snowfall in Peace Region
Environment Canada has issued a yellow watch for snow squalls in northwestern Alberta today (Thursday, Feb. 26). Brief, but intense bands of snow are expected to start in the morning near the Alberta-B.C. border and track southward. Affected places include: the BC Peace (including Fort St. John and Dawson Creek), Spiri...
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UPDATE
City Centre Crane work delayed to snow squall
UPDATE:Crane work set to take place in Grande Prairie City Centre this morning was delayed due to the snow squall.Originally, 100 Ave was to be reduced to one lane near 100 Street, potentially causing delays at the main 100 Ave 100 Street intersection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Now, the EGP Newsroom has reached out to the Ci...
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Local Sports
GP Storm
Storm Assistant Captain commits to ACHA program for 2026-27
Grande Prairie Storm fans will have to say goodbye to beloved forward and assistant captain Zachary Wilson at the end of the season, as he is committed to joining Niagara University next year.Storm GM Mike Bomersback said he will be missed by all in Grande Prairie, and "seeing him develop as a player and grow as a...
Feb 25, 2026
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AJHL
Storm defencemen selected as Rookie of the Week
Grande Prairie Storm defenceman Reily Pickford was awarded Rookie of the Week honours after a four-point outing against Devon last weekend.It was a career high for Pickford, who potted his fifth goal of the season and pushed his point total to 21, second most on the Storm's back-end.Currently, the Storm are riding a 16...
Feb 25, 2026
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Local Hockey
Round 2 of the NPHL playoffs starts Tuesday night
Round 2 of the North Peace Hockey League playoffs starts Tuesday night (Feb. 2).Grande Prairie will be in Manning and Spirit River in Dawson Creek as both semi-final series get underway.Both games will start at 8:30 p.m.Grande Prairie and Spirit River both host Game 2 Thursday night.
Feb 24, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
County of Grande Prairie to launch video series on local agriculture
The County of Grande Prairie will be saluting the agriculture industry in a new video series.The series is called Rooted in the County. The first video in the 17-part series will be released on Friday (Feb. 27) on the County's YouTube channel.New ones will be revealed on the following Fridays.A release from the county ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food releases statement on Canada's Agriculture Day 2026
February 10, 2026, marks Canada's 10th annual Agriculture Day. Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Health MacDonald has released a statement in recognition of the day and what it means to Canadians. Minister MacDonald says the government sees the hard work producers put in and the essential role they play in ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Agriculture
Canada's Agriculture Day coming up on February 10
Tuesday, February 10, will mark Canada's Agriculture Day.This will also be the 10th anniversary of the day the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity says is a time for "honouring the hardworking individuals who bring food to our tables and the incredible contributions of agriculture to our nation's prosperity, health...
Feb 08, 2026
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Alberta
Bonnyville Business
Man leading Alberta's separatist movement claims to have received death threat
An Alberta man driving a separatist movement in the province says a live bullet was brought to his business as a death threat. R-C-M-P say they received a report in late January about a man bringing an item resembling a bullet to a business in Bonnyville, about 240 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. Police say they beli...
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Provincial Politics
Multibillion-dollar budget deficit on tap as Alberta introduces its 2026 budget
It's budget day in Alberta, and the overarching question is not whether the budget will show a deficit, but exactly how many billions of dollars in the red it will be. Premier Danielle Smith has signalled for weeks that the deficit is going to be, in her words, ``significant'' but has not provided a dollar figure. She ...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta aims to protect tourists from deceptive fees with proposed legislation
Alberta's government is aiming to beef up consumer protection for tourists by closing loopholes in hotel fee regulations. If passed, legislation introduced Wednesday by Tourism Minister Andrew Boitchenko would crack down on how destination marketing fees are charged and where they go. It would force accommodations to d...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government to earmark $10.8B for education ahead of deficit budget
The Alberta government is offering more details about how it plans to account for education ahead of Thursday's budget release. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says if passed, the budget will allocate $10.8 billion for education a seven per cent hike from last year. Premier Danielle Smith says the money will be...
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false claim councillor gave out drugs
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-speaking reporters earlier this month, in a false assertion that was partially repeated and then retracted with an...
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Liberal, Bloc Québécois rematch in Terrebonne riding after Supreme Court nixes result
TERREBONNE - The Bloc Québécois' Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné will once again face off against Liberal Tatiana Auguste in the Terrebonne riding after the Supreme Court recently invalidated last year's result. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet announced ...
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Coalition says Vancouver's World Cup rights plan not to tackle 'FIFA-related harms'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they're worried the city isn't adequately addressing human rights implications and "FIFA-related harms" of the upcoming soccer World Cup. The g...
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LeBlanc sets up talks with U.S. trade rep next week in Washington
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington, D.C. The discussion comes as both countries prepare for the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-M...
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Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding Thursday to support Jordan's Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health ser...
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Myles Gray had injected testosterone, doctor tells hearing into police-involved death
VANCOUVER - Myles Gray's family doctor has told a public hearing into his patient's 2015 police-involved death that Gray told him he had been injecting unprescribed testosterone, an anabolic steroid. But Dr. Christoffel Mentz-Serfontein says Gray never...
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World
171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S.-mediated ...
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. ...
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Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. ...
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