County of Grande Prairie
Twp 714 roundabout closed Saturday, Nov. 7 for road rehabilitation
The roundabout on Township Road 714 by Five Mile Hall will be closed Saturday, Nov. 7, for road rehabilitation The County of Grande Prairie is advising motorists to use alternate routes and plan for delays.The closure is expected to go from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Veterans Week Nov. 5-11
Sunday marks Indigenous Veterans Day
Sunday, November 8 will mark Indigenous Veterans Day in Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada says more than 4000 Indigenous people served in World War I, while another 3000 First Nations people, plus an unknown number of Metis, Inuit and other Indigenous people, served in World War II. Some were code talkers in World War I...
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Peace Region
Gusts up to 91km/h
Strong winds knock out power across the Peace
After last night's winds (Friday, Nov.6), multiple power outages have been reported across the Peace. Environment Canada warned that this was possible in its yellow wind warning.Now, ATCO reports over 40 possible outages, with one in effect on the southwest side of Grande Prairie, affecting over 9,000 people. ATCO does...
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County of Grande Prairie
Twp 714 roundabout closed Saturday, Nov. 7 for road rehabilitation
The roundabout on Township Road 714 by Five Mile Hall will be closed Saturday, Nov. 7, for road rehabilitation The County of Grande Prairie is advising motorists to use alternate routes and plan for delays.The closure is expected to go from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Veterans Week Nov. 5-11
Sunday marks Indigenous Veterans Day
Sunday, November 8 will mark Indigenous Veterans Day in Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada says more than 4000 Indigenous people served in World War I, while another 3000 First Nations people, plus an unknown number of Metis, Inuit and other Indigenous people, served in World War II. Some were code talkers in World War I...
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Economy
Unemployment rate drops in October in economic region that takes in the Peace
Numbers posted on the provincial government's website say that the unemployment rate for the area that takes in the Peace Region was at 5.6. per cent in October. That works out to 11,000 people actively looking for a job who don't already have one. The total number of people in the labour force was 195,300.It is also...
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STARS
Co-op providing $1 million to "support STARS western Canadian operations"
Co-operative Retailing System, FCL has committed $1 million to support STARS critical care operations in Western Canada. Vice President, Co-op & external relations, FCL Leanne Hawks says this commitment deeply matters to Co-op, as their stores serve "more than 650 communities; a STARS patient could be one of o...
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Weather Alert
Wind warnings out for several areas of the Peace
Yellow warnings for wind are in effect for a large chunk of the Peace, on both the Alberta and B.C. sides. The warning area goes from the Rocky Mountains through Hinton and Grande Prairie, up to Manning, and east to Valleyview. The area from Dawson Creek to Chetwynd, and areas to the south, are also included. Environme...
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Hockey, football, Wolves this weekend
StormThe Storm are home to Fort McMurray for two games this weekend. More details can be found here.NWJHLThere is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday. Fort St. John at the Wheat Kings will start at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Beaverlodge will be in La Crete and the Wheat Kings visit Slave Lake. Both games wil...
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Soccer
Grande Prairie soccer player, rest of team Canada, open international tournament Wednesday
A Grande Prairie soccer player and her teammates with Team Canada are in Lima, Peru, for an international tournament. Defender Amy Lynn Wyatt and Team Canada are at the IFA7 Super Cup. This form of soccer has seven players per side on the pitch, not the usual 11. Canada takes on Ecuador in its first game at 5 p.m. Albe...
Nov 4, 2026
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High School Football
Celtics, Titans to meet in Peace Bowl
A championship high school football game will be played at the Community Knowledge Campus field Friday evening. The St. Joe's Celtics will play the Peace Wapiti Academy Titans in the Peace Bowl. The Titans advanced with a 30-0 win over the Grande Prairie Phoenix last Friday. The newest rankings from Football Alberta ha...
Nov 2, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
More visitors spent a record amount of money at Alberta Open Farm Days says province
The province says there was record attendance for this year's edition of Alberta Open Farm Days. The government says the 133 host farms for the 14th edition this year had 51,061 visits. Those visitors spent a record $422,940. "The record spending we saw in 2026 demonstrates the value of connecting Albertans direct...
Nov 4, 2026
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Crop Report
Final crop report has Peace Region at 89 per cent harvest completion
Harvest is virtually complete around Alberta for the 2026 season. Provincial harvest progress bumped up four per cent compared to the week prior and now sits at 97 per cent complete.The final Alberta Crop Report by AFSC says that, with harvest being extended longer than normal, there's not enough comparable data from f...
Nov 2, 2026
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Agriculture
Alberta's agriculture minister praises farmers' hard, work, perseverance in statement on harvest
A written statement from Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation says that "despite weather challenges, crop yields are estimated to be above average."Tara Sawyer says this is especially true for the southern and central areas of the province, adding that she applauds "the perseverance, patience...
Oct 30, 2026
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Alberta
lieutenant governor arts awards
Alberta's Distinguished Artist Award now worth $50,000
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation is increasing the prize amount for its Distinguished Artist Award from $30,000 to $50,000.According to the organization, the Distinguished Artist Award recognizes exceptional achievement and significant artistic impact provincially and beyond. This increased pri...
Nov 5, 2026
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laucnhed earlier this year in B.C., Yukon
RCMP expands Experienced Peace Officer program into Alberta
The RCMP is expanding its Experienced Peace Officer program, also known as ExPO, into Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.Officials say the program is a brand-new approach to recruiting experienced officers.It originally launched in B.C. and Yukon in July 2026."The ExPO program is a reflection of the R...
Nov 5, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government moves to standardize education property taxes
The Alberta government says changes to the collection of education property taxes will save property owners nearly $100 million next year.Through Budget 2027, the government says it will introduce one provincial education property tax rate that will be set for three years at a time, allowing Albertans and municipalitie...
Nov 5, 2026
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Monday, Nov. 9
New Alberta licence plate hits the road
Alberta license plates will have their first redesign in over 40 years, available to all drivers next week.The plates feature the slogan "Strong and Free" with a backdrop of Moraine Lake after the province held a vote on eight designs for residents to choose from in October of last year.The Moraine Lake desig...
Nov 5, 2026
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Canada
Aid sector calls out lack of any mention of foreign aid in federal budget
OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is expressing dismay over the first federal budget in more than 15 years to make no mention of foreign aid, and is calling on Ottawa to outline its vision in an upcoming foreign policy review. "The budget is largely silent ...
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Crisis in Cuba sending Canadian travellers to pricier sun destinations: travel agents
As the winter holiday season approaches, one of the most popular sunny destinations for Canadian travellers remains out of reach. The United States' oil blockade against Cuba triggered severe fuel shortages in the country and prompted Canadian airlines...
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Federal budget looks to restore auditor general's access to privileged information
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to restore the auditor general's access to privileged information. In Thursday's federal budget, a line item in a list of proposed legislative changes indicated Ottawa plans to update the Auditor General Act "...
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Canadian firms connected to Ryan Wedding
OTTAWA - The United States Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on eight Canadian businesses for allegedly helping to evade sanctions on Iran's government. The department says it sanctioned money services businesses in British Columbia and Ontario...
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Carney says Canada welcomes 'any moves' to restore free trade after U.S. midterms
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government welcomes "any moves" to restore free trade between Canada and the United States as officials south of the border push to end the trade war. In the days since the U.S. midterm elections gave the De...
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Alek Minassian, convicted in deadly 2018 Toronto van attack, drops appeal
TORONTO - The man who carried out a deadly van attack in Toronto eight years ago is no longer challenging his more than two dozen convictions. Ontario's top court says Alek Minassian has abandoned the appeal of his convictions on 10 counts of first-deg...
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World
Gunman opens fire in Polish city of Krakow, killing 5 people and injuring at least 12
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) - Five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a market square in Krakow, Poland, police said. The gunman aimed at random people as he drove into the city's Mai...
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An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says
CAIRO (AP) - Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said. Speaking to T...
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Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - One of Haiti's most powerful gangs said Friday that it reached out to a government agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for "peace, stability and national reconciliation." The 400 Mawozo ga...
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