City of Grande Prairie
Storm system upgrades planned for Mission Heights neighbourhood
The City of Grande Prairie is making early preparations to upgrade the storm system in the Mission Heights Area.Tree clearing on the nearby slope is expected to take approximately one to two weeks in early April as crews prepare the site for construction.The upgrades involve replacing the storm sewer from 76 Avenue and...
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Grande Prairie Rural RCMP renamed to Clairmont RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP Rural Detachment has officially been renamed.The newly titled Clairmont RCMP detachment will continue to provide policing services to the communities of Clairmont, Sexsmith, Grovedale, Bezanzon, Teepee Creek, Debolt, and Crooked Creek, as well as portions of the County of Grande Prairie and the MD o...
Apr 02, 2026
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Peace Region
Health
Temporary service disruption at Fairview ED
Alberta Health Services says a physician shortage has led to a temporary disruption at Fairview Health Complex's Emergency Department. The ED in Fairview will be without an on-site doctor from Saturday, April 4, at 3:00 p.m. to Sunday, April 5, at 7:00 a.m.Nursing staff will remain on site during the temporary service ...
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City of Grande Prairie
Storm system upgrades planned for Mission Heights neighbourhood
The City of Grande Prairie is making early preparations to upgrade the storm system in the Mission Heights Area.Tree clearing on the nearby slope is expected to take approximately one to two weeks in early April as crews prepare the site for construction.The upgrades involve replacing the storm sewer from 76 Avenue and...
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Annual Spring Thaw
County of Grande Prairie issues gravel road bans effective Apr. 4
The County of Grande Prairie is issuing a road ban for gravel roads effective Saturday, Apr. 4.Starting this weekend, all gravel roads will be at a 75 per cent axle weight 24/7 unless stated otherwise.Road bans are a standard procedure during spring thaw and inclement weather to protect important infrastructure during ...
Apr 02, 2026
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No Service Delivery Change
Grande Prairie Rural RCMP renamed to Clairmont RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP Rural Detachment has officially been renamed.The newly titled Clairmont RCMP detachment will continue to provide policing services to the communities of Clairmont, Sexsmith, Grovedale, Bezanzon, Teepee Creek, Debolt, and Crooked Creek, as well as portions of the County of Grande Prairie and the MD o...
Apr 02, 2026
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Art and Artists
Grande Prairie artist curates display at Metis cultural centre
A Grande Prairie artist curated the art that has been installed at Metis Crossing, a cultural centre located near Smoky Lake.Grant Berg says this came about after the centre's executive director was part of a tour at his gallery in downtown Grande Prairie."She'd been looking for somebody that could source Indigeno...
Apr 02, 2026
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Missing person
Missing man in Grande Prairie
Mounties and city police in Grande Prairie are searching for missing 38-year-old Jason Rhyno and are asking for the public's help in locating him. Jason was last seen in the city on March 10, 2025. Officers are concerned for his well-being and would like to speak with him.He is described as:Pale complexion5'10" ta...
Apr 02, 2026
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Storm, ski hills this weekend
StormThe Storm will be in Whitecourt Friday to start their AJHL North Division final series.The Wolverines will also host Game 2 Saturday.Games 3 and 4 will be played in Grande Prairie April 7 and 8.All games will start at 7:00 p.m.The Storm advanced with an opening round sweep of Lloydminster.Whitecourt beat Fort McMu...
Apr 02, 2026
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Chuckwagons
WPCA wagons to race at Teepee Creek again in 2026
The Teepee Creek Stampede Association says the World Professional Chuckwagon Association will be back for the 2026 edition of 4 Days in the Wild.The WPCA wagons that were not part of the Calgary Stampede last year raced at Teepee Creek.The WPCA schedule says they will be in Teepee Creek from Jul. 10-12 this year, which...
Apr 01, 2026
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creating safer sport
Hockey Alberta joins ranks of Hockey Canada's 'The Shift Forward'
Hockey Canada announced Tuesday it is expanding the group of those involved in its ongoing learning and development program, entitled 'The Shift Forward: Evolving Hockey Culture.'The program was piloted for the 2025-26 season with five members, including Atlantic Canada's four provincial hockey bodies, and Hockey North...
Apr 01, 2026
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Agriculture
Modernize and build facilities
Province allocates $9 million to local seed co-operatives
The provincial government announced they're investing $9 million over the next three years for capital projects at local seed co-operatives to help address aging infrastructure. If passed, the funds would come from the 2026 budget and be allocated to the Co-operative Seed Processors program to help co-operative and mun...
Apr 02, 2026
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Agriculture
Farmland values jump nearly nine per cent in northern Alberta in 2025 says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in value in 2025. According to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report, the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba were the driving forces behind the 9.3 per cent increase. The Maritimes also continued in growth, while Quebec and Ontar...
Mar 24, 2026
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County of Grande Prairie
Farm Family of the Year calls the recognition an honour and humbling
A Goodfare family says being the County of Grande Prairie's Farm Family of the Year is "quite an honour."The Kitt family runs The Homestead and First Nature Farms.Jerry Kitt says he was attracted to farming as he wanted to be close to nature. He adds nature also played a role in his decision to go into organi...
Mar 20, 2026
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Alberta
hidden inside briefcases
70 bricks of suspect cocaine seized at Coutts border crossing
The Canada Border Services Agency shared Thursday that it recently seized 86.9 kg of suspected cocaine at the Coutts border crossing.CBSA officers were examining a commercial truck on Feb. 15; it had been declared that the truck was carrying produce bound for Calgary.During the search, officers found 70 bricks of suspe...
Apr 02, 2026
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others can purchase one
April 7 next date for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, for those at higher risk
The Government of Alberta is reminding Albertans of upcoming eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations.Starting April 7, eligible Albertans can receive an additional immunization at no cost at participating pharmacies or Primary Care Alberta public health clinics.According to the province, eligibility criteria is in line w...
Apr 02, 2026
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Environment
Earthquake hits north of Edmonton
There was an earthquake in Alberta on April 1, and that's no joke.According to Earthquakes Canada, the Magnitude 4.5 tremor struck around 5:30 p.m., 18 km northeast of Morinville.There are reports of it being lightly felt as far south as Bowden, and in other areas like Whitecourt, Lesser Slave Lake, and Lakeland Provin...
Apr 02, 2026
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Modernize and build facilities
Province allocates $9 million to local seed co-operatives
The provincial government announced they're investing $9 million over the next three years for capital projects at local seed co-operatives to help address aging infrastructure. If passed, the funds would come from the 2026 budget and be allocated to the Co-operative Seed Processors program to help co-operative and mun...
Apr 02, 2026
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Canada
Tumbler Ridge, B.C. or Taber, Alta., set to be named Hockeyville winner
One community is going to get a major boost for its ice rink tonight as the Kraft Hockeyville 2026 winner is scheduled to be announced. Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and Taber, Alta., are the two finalists vying for $250,000, while the runner-up will receive $...
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Iran war the latest crisis affecting food banks as usage in Toronto hits record high
Toronto's largest food bank says it's been dealing with crisis after crisis as the war in Iran makes it even more expensive to feed the thousands of food insecure Torontonians who rely on it. Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank, said f...
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'Unsettling:' Minister says one patient attacked another at Edmonton emergency room
EDMONTON - Alberta's hospitals minister says a patient seeking care at a major Edmonton emergency room was taken into custody after attacking another patient on Friday. Matt Jones says in a social media post that Edmonton police and other hospital pers...
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In Toronto's Little Italy, fans line up to swap jerseys and embrace Team Canada
TORONTO - Fans of Italy's national soccer team may be disappointed their team won't be in the 2026 World Cup, but at least some of them got a consolation prize. More than 100 fans lined up outside Café Diplomatico on a grey Toronto morning for a Canad...
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Why the Iran war has renewed calls for a sovereign medical supply chain
OTTAWA - The fallout from the war in the Middle East has led to cuts in helium supplies for health services in at least one province - and experts are warning that Canada still hasn't done enough to secure sovereignty over critical medical supply chain...
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Could Trump follow through on his threats to quit NATO? Experts say it's possible
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump's comments to a British newspaper this week revived speculation about whether he is ready to pull the U.S. out of the NATO defensive pact, of which Canada is a member. Venting his frustration over what he claimed is the ...
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World
Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record
HOUSTON (AP) - Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again. ...
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5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said. The region is...
Apr 03, 2026
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Myanmar's parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as the country's new president. The move m...
Apr 03, 2026
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