Missing persons
GPPS search for missing teenager
The Grande Prairie Police Service is asking for the public's help locating a missing teenager. Nineteen-year-old Raistlin Storkson was last seen yesterday (Nov. 2), with GPPS saying his "disappearance is out of character" and there's concern for his well-being.Storkson is described as:180 cm (5'11") tall...
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AJHL
Storm weekend double-header to feature special events
The Grande Prairie Storm return to Bonnett's Energy Centre this weekend after a long road stint, atop the AJHL standings.They will now play a weekend doubleheader against the MOB as Fort McMurray rolls into town, sitting in the bottom half of the league standings.As part of this weekend's match-up, the Storm has a pair...
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Peace Region
Missing persons
GPPS search for missing teenager
The Grande Prairie Police Service is asking for the public's help locating a missing teenager. Nineteen-year-old Raistlin Storkson was last seen yesterday (Nov. 2), with GPPS saying his "disappearance is out of character" and there's concern for his well-being.Storkson is described as:180 cm (5'11") tall...
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AJHL
Storm weekend double-header to feature special events
The Grande Prairie Storm return to Bonnett's Energy Centre this weekend after a long road stint, atop the AJHL standings.They will now play a weekend doubleheader against the MOB as Fort McMurray rolls into town, sitting in the bottom half of the league standings.As part of this weekend's match-up, the Storm has a pair...
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Town of Grimshaw
Grimshaw Transfer Station now on winter hours
The Grimshaw Transfer Station is now operating on winter hours. As of Sunday, Nov. 1, the transfer station is only open from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays. Anyone wanting to use the transfer station must provide a blue card that proves they are a Grimshaw reside...
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City Hall
Highlights from Grande Prairie City Council's Monday meeting
Grande Prairie City Council met on Monday (Nov. 2).Council defeated a motion that would have seen administration work with Enforcement Services on an e-scooter engagement plan. This would be on bringing a shared e-scooter service to Grande Prairie. Mayor Jackie Clayton told council that while this would be a valuable s...
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Lottery
Slave Lake resident wins $1 million
A Slave Lake resident has won $1 million.Surjit Minhas says she had to scan their $100 Luxe Multiplier Scratch & Win ticket multiple times just to count the zeroes she were seeing pass by."I think finally on the third scan I counted the zeroes backwards and knew how much it was," Minhas told Lotto Spot. &...
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Holy Family Catholic Regional Division
Contract for new St. Thomas More School awarded to architecture firm
An Edmonton-based architecture firm has been given the task of designing a new St. Thomas More School.During their meeting on Oct. 21, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division Board of Trustees received an update on plans to create a new permanent structure.The design phase has been accelerated with the Government of...
Nov 2, 2026
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Local Sports
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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Week 9
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will be released every Sunday (except for the Labour Day kickoff) through November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-side t...
Nov 2, 2026
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Local Sports
Football, hockey, Wolves this weekend
FootballThe Peace Bowl semi-final will be played Friday night at the Community Knowledge Campus field.The Peace Wapiti Academy Titans will play the Grande Prairie Phoenix Friday.Kick-off time will be 6 p.m.The winner will take on St. Joe's in the Peace Bowl November 6.NWJHLThere is one game in the Northwest Junior Hoc...
Oct 30, 2026
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Agriculture
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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Agriculture
Province sets aside $60M for projects that would save water, restore land and grow more
The province says it has set aside $60 million for an Emissions Reduction Alberta project to tackle what it calls Alberta's "biggest economic and environmental challenges: restoring land, growing more and saving water." The Agriculture, Water and Land Challenge is asking for proposals for new technologies. Th...
Oct 28, 2026
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta bill to limit institutional speech, comments from post-secondary schools
Alberta has introduced legislation to restrict post-secondary schools from being able to publicly weigh in on social and political issues. Advanced Education Minister Myles McDougall says schools could still make official expressions of sympathy, and that the bill, should it pass, would not restrict the rights of staff...
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RCMP
AJHL & other organizations comment on sexual exploitation investigation
The Alberta Junior Hockey League released a statement on Monday, Nov. 2, regarding the arrest of a prominent junior hockey figure, Tyler King. "The Alberta Junior Hockey League is extremely grateful to the RCMP for their diligence in this investigation over the past two years. The dignity, privacy, and well-being ...
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and water quality advisories
Cyanobacteria advisories lifted across Alberta
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) advisories have been lifted across Alberta, according to Alberta Health Services.Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that cyanobacteria and water quality, including fecal bacteria levels, present a low health risk for usage of the lake for r...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith defends proposed riding redraw that Opposition calls cheating
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a proposal to redraw provincial boundaries in a way the Opposition NDP says is cheating. The legislature is soon expected to debate a report that pitches diluting urban ridings in the city of Lethbridge by merging them with surrounding rural ones. Smith says so-called hybrid ...
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Canada
Carney says Russia will not be allowed to compete at world juniors
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Russia will not be allowed to compete at next month's world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Carney, speaking in Antigua at the Commonwealth Summit, said Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to rep...
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UBC professor says Galloway accuser retracted statement to RCMP as she felt unsafe
VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia creative writing professor says the woman who accused author Steven Galloway of sexual and physical assault gave a statement to police but retracted it a short time later out of concern they would contact hi...
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B.C. Conservatives turmoil didn't stop the political donations from flowing
VICTORIA - The Conservative Party of B.C. raised almost three times the donations as the New Democrats during the third quarter of 2026, despite experiencing internal turmoil at the time. This fundraising figure for the party of premier-designate Lorn...
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Elections chief issues warning about AI's influence on voters
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is raising concerns about the rising influence of AI on the democratic process. Stéphane Perrault says voters are now more likely to use AI agents than Elections Canada's official website to get names of politi...
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AFN chief says no one besides Carney, Kinew talked about abolishing Indian Act
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the only leaders to discuss abolishing the Indian Act during a landmark meeting last week were Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney said after the meeting th...
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Head of UN relief praises Canada, calls for accountability in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan
OTTAWA - The United Nations' global head of humanitarian issues is praising Canada for helping the world's most vulnerable even as he calls for accountability for the wars driving suffering worldwide. "Canada has become a humanitarian superpower," Tom ...
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World
Spain's transport minister steps down 6 days after fatal high-speed rail crash
MADRID (AP) - Spain's transport minister announced Tuesday that he is stepping down, six days after a high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 69 people. Transport Minister Óscar Puente made the announcement at the end of an hou...
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'Very important' evidence found miles from Learjet crash site in Florida, investigator says
A piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida, killing all nine people aboard, was found nearly 4 miles from the crash site, investigators said Tuesday, confirming that the plane was breaking apart before impact. National...
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Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school
A frantic 911 call from the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old shooter who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school last month was released Tuesday to The Associated Press through a public records request. In a tense call lasting...
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