Chuckwagons
Stompede WPCA tarp auction shatters records
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association says Saturday's WPCA tarp auction for Stompede smashed previous records.The tarps for 44 drivers sold for a total of $853,000. The old record was $514,650 in 2023, an auction that also included 44 tarps.This year's total also beat last year's sale total of $496,750 for 40 d...
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Storm
Shutout win gives Storm 2-0 series lead
The Storm won 2-0 in Whitecourt Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in their AJHL playoff series.Nicholas Jones made 21 saves to earn the shutout.Kaiden Bugera and Max Leduc scored the Grande Prairie goals.The Storm also won 4-1 in Whitecourt Friday night.Game 3 will be played Monday in Grande Prairie. Face off time will be 7 ...
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Peace Region
Community
Veterans Memorial Park adding Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer
Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park plans to add a Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer. An unveiling and weekend of healing is planned for August 15 to 17. Spokesperson Renee Charbonneau says a local business is helping with this project. "We have been blessed to have Kaymor (Industrial Solutions) out of ...
11h ago
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Firefighting
Grants for firefighter training coming to four municipalities in the Peace
Some municipalities in the Peace are getting money from the province to help train firefighters.The four grants under the Fire Services Training Program include $12,300 for Birch Hills County, $12,859 for Big Lakes County, $14,520 for Northern Sunrise County and $8,650 for the Town of High Prairie.The province says tha...
Apr 05, 2025
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Schools
Province announces pre-planning funding for school projects
The province says it is giving school divisions $1.1 million for pre-planning of 24 school projects around Alberta.This includes the French school board in Grande Prairie and the Peace River School Division for projects in Fairview and Peace River.The government says in a release that pre-planning can result in an idea...
Apr 05, 2025
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Jobs
Unemployment rate rises to 5.5 per cent in March in Peace Region
Statistics Canada released the newest figures for employment across the country for March 2025 on Friday. In Alberta, there was a loss of over 15,400 jobs from February to March, with the unemployment rate rising from 6.7 per cent to 7.1 per cent.Full-time employment plummeted with 30,300 jobs lost, but gains were made...
Apr 04, 2025
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RCMP
Gun and drugs seized following Peace River traffic stop
On Monday, March 24, 2025, members of the Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Highway 986 and Range Road 203 where a man was sleeping inside. Officers attended to the report and the driver took a Mandatory Alcohol Screening, which was passed, however, shortly after RCMP left...
Apr 04, 2025
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Roads
City to begin street sweeping Sunday night
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin street sweeping operations next week.Starting Monday, crews will begin clearing debris from roadways, medians, barriers, and boulevards along arterial roads and high-traffic routes.Residential sweeping is expected to begin in late May.The sweeping will take place 24 hours a da...
Apr 04, 2025
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Stompede WPCA tarp auction shatters records
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association says Saturday's WPCA tarp auction for Stompede smashed previous records.The tarps for 44 drivers sold for a total of $853,000. The old record was $514,650 in 2023, an auction that also included 44 tarps.This year's total also beat last year's sale total of $496,750 for 40 d...
2h ago
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Storm
Shutout win gives Storm 2-0 series lead
The Storm won 2-0 in Whitecourt Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in their AJHL playoff series.Nicholas Jones made 21 saves to earn the shutout.Kaiden Bugera and Max Leduc scored the Grande Prairie goals.The Storm also won 4-1 in Whitecourt Friday night.Game 3 will be played Monday in Grande Prairie. Face off time will be 7 ...
3h ago
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Storm
Road win for Storm in Round 2 playoff opener
The Storm opened Round 2 of the AJHL playoffs with a 4-1 win in Whitecourt Friday night.Nicholas Jones made 32 saves to pick up the victory in net. Brandon de Haas, Will Harris, Alec Hall and Chase Christensen has the goals for Grande Prairie.The Wolverines will host Game 2 Saturday night. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.Th...
Apr 05, 2025
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Agriculture
Northwestern Polytechnic
NWP's Bee Diagnostic Centre receives grant
Northwestern Polytechnic has received funding to advance research examining a parasite that targets honeybee colonies.NWP's National Bee Diagnostic Centre has received a $195,300 grant from non-profit Results Driven Agriculture Research to fund research into Varroa mite and the viruses it carries.Over the next two year...
Apr 03, 2025
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Agriculture
Farmland values continue to increase says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says the national average increase in farmland value was up 9.3 per cent in 2024.That was lower the one from 2023, but still ahead of the five-year average of 8.6 per cent and the 10-year average of 9.1 per cent.The increase for Alberta came in at 7.1 per cent. Saskatchewan had the highest increase a...
Apr 02, 2025
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Agriculture
GGC launches own campaign related to the federal election
Grain Growers of Canada has launched a campaign of its own as part of the federal election campaign.Vote for Grain is a website where farmers can send an email to all the candidates in their riding. It also includes a list of issues and some information on the stances of the four main parties.That list includes support...
Apr 02, 2025
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Alberta
10 per cent holdback
Provincial government removes holdbacks to make water more available
The Government of Alberta made water more available for communities, businesses, and irrigators by removing unnecessary holdbacks.On Friday, the province announced they've removed the 10 per cent holdback on most water licence transfers as the barrier often prevents available water to be used safely by those that need ...
Apr 05, 2025
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POLICE
Brooks RCMP asking for public's help to locate missing Brooks woman
Brooks RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing person. Yasmine Agostino, 20, was last seen approximately a week ago in Brooks, RCMP said Friday. Police said she may be located in Red Deer and that there is concern for her safety. Agostino is described as having dark complexion, five-foot-four-inches ...
Apr 04, 2025
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DEVELOPING STANDARDS
Municipal leaders from across Canada gathering in Lethbridge this month to discuss substance-use solutions
Municipal leaders across Canada are set to gather in Lethbridge to continue work on the first municipally led integrated standards for treatment, harm reduction, recovery, prevention and enforcement services, policies and strategies. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) reports that between January...
Apr 04, 2025
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call2recycle
Battery recycling initiative launches in Alberta
Call2Recycle has launched a new program in Alberta to give residents more convenient options to recycle batteries.The program, "Recycle your Batteries, Canada!" officially began April 1 and operated under the Alberta Recycling Management Authority oversight. According to a media release, Call2Recycle is Canad...
Apr 04, 2025
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Canada
Carney, Starmer discuss deeper trade ties in response to Trump's tariff war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke Sunday with his counterpart in the United Kingdom about the fallout from the United States' global tariff campaign. A readout from Carney's office says he talked with U.K. Prime Minster Keir Starmer about the United States' "unjustified trade actions" and the ...
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'Hands off': Across Canada, protesters rally against Trump
MONTREAL - Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty. In Montreal, hundreds gathered in Mount Royal Park in a show of solidarity against his repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st state, with many sportin...
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With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. Farmers and scientists also worry what the next migration of wild birds will b...
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'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur
DRUMHELLER - A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared. The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself as the Dinosaur Capital of the World. Home to the famed Royal Tyrre...
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'Tree police': Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards
MONTREAL - In the town of St-Amable, Que., it's plant or pay up. As of this year, the municipality located 30 kilometres northeast of Montreal is imposing an annual tax of $200 for residents who don't have a leafy tree in their front yard, with a goal of reducing heat islands and improving biodiversity. One public poli...
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Ottawa police to provide details on man who barricaded himself inside East Block
OTTAWA - Questions remain for Ottawa police this morning after a late-night arrest of a man who barricaded himself in Parliament Hill's East Block on Saturday. Ottawa police say they arrested the man without incident late Saturday night after an hours-long lockdown that began after the man "gained unauthorized acc...
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World
UConn returns to top of women's basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - UConn is back on top of women's basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd's 24 points. Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds while Paige Bueckers had 17 points in her final game at UConn (37-3). "Well, ...
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Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals' captain made history Sunday against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play in the second period. Ovechkin had never scored...
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Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitali...
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