Special Weather Statement
Majority of provinces expecting heavy amounts of snow
Groundhogs from coast to coast who called for an early spring are being scolded today (Wednesday, March 26), as special weather statements blanket many Canadian communities underneath the 60th parallel. Heavy snow is expected in many major cities including Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Quebec. Communities o...
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City of Grande Prairie
City of Grande Prairie releases 2024 Annual Report
The City of Grande Prairie is highlighting how City Council supported strategic priorities last year.The City has released the 2024 Annual report online.In 2024 the City conducted various infrastructure upgrades, including 41.35 kilometres in road rehabilitation, 185 km in pavement inspections, and 6.496 metres in side...
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Peace Region
City of Grande Prairie
City of Grande Prairie releases 2024 Annual Report
The City of Grande Prairie is highlighting how City Council supported strategic priorities last year.The City has released the 2024 Annual report online.In 2024 the City conducted various infrastructure upgrades, including 41.35 kilometres in road rehabilitation, 185 km in pavement inspections, and 6.496 metres in side...
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resubmit inquires
AccessGP service interruption resolved
AccessGP email services were down yesterday (Tuesday, March 26) from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Services for info@cityofgp.com were down from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; any residents who reached out during that time are asked to re-submit their inquiry.In the release, they thanked residents for their understanding.
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Wintry Weather Returns
Potentially 25 cm of snow expected between tonight and Friday
Winter weather is returning yet again in select parts of Alberta, and Grande Prairie is in the direct line of a storm expected to drop up to 25 cm of snow. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Wednesday night through til Friday across central Alberta. Heavy wet snow is expected to begin over th...
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Post-Secondary Education
NWP President says money needed for skilled trades expansion plans
The President and CEO at Northwestern Polytechnic says the school needs money for a planned expansion to its skilled trades program.Dr. Vanessa Shaene was one of the speakers at the State of the City presentation that took place Tuesday.Dr. Shaene says this expansion is planned for both the Grande Prairie and Fairview ...
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Land Use Discussion
Province seeking public input on land use in Upper Smoky area
The province says it has come up with what it calls, a draft sub-regional plan for the Upper Smoky area, and is now inviting the public to share ideas on future land use in that area. The government says this covers 13,216 hectares located south of Grande Prairie and takes in Grande Cache, Kakwa Wildland Park and part ...
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Grande Cache
Federal government investing in energy efficient retrofits for Grande Cache centre
A federal investment will support environmentally friendly renovations to a Grande Cache community centre.On March 22, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Nathaniel Erskine-Smith announced more then $153.8 million to support 70 energy-efficient projects across multiple regions in Canada.In Grande Cache,...
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Local Sports
Local Hockey
Storm win Game 3 over Bobcats, chance to sweep series
The Grande Prairie Storm are on a hot streak in the first round of playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Storm put another in the win column over the Lloydminster Bobcats with a 2-1 victory in Game 3.The win gives the boys a 3-0 series lead and the chance to sweep and advance to the next round if they win tonight (Wednesday)...
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Local Hockey
Storm Head Coach named AJHL's Coach of the Year
The Grande Prairie Storm's Head Coach has been honoured with a league award. Chris Schmidt is the 2024-2025 AJHL Coach of the Year. Schmidt led the Storm to second in the North Division during the regular season, the highest finish since 2009-10. He was promoted to his position after being an assistant coach for three ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Local Hockey
Falher Pirates claim Campbell Cup, other local hockey
Playoff action is either coming to a close or starting up for local hockey leagues around the Peace Region.NPHL Pirates win in six games The Falher Pirates are championship winners following a shutout Game 6 over the Manning Comets on Saturday night. The Pirates beat the Comets 5-0 at home to claim the Campbell Cup. Th...
Mar 24, 2025
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Agriculture
Ottawa increases AgriStability cap to help industry as it faces Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million f...
Mar 23, 2025
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Agriculture
Province says legislative changes will mean more agriculture waste going to the biogas industry
The provincial government is going to make changes to some legislation it says will help support the biogas industry.The changes to the Agricultural Operation Practices Act, if approved, would allow organic waste produced by agriculture operations to be sent to biogas plants.The province says in a news release that 3.4...
Mar 19, 2025
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AVOID ROLLOVERS AND FALLS
Agricultural Safety Week: Slow down and make a plan
This year, March 16-22 marks Agricultural Safety Week in Canada, an annual national event aimed at highlighting the importance of farm safety. "Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a good time to remind those working on farms and ranches about the importance of farm health and safety measures to keep operations sa...
Mar 19, 2025
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Alberta
27 YEARS WITH RCMP
Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner retires
Rob Hill, Deputy Commissioner of the Alberta RCMP, has announced his retirement following 37 years of public service. Hill took command of the Alberta RCMP early in 2024. He has served over 27 years with the RCMP and several years as a medic with the Canadian Armed Forces. "This was an incredibly difficult decisio...
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SEMI-TRUCKS AND BUSES
Share the road: Alberta reminds motorists to be mindful of commercial vehicles
Alberta's government would like to remind drivers that large commercial vehicles like semi-trucks and buses are very different from personal vehicles, and that specific safety considerations should be kept in mind when sharing a road with them. When driving near a semi-truck or bus, residents are asked to remember: Unl...
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RURAL COMMUNITY FOCUS
Healthy Aging Alberta and provincial government partner to improve seniors transportation
The Government fo Alberta is investing $3.5 million to partner with Healthy Aging Alberta in an effort to expand transportation and mobility services for seniors in rural communities. According to Statistics Canada, transportation challenges are a key barrier to participation in social activities for seniors. In rural ...
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AESO REPORT
2024 electricity market report highlights better grid capacity, lower prices in Alberta
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has released its 2024 Annual Market Statistics report, which found that for the first time since 2016, Alberta was a net exporter of electricity. Last year, more than 3,000 megawatts (MW) were added to the grid, growing Alberta's total installed generation capacity by more th...
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Canada
Study on B.C. decriminalization's impact on drug crisis not complete: former coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's former chief coroner says a new study linking safer supply and decriminalization to a rise in opioid overdose hospitalizations doesn't provide the full picture on the effectiveness of the province's drug policies. Lisa Lapointe, who retired from the post last year, says the study published...
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Special Weather Statement
Majority of provinces expecting heavy amounts of snow
Groundhogs from coast to coast who called for an early spring are being scolded today (Wednesday, March 26), as special weather statements blanket many Canadian communities underneath the 60th parallel. Heavy snow is expected in many major cities including Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Quebec. Communities o...
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Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, search of landfill for remains
Winnipeg police announced Wednesday the identity of the fourth victim of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. They say the remains of Ashlee Shingoose are likely in a landfill in Winnipeg. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, 2022 - Police say an unidentified woman is killed on or around this date. May 1, 2022 - Morgan ...
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EV-ready parking spots should be required in new apartment builds: report
TORONTO - A newly released report suggests new apartments across Canada should be required to make their parking spots electric-vehicle ready as a way to help boost uptake. The Clean Energy Canada report says provincial and federal building codes should be updated to require multi-unit apartment buildings to have parki...
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CP NewsAlert: White House says Trump to announce auto tariffs today
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports at 4 p.m. today. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
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Trudeau was warned about Trump's trade plans before phone call: briefing note
WASHINGTON - Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement - just a few weeks before he first threatened devastating economy-wide tariffs. A briefing note prepared ahead o...
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World
Appeals court won't halt order barring Trump administration from deportations under wartime law
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law. A split three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a March 15 order temporari...
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Macron says a proposed European force for Ukraine could 'respond' if attacked by Russia
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could "respond" to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one. Macron spoke in the evening after talks with Ukraine's president and ahead of a...
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Sudan's army says it has recaptured Khartoum's airport as it seeks to liberate the capital
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military says it has retaken the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against a notorious paramilitary group. The military says its chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, landed at the airport Wednesday and inspected forces there. The development brings the m...
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