City of Grande Prairie
Analysis shows drop in "injury collisions" in Grande Prairie arterial roads
The City of Grande Prairie is reporting a decrease in collisions causing injury on four arterial routes.The City is crediting the drop in collision-related injuries to its decision to lower the posted speed limit along 100 Street, College Bypass, 108 Street and 100 Avenue.From 2017 to 2019 there were 294 "injury c...
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Career & Technology Studies
Comp. highschool hosted CTS showcase in March
The Grande Prairie Comp highlighted its CTS program at the Career and Technology Studies showcase in March. Residents were invited to the Comp. Thursday, March 20, to tour the school, either on their own or by guided tours led by in-character drama students. Photo Courtesy Grande Prairie Comp. Photo Courtesy Grande Pra...
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Peace Region
City of Grande Prairie
Analysis shows drop in "injury collisions" in Grande Prairie arterial roads
The City of Grande Prairie is reporting a decrease in collisions causing injury on four arterial routes.The City is crediting the drop in collision-related injuries to its decision to lower the posted speed limit along 100 Street, College Bypass, 108 Street and 100 Avenue.From 2017 to 2019 there were 294 "injury c...
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Career & Technology Studies
Comp. highschool hosted CTS showcase in March
The Grande Prairie Comp highlighted its CTS program at the Career and Technology Studies showcase in March. Residents were invited to the Comp. Thursday, March 20, to tour the school, either on their own or by guided tours led by in-character drama students. Photo Courtesy Grande Prairie Comp. Photo Courtesy Grande Pra...
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Agriculture
UFA to pay out $32.5 million in 2024 Patronage Dividend
UFA says that the total Patronage Dividend payout for members for 2024 will be $32.5 million.The company says in a news release that this follows what is calls "its second strongest financial results in history."The dividends will be paid out as a cent a litre on gasoline, 5.5 cents on diesel, 6.5 cents per l...
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Healthcare Funding
Five Peace Region healthcare centres included in new provincial program
The provincial government says twenty rural healthcare facilities could be improved through their new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced on Monday morning that $15 million will be allocated for this program if Budget 2025 is passed. "It is critical that we take an eviden...
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MD of Greenview
MD of Greenview Council approves concept signs for Tourist centres
The Greenview - Valleyview & Area Tourist Information Centre and the Grande Cache Tourism & Interpretive Centre will be getting some new signage.Following the Municipal District of Greenview's purchase of the centre in 2024, new signage has been required.At their March 25 meeting Greenview Council approved conc...
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Girl's Hockey
U18 Peace Country Storm bring home silver from provincials
The U18 Peace Country Female Athletic Club wrapped up their season this weekend at Provincials in Strathcona County. Leading up to the goal medal game the ladies were 3-1 at the Ardrossan Rec Complex but ended up dropping the final 4-1 to the Calgary Fire. In a post on social media, the Athletic Club congratulated the ...
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Local Sports
Girl's Hockey
U18 Peace Country Storm bring home silver from provincials
The U18 Peace Country Female Athletic Club wrapped up their season this weekend at Provincials in Strathcona County. Leading up to the goal medal game the ladies were 3-1 at the Ardrossan Rec Complex but ended up dropping the final 4-1 to the Calgary Fire. In a post on social media, the Athletic Club congratulated the ...
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Local Hockey
Huskies win NWJHL League Championship, advance to provincials
The Strike Group North West Junior Hockey League's playoffs were completed on Saturday up in La Crete. The Fort St. John Huskies won the league championship in six games over the Lumber Barons, winning 5-3 in the final game. The action isn't over yet for Fort St. John though, they have advanced to Junior B provincials ...
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ajhl
Storm player named in All-Academic Team
A member of the Grande Prairie Storm was named to the AJHL's All-Academic Team.This team recognizes twelve current and former players dedicated to their studies at either the high school or post-secondary level, along with a grade score reflective of their academic success." According to the AJHL, Storm forward Ka...
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Agriculture
Agriculture
UFA to pay out $32.5 million in 2024 Patronage Dividend
UFA says that the total Patronage Dividend payout for members for 2024 will be $32.5 million.The company says in a news release that this follows what is calls "its second strongest financial results in history."The dividends will be paid out as a cent a litre on gasoline, 5.5 cents on diesel, 6.5 cents per l...
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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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Alberta
WATCH
Rural health care facilities see investments in Budget 2025
The provincial government says twenty rural health care facilities could be improved through their new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that $15 million will be allocated for this program if Budget 2025 is passed."It is critical that we take an evidence based app...
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SHIFTING BURDEN TO THE PRODUCER
Extended Producer Responsibility launches in Alberta
As April 1 dawns, Alberta's new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program will come into effect, shifting the onus of recycling single-use products from municipalities to producers. By making producers responsible for the products they create, EPR encourages them to find ways to redesign packaging to reduce waste....
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CONSULTATIONS COMING THIS SPRING
Electoral boundary review process begins
The province's electoral divisions are due for review, and the newly named Electoral Boundaries Commission is set to begin consultations on the matter this spring. Government officials say constituency boundaries are reviewed periodically in an effort to ensure representation is fair and effective. "The independen...
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LARGEST U.S. LUMBER MARKET
Forestry and Parks minister championing Alberta lumber in Texas mission
In an effort to strengthen partnerships and advocate for fair trade practices, Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks, is taking a delegation of forestry industry leaders to Texas from March 31 to April 3. The government says Texas is Alberta's largest U.S. market for lumber and this trade mission aims to highligh...
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Canada
Canadian, American unions urging U.S. senators to vote to overturn Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Unions on both sides of the border are calling on American senators to vote in favour of legislation to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a joint resolution led by Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine that would terminate the national emergency ...
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U.S. arrests B.C. man, says he smuggled goods to Pakistan's atomic bomb program
SURREY, B.C. - U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years. The U.S. Department of Justice says in a Friday news release that Mohammad Jawaid Aziz was arrested trying to cross in...
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Former business lobby head Blackburn confirms he is seeking Quebec Liberal leadership
MONTREAL - A former politician and head of an influential business lobby group is joining the race to be the next leader of the Quebec Liberals. Karl Blackburn published an open letter this morning that says Quebec needs a new, inclusive style of leadership, and he will formally launch his campaign during a press confe...
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Markets tumble as Canada braces for new wave of U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON - Markets tumbled today amid confusion over how U.S. President Donald Trump intends to pursue his global tariff agenda this week - and how it will hit Canada. Trump has said Wednesday will be "Liberation Day" - the day when he intends to impose "reciprocal" tariffs by increasing U.S. duti...
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Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power on third day of spring storm
Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power on the third day of a spring storm, after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map from provincial utility Hydro One showed more than 430,000 homes and businesses remained without power Monday morning. The...
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In the news today: Second week of election underway, with eyes on new U.S. tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. E...
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World
Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire. The order by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco is a relief for 350,000 Venezuelans whose Tempor...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
PARIS (AP) - A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years - a hammer blow to the far-right leader's presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics. Speaking to French TV channel TF1 in her first reaction to the verdict, Le Pen called...
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UAE court sentences 3 people to death in killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced three people to death for the killing of Israeli-Moldovan Zvi Kogan, state media reported Monday. The state-run WAM news agency announced the verdicts of the three after a trial in Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals' State Security Cha...
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