

Crime
Charges approved against five for stolen vehicle and pointing firearms
Five people have charges sworn against them for a complex matter involving a stolen vehicle and pointing firearms this past Wednesday in the Fort St John area.On February 19, Mounties in Fort St. John were made aware that a truck had been stolen from a residential driveway within the city limits that morning. Police re...
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Books
Grande Prairie couple publishes children's book: Rosie the Unicorn Does Gymnastics
A Grande Prairie couple has written a new children's book.Rosie the Unicorn Does Gymnastics, written by Marc and Lisa Laferriere with illustrations by Mariana Ostanik follows the titular character and her friend as they demonstrate the importance of friendship and never giving up.Marc Laferriere says the book was based...
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Peace Region

Crime
Charges approved against five for stolen vehicle and pointing firearms
Five people have charges sworn against them for a complex matter involving a stolen vehicle and pointing firearms this past Wednesday in the Fort St John area.On February 19, Mounties in Fort St. John were made aware that a truck had been stolen from a residential driveway within the city limits that morning. Police re...
12h ago
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Books
Grande Prairie couple publishes children's book: Rosie the Unicorn Does Gymnastics
A Grande Prairie couple has written a new children's book.Rosie the Unicorn Does Gymnastics, written by Marc and Lisa Laferriere with illustrations by Mariana Ostanik follows the titular character and her friend as they demonstrate the importance of friendship and never giving up.Marc Laferriere says the book was based...
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GPPS
First Grande Prairie Police Service recruits graduate
The first class of recruit police officers for the Grande Prairie Police Service have graduated.The 12 officers were honored at a ceremony at Teresa Sargent Hall Friday, with local dignitaries and friends and family in attendance.(Photo Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel leighGPPS Chief Dwayne Lakusta is calling the...
Feb 22, 2025
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BC RCMP
Graffiti hate crime in Fort St. John
Mounties in Fort St. John say that swastikas and a "derogatory message" was sprayed painted on the side of a cultural organization's building on Sunday. It was sprayed on the Treaty 8 Tribal Association's building and police are investigating this as a hate crime. The graffiti has since been painted over but ...
Feb 21, 2025
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RCMP
Non-life threatening injuries for three people after BC Peace crash
Fort St. John RCMP say three people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a crash Thursday morning.It happened just before 8 a.m. on Highway 97 about 40 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John. Mounties say a southbound vehicle was stopped and was trying to turn left when it was hit from behind ...
Feb 21, 2025
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PWPSD
PWPSD celebrates 2024 Academic Excellence Awards
Peace Wapiti Public School Division recognized 16 2024 graduates Thursday with the annual Academic Excellence Awards.The awards are given out to students who either had an average of at least 90 per cent or were the top academic student in their school.The recipients received a certificate and $100, with the highest av...
Feb 21, 2025
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Hockey, archery, artistic swimming, ski hills this weekend
StormAfter dropping a home game to Lloydminster on Tuesday, the Storm will be on the road this weekend, starting Friday night in Camrose. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.Grande Prairie then heads south to Drumheller for games on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's game will face off at 7 p.m., Sunday's at 2 p.mThe Storm are 10 point...
Feb 21, 2025
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NWP Wolves
Wolves update: NWP hosting futsal this weekend; awards for volleyball players
FutsalThe Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves will host the second round of ACAC futsal this weekend. Women's games start times go from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday., 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Wolves will play Keyano at 1 p.m. and The Kings University at 8:30 p.m. Friday, then Po...
Feb 20, 2025
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Grande Prairie Storm
Tuesday night home loss for the Storm
The Storm lost 4-1 to visiting Lloydminster Tuesday night. Tomas Marinkovic had the lone Storm goal. Second place Grande Prairie is now eight points behind first place Whitecourt with a game in hand. The Storm start a three game road trip Friday in Camrose. Grande Prairie will also visit Drumheller Saturday and Sunday.
Feb 20, 2025
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Agriculture

Agriculture
Nine beef research projects to share $6 million in funding
Results Driver Agriculture Research, Alberta Beef Producers and the Beef Cattle Research Council say that $6 million will go into beef research projects in Alberta.Nine projects will get funding. The list includes $2.1 million to expand disease surveillance work done in feedlots, $1.1 million to study how trace mineral...
Feb 21, 2025
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Agriculture
Local ag. society wins provincial award
The Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural and Exhibition Society has earned a provincial award.They are one of four winners of the Alberta Agricultural Societies Innovation Awards.The Grande Prairie organization, along with the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition, are being saluted for putting together the annual Indig...
Feb 14, 2025
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Agriculture
New farm crisis line now available
The National Farmer Wellness Network Crisis Line is now available to producers who may be struggling with their mental health.The initiative from the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing officially started on February 4.It is being called in a news release "a transformative initiative designed to address the...
Feb 12, 2025
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Alberta

Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Alberta government pushing back against human trafficking
The Alberta government says it will recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Day by awarding $5.5 million to 19 organizations that fight human trafficking.The provincial grants will go to help support groups that prevent human trafficking, protect at-risk people and empower survivors.The grants focus on areas that include...
Feb 22, 2025
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Centre to End Trafficking in Persons opens in Calgary
The new Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons (the Alberta Centre) opened in Calgary on Friday.The centre is the cornerstone recommendation of 'The Reading Stone,' a report released by the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force.This is a community-led initiative in partnership with the Government of Alberta, with ...
Feb 22, 2025
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$5.5 MILLION
Province investing in 19 groups to combat human trafficking
The Government of Alberta has announced funding for 19 organizations working to stop human trafficking and empower survivors.A total of $5.5 million will go to the organizations as the province says it recognizes the need to address human trafficking and provide supports for those who have been victimized.Public Safety...
Feb 22, 2025
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Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents
EDMONTON - A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according to Alberta Health Services documents. An internal chart included in an...
Feb 22, 2025
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Canada

Multiple Canadian cities hold rallies to mark third anniversary of Ukraine invasion
MONTREAL - People gathered in cities across Canada on Sunday on the eve of the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, amid fears of a withdrawal of U.S. support. Rallies are being held at city halls, museums and community centres across the country to mark a global day of action as the war in Ukraine ent...
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Trudeau makes fourth annual visit to Ukraine since Russian war escalation in 2022
KYIV - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly visiting Ukraine on Monday as part of a summit of world leaders as support from the United States appears increasing tenuous. Trudeau has visited the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv every year since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Here's a l...
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CP NewsAlert: Trudeau expected to be in Ukraine for summit on 3rd anniversary of war
KYIV - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to be in Ukraine on Monday for a summit of world leaders on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the meeting at a news conference in Kyiv on Sunday evening. The meeting comes as the United States ha...
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Toronto's Pearson airport 'back to normal' operations after plane crash
TORONTO - Toronto's Pearson airport says operations are "back to normal" roughly a week after a crash landing that sent 21 people to hospital and led to days of travel disruptions at Canada's busiest airport. A spokesperson for the airport says the runway where the Delta Air Lines crash took place last Monday...
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'This awful war': Ukrainians find reprieve far from home at Edmonton church
EDMONTON - Archpriest Cornell Zubritsky sometimes hears the loud wailing of air raids thousands of kilometres away in Ukraine. The sirens screech from the cellphones of congregants at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Edmonton. "A lot of them have the air raid siren app on their phones he...
15h ago
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Parti Québécois faces drop in support for sovereignty amid Trump threats
MONTREAL - With Canadians - and even Quebecers - rallying around the flag in the face of threats from the Trump administration, the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is struggling to find its footing. The Quebec opposition party has been leading in the polls for more than a year, and leader Paul St-Pierre Pla...
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World

Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II, projections showed. Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-lef...
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Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of others worldwide on leave. The notices were sent to USAID workers and viewed by The Associated Press. It comes after a federal judge allowed the ad...
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American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi lands safely in Rome after diversion
ROME (AP) - An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi, India, landed safely in Rome on Sunday after it was diverted due to a security issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA did not elaborate on what the security issue was, but said it was reported by crew aboard American Airlines ...
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