Community
Wellspring Alberta hopes to launch in-person cancer support program in Grande Prairie this fall
A charity that offers support to people living with cancer hopes to expand its in-person programs to Grande Prairie after a recent funding announcement from the provincial government. The province says the $1.5 million over 15 months for Wellspring Alberta is to provide what the province calls in a news release "e...
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What's coming in Canada's response plan to Donald Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has outlined Canada's strategy to retaliate against the United States, as President Donald Trump moves to hit the country with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday. Trudeau said Saturday night that Canada will hit the U.S. with reciprocal 25 per cent tariffs against some $155 billion wo...
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Community
Wellspring Alberta hopes to launch in-person cancer support program in Grande Prairie this fall
A charity that offers support to people living with cancer hopes to expand its in-person programs to Grande Prairie after a recent funding announcement from the provincial government. The province says the $1.5 million over 15 months for Wellspring Alberta is to provide what the province calls in a news release "e...
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Environment Canada
Entire Peace region under extreme cold warning
Enviroment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for all of northern Alberta.Temperatures of down to minus 40 with the windchill are forecasted overnight and into Sunday morning (February 2).Enviroment Canada says while conditions may be "moderate in daytime hours" temperatures near minus 40 are expected ...
Feb 01, 2025
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RCMP
Peace Regional RCMP arrest wanted Cadotte Lake man
A wanted Cadotte Lake man has been located.On Thursday, Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report of suspicious persons near a vacant building in the area of Simon Lake, locating a vehicle associated to a theft of motor vehicle file received earlier that morning.Containment was established and a single suspect was loca...
Feb 01, 2025
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RCMP
High Prairie RCMP make one arrest after driver flees traffic stop
A High Prairie resident was arrested Tuesday after a vehicle fled a traffic stop.Alberta's Community Response Team was assisting the High Prairie RCMP targeting offenders in the area, when they witnessed a vehicle failing to stop at a sign.When a traffic stop was attempted, the vehicle began driving into oncoming traff...
Jan 31, 2025
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Non-profit $$ opportunity
Applications for County roadside clean up program open Feb 1
Applications for the County of Grande Prairie's Roadside Cleanup program open Saturday February 1.Local non-profit organizations will be able to raise funds for their programs by cleaning up roadsides, ditches, and hamlets across the County.Applications will be open until March 31, the cleanups typically begin in early...
Jan 31, 2025
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Snowfall Warning
Up to 30 cm of snow in Grande Prairie region, travel not recommended
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning... which should be heavily considered if you plan on travelling today (Friday January, 31).The national weather office is calling for amounts of anywhere between 15 - 30 cm of snow in Grande Prairie and the surrounding area, pushing east down to Edmonton and northeast to...
Jan 31, 2025
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Local sports for this weekend
StormThe Storm will host Bonnyville Friday and Saturday. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday.The Storm head into the weekend in second place in the AJHL's North Division, seven points behind Whitecourt but with three games in hand.The Wolverines host Camrose Friday and Bonnyville on Sunday.NWJHLThis i...
Jan 31, 2025
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Local Hockey
Storm goalie named in AJHL weekly awards
Grande Prairie Storm netminder Nicholas Jones has been named the AJHL's Defensive Player of the Week after getting wins in his last three starts. Over the course of the week, (January 20-26) Jones had a 5-1 win over Bonnyville and followed that up by posting a shutout in a 3-0 win over the Fort McMurray Oil Barons the ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Curling
Team Skrlik wins 2025 Alberta Women's Provincial Championship
Peace Region women, Nampa's Kayla and Ashton Skrlik, are set to represent the province once again at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month. Team Skrlik went 4-4 in their first Hearts appearance in 2023.Team Skrlik, out of Garrison Curling Centre in Calgary, edged Edmonton's Thistle Curling Club's Nicky Kaufman 6...
Jan 27, 2025
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Agriculture
Agriculture
2024 edition of Alberta Open Farm Days breaks attendance record
Organizers with Alberta Open Farm Days say attendance broke a record in 2024. They say Open Farm Days attracted 52,000 visitors in 2024 compared to 36,000 in 2023."We were very excited about Alberta Open Farm Days 2024. We saw a notable increase in the number of participating farms, with more than 150 farms openin...
Jan 31, 2025
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Agriculture
More organizations get funding from On-Farm Climate Action Fund
The federal government says another 13 organizations will share $300 million from its On-Farm Climate Action Fund.Alberta-based Results Driven Agriculture Research is getting over $60 million to, as is stated on the government's website, " help farmers in Alberta adopt nitrogen management, cover-cropping and rotat...
Jan 30, 2025
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Agriculture
County of Grande Prairie announce 2025 Farm Family
The County of Grande Prairie has announced their 2025 Farm Family. The Alde family is being recognized for their blending of history and innovation with a steadfast commitment to agriculture, sustainability, and community. Kreg and Lee-Anne Alde fmaily are the current owners of Broken Tine Orchard. The farm was first e...
Jan 27, 2025
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Alberta
PROVINCE
'No economic justification for tariffs', says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
"I am disappointed with U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to place tariffs on all Canadian goods," said Premiere Danielle Smith in a statement Saturday.-READ: Trump to slap Canada with 25 per cent tariffs Tuesday-"This decision will harm Canadians and Americans alike, and strain the important relati...
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HEALTH CARE
'Revolving door of leadership', says advocate on Alberta Health Services' board dismissal
The province announced Jan. 31 that the entire Alberta Health Services board has been dismissed, effective immediately.-READ: Assisted Living Alberta announced as last public health agency taking over AHS-"We are at a critical time in our efforts to refocus the health care system to better deliver health care to A...
Feb 01, 2025
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CANADA
Trudeau issues statement on Black History Month to honour Black Canadians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement on Black History Month, on Feb. 1. Trudeau said that today is an opportunity to honour the culture, resilience, and achievements of Black Canadians."In communities across Canada, Black leaders, scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and activists have shaped our countr...
Feb 01, 2025
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NEUDORF, LAGRANGE AND WILLIAMS
Alberta sending delegation to U.S. National Prayer Breakfast
The Government of Alberta is sending a delegation of three ministers to represent the province at the United States' National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. The National Prayer Breakfast has been running for more than 70 years and is a non-partisan event with attendance from politicians of all stripes. In additio...
Feb 01, 2025
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Canada
B.C. political leaders call for premier to do more amid looming trade war
VANCOUVER - British Columbia politicians are calling on the premier to do more as the province prepares to face U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods as well as retaliation by Ottawa. The move came after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday to slap Canada with duties of 10 per cent on energy and 25 per...
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Toronto Raptors fans boo American national anthem as trade war heats up
TORONTO - Fans at Scotiabank Arena loudly booed during the American national anthem before the Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers. They then switched to loud cheers when "O Canada" began. The strong reactions to both national anthems was likely in response to a mounting trade war between Canada a...
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Support, silence and confusion: Republicans respond to Trump's trade war
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's unprecedented move to pull America's closest neighbours into a trade war has left some Republican lawmakers precariously navigating how to support the leader's tariff agenda while their local economies brace for impact. Many Republicans - caught between risking the president's...
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces removal of U.S. booze from LCBO amid tariff feud
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says American products will be removed from LCBO shelves on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's promised tariffs come into effect. The Ontario premier says every year, the Ontario liquor store sells nearly $1 billion worth of wine, beer, spirits and seltzers from the U.S., but not anymor...
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Groundhog Day 2025: Willie and Sam at odds over spring's arrival
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring's arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario's Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people tired of wintry weather, but Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam saw her shadow predicting a long winter ahead. The tradition ...
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'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions
CALGARY - The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executions. Ronald Smith, 67, is originally from Red Deer, Alta., and has been on death row since 1983, a year after he and ano...
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World
Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identified
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Authorities said Sunday they have recovered the remains of 55 of the 67 people killed in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said at a news conference that divers still need to find the bodies of 12 more victims and are committed to the dig...
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Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded into the sea to the sound of drums and rhythmic clapping and offered up colorful bouquets to the goddess who is celebrated a...
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Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded into the sea to the sound of drums and rhythmic clapping and offered up colorful bouquets to the goddess who is celebrated a...
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