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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High Level RCMP
Community reports leads to the recovery of a stolen vehicle
Mounties with the High Level RCMP detachment arrested one individual last Friday, (March 21) after a report from the community about a stolen vehicle at a residence in Paddle Prairie. Once on the scene, RCMP found the vehicle fled. However, the vehicle was found "soon after," and was searched by officers with...
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Peace Region
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,...
16h ago
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High Level RCMP
Community reports leads to the recovery of a stolen vehicle
Mounties with the High Level RCMP detachment arrested one individual last Friday, (March 21) after a report from the community about a stolen vehicle at a residence in Paddle Prairie. Once on the scene, RCMP found the vehicle fled. However, the vehicle was found "soon after," and was searched by officers with...
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County of Grande Prairie
Hans O. Hommy Memorial Society seeking to transfer Hommy Park recreation lease to County of Grande Prairie
The Hans O. Hommy Memorial Society is looking to transfer ownership of Hommy Park's recreation lease to the County of Grande Prairie.Society representatives attended last night's County Council meeting to express their desire for the transfer, highlighting challenges they are facing like aging volunteers and limited ca...
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City Hall
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
Grande Prairie City Council met on Monday. Highlights from the meeting included the following.Advocacy list approvedCouncil approved its new advocacy list. That includes working on electricity distribution costs, the 911 levy, support for Northwestern Polytechnic, seniors housing and long-term care and economic corrido...
Mar 25, 2025
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Local Sports
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 ...
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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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Local Sports
Local athletes mark accomplishments in figure skating, basketball, ringette and swimming
Local athletes have recorded more accomplishments, this time in figure skating, basketball, ringette and swimming. Figure Skaters A bunch of figure skaters from the Peace are at a provincial championships in Calgary this weekend. Six members of the Grande Prairie Skating Club, three more from the Grovedale Skating Club...
Mar 21, 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
PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Premier Smith, despite criticism, set to leave for U.S. event with far-right influencer
Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble" leader.Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming f...
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Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws
A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert.Darla Zelenitsky, an associate professor in the school's faculty of science, says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the constru...
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'Into the lion's den'; Amid criticism, Alberta's Smith set to attend U.S. fundraiser
Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble'' leader. Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming fund...
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ANSWERING THE CALL
Alberta establishing working group to address unpaid oil and gas property tax challenge
In response to calls from the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) for action, the Government of Alberta is establishing a working group with municipal partners to develop an accountability strategy for unpaid oil and gas property taxes.Earlier this month, the RMA released the resu...
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Canada
In the news today: Carney, Poilievre in Quebec, vacation homes prices on the rise
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals and Conservatives shifting to Quebec Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated c...
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Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in t...
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B.C. energy minister says treaty not a 'bargaining chip' in U.S. trade dispute
VICTORIA - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump's claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are "not accurate," and the U.S. can manage the water that flows over the border "however they see fit." Dix says there has been speculation...
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B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date. B.C. Pre...
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Record deficit, economic stimulus and other highlights of Quebec's 2025-26 budget
QUÉBEC - Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard introduced his budget on Tuesday, under a cloud of possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that he forecasts will average 10 per cent in the next two years. Here are some highlights: - Deficit of $13.6 billion, or 2.2 per cent of GDP, including payments of about $2.2 ...
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B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study
VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that there was no change in deaths associated with safer supply, while neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis ...
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World
Captured Ukrainians convicted on terrorism charges by Russia in what Kyiv called a sham trial
Russia on Wednesday convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the war in Ukraine in a military court trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law. The defendants included current or former fighters of the elite Azov brigade, which Russia designated a terrorist group...
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South Korea's truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children's backgrounds and origins. The ...
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Democrat Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping party in control of the state House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan Goughnour is the winner of a special election in western Pennsylvania, keeping majority control of the state House in his party's hands. Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis on Tuesday for a seat in the Mon Valley region southeast of Pittsburgh. The seat became vacant in January whe...
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