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Peace Region

Roads
MD of Fairview reopens Township Road 814
The Municipal District of Fairview has reopened a section of Township Road 814 that has been closed since January.The road had been closed between Range Road 11 and Range Road 12 since January 27.The MD keeps a list of all current road closures on their website.
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating theft from community mail boxes
Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking anyone who might have witnessed or have video footage of a series of suspected mail thefts.Between April 11 and April 23, Mounties have received multiple reports of thefts from Canada Post community mailboxes where unknown suspects allegedly broke into the boxes and stole the mail inside...
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City of Grande Prairie
City extends Barrier-Free Grant deadline
The City of Grande Prairie is extending the application deadline for its Barrier-Free Grant program.The initiative aims to provide financial support to commercial property and business owners undertaking accessibility improvement projects.The grant offers a matching grant covering 50 per cent of project costs up to $20...
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2025 Federal Election
Time for reflection coming for NDP says Grande Prairie candidate
The NDP candidate in Grande Prairie says it is time for the party to reflect on how the campaign went.The New Democrats were reduced to seven seats in the House of Commons from 25 after Monday's vote.Jennifer Villebrun says part of that reflection should look at things that should have been done differently."But I...
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating armed robberies
Grande Prairie RCMP say a male youth has been arrested after three separate reports of armed robberies.All three happened over Monday and Tuesday, April 28 and 29.One was at the Curry Flames restaurant in the south part of Grande Prairie.The other two were at Circle K stores. Mounties did not give specific locations.Po...
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Wildfires
Wildfire danger level at high for GPFA
Alberta Wildfire has upgraded the wildfire danger level in the Grande Prairie Forest Area to high. This was done as the area experiences dry grass and vegetation, mixing with forecasted strong winds, which would make it challenging to suppress a fire. At this time, a fire advisory does remain in effect, and anyone recr...
18h ago
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Alberta

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Nominations open for Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards
You can now nominate someone for the 2025 edition of the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards.The Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards celebrate out-of-this-world individuals who give their time, energy and talents to make life better for others, according to the province.These prestigious awards celebrate the incredible imp...
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Alberta NDP's Nenshi reacts to election results
Naheed Nenshi, leader of the Alberta NDP, congratulated Mark Carney Tuesday for his becoming prime minister."It's now time to set aside the divisive battles and come together to serve Canada in a time when the nation is under existential threat," Nenshi said."For Alberta, this means working together with...
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Provincial Politics
Province to update the Water Act
Alberta's government says it is exploring opportunities to make more water available by updating the Water Act - and wants to hear from Albertans.According to provincial officials, demand for water is rising and Alberta is looking at ways to make more water available for farmers, ranchers, businesses and growing commun...
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Smith wants to 'reset the relationship' between Alberta and Ottawa
As the 45th federal election comes to a close, Alberta's premier says the status quo relationship between her province and the Canadian government cannot continue.Danielle Smith congratulated Liberal Mark Carney on his projected win Monday night.Smith has been dissatisfied with how former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Apr 29, 2025
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Canada

Hockey players' sexual assault trial shown security, phone videos
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team watched security footage today from a bar and the hotel where the players were staying the night of the alleged incident. Court has also seen cellphone videos taken by one of the accused players and another member of the team ...
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Quebec Inuit representative wants investigation over voting problems in Nunavik
MONTREAL - An organization representing Quebec Inuit wants Elections Canada to investigate reports that some people in Nunavik were unable to vote in Monday's federal election. Makivvik says polling hours were inconsistent across the northern part of Quebec, and some communities were unable to vote altogether. The orga...
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Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO - Event organizers across Canada say they're combing over their security practices in the wake of Saturday night's deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival, hoping to fill any gaps to protect attendees. Politicians are also turning their attention to the issue, with British Columbia Premier David Eby saying...
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Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER - Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people last weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia warn. "Traumatic events, grief, is not something that is resolved in a week or two weeks, or a couple of months,&q...
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Teen hurt by falling tree, tens of thousands without power after violent Quebec storm
MONTREAL - A 15-year-old Montrealer was badly hurt by a falling tree in one of a series of violent storms across the province on Tuesday evening that left more than 144,000 Hydro-Québec clients without power. As of 10 a.m., the utility was still working to restore power to almost 76,000 clients after wind gusts ...
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Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader after party took only one seat
OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault has announced his resignation as Green Party co-leader, effective immediately. The move comes after the party secured only one seat in the recent federal election, when fellow co-leader Elizabeth May won her riding in B.C. The party fell to only 1.3 per cent national support and chose not to...
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