Community
Veterans Memorial Park adding Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer
Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park plans to add a Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer.An unveiling and weekend of healing is planned for August 15 to 17.Spokesperson Renee Charbonneau says a local business is helping with this project."We have been blessed to have Kaymor (Industrial Solutions) out of Cla...
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Firefighting
Grants for firefighter training coming to four municipalities in the Peace
Some municipalities in the Peace are getting money from the province to help train firefighters.The four grants under the Fire Services Training Program include $12,300 for Birch Hills County, $12,859 for Big Lakes County, $14,520 for Northern Sunrise County and $8,650 for the Town of High Prairie.The province says tha...
Apr 05, 2025
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Peace Region
Community
Veterans Memorial Park adding Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer
Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park plans to add a Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer.An unveiling and weekend of healing is planned for August 15 to 17.Spokesperson Renee Charbonneau says a local business is helping with this project."We have been blessed to have Kaymor (Industrial Solutions) out of Cla...
5h ago
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Firefighting
Grants for firefighter training coming to four municipalities in the Peace
Some municipalities in the Peace are getting money from the province to help train firefighters.The four grants under the Fire Services Training Program include $12,300 for Birch Hills County, $12,859 for Big Lakes County, $14,520 for Northern Sunrise County and $8,650 for the Town of High Prairie.The province says tha...
Apr 05, 2025
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Schools
Province announces pre-planning funding for school projects
The province says it is giving school divisions $1.1 million for pre-planning of 24 school projects around Alberta.This includes the French school board in Grande Prairie and the Peace River School Division for projects in Fairview and Peace River.The government says in a release that pre-planning can result in an idea...
Apr 05, 2025
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Jobs
Unemployment rate rises to 5.5 per cent in March in Peace Region
Statistics Canada released the newest figures for employment across the country for March 2025 on Friday. In Alberta, there was a loss of over 15,400 jobs from February to March, with the unemployment rate rising from 6.7 per cent to 7.1 per cent.Full-time employment plummeted with 30,300 jobs lost, but gains were made...
Apr 04, 2025
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RCMP
Gun and drugs seized following Peace River traffic stop
On Monday, March 24, 2025, members of the Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Highway 986 and Range Road 203 where a man was sleeping inside. Officers attended to the report and the driver took a Mandatory Alcohol Screening, which was passed, however, shortly after RCMP left...
Apr 04, 2025
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Roads
City to begin street sweeping Sunday night
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin street sweeping operations next week.Starting Monday, crews will begin clearing debris from roadways, medians, barriers, and boulevards along arterial roads and high-traffic routes.Residential sweeping is expected to begin in late May.The sweeping will take place 24 hours a da...
Apr 04, 2025
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Local Sports
Storm
Road win for Storm in Round 2 playoff opener
The Storm opened Round 2 of the AJHL playoffs with a 4-1 win in Whitecourt Friday night.Nicholas Jones made 32 saves to pick up the victory in net. Brandon de Haas, Will Harris, Alec Hall and Chase Christensen has the goals for Grande Prairie.The Wolverines will host Game 2 Saturday night. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.Th...
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Local Sports
Storm playoffs resume, tarp auction gala, stick curling, Whispering Pines open this weekend
StormThe Storm visit Whitecourt Friday to open Round 2 of the AJHL playoffs. Game 2 will also be played in Whitecourt on Saturday. Face-of time for both will be 7 p.m.Grande Prairie advanced to the second round after a four game sweep of Lloydminster in Round 1. The Wolverines eliminated Fort McMurray in five games in ...
Apr 04, 2025
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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 ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Agriculture
Northwestern Polytechnic
NWP's Bee Diagnostic Centre receives grant
Northwestern Polytechnic has received funding to advance research examining a parasite that targets honeybee colonies.NWP's National Bee Diagnostic Centre has received a $195,300 grant from non-profit Results Driven Agriculture Research to fund research into Varroa mite and the viruses it carries.Over the next two year...
Apr 03, 2025
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Agriculture
Farmland values continue to increase says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says the national average increase in farmland value was up 9.3 per cent in 2024.That was lower the one from 2023, but still ahead of the five-year average of 8.6 per cent and the 10-year average of 9.1 per cent.The increase for Alberta came in at 7.1 per cent. Saskatchewan had the highest increase a...
Apr 02, 2025
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Agriculture
GGC launches own campaign related to the federal election
Grain Growers of Canada has launched a campaign of its own as part of the federal election campaign.Vote for Grain is a website where farmers can send an email to all the candidates in their riding. It also includes a list of issues and some information on the stances of the four main parties.That list includes support...
Apr 02, 2025
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Alberta
10 per cent holdback
Provincial government removes holdbacks to make water more available
The Government of Alberta made water more available for communities, businesses, and irrigators by removing unnecessary holdbacks.On Friday, the province announced they've removed the 10 per cent holdback on most water licence transfers as the barrier often prevents available water to be used safely by those that need ...
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POLICE
Brooks RCMP asking for public's help to locate missing Brooks woman
Brooks RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing person. Yasmine Agostino, 20, was last seen approximately a week ago in Brooks, RCMP said Friday. Police said she may be located in Red Deer and that there is concern for her safety. Agostino is described as having dark complexion, five-foot-four-inches ...
Apr 04, 2025
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DEVELOPING STANDARDS
Municipal leaders from across Canada gathering in Lethbridge this month to discuss substance-use solutions
Municipal leaders across Canada are set to gather in Lethbridge to continue work on the first municipally led integrated standards for treatment, harm reduction, recovery, prevention and enforcement services, policies and strategies. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) reports that between January...
Apr 04, 2025
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call2recycle
Battery recycling initiative launches in Alberta
Call2Recycle has launched a new program in Alberta to give residents more convenient options to recycle batteries.The program, "Recycle your Batteries, Canada!" officially began April 1 and operated under the Alberta Recycling Management Authority oversight. According to a media release, Call2Recycle is Canad...
Apr 04, 2025
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Canada
With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. Farmers and scientists also worry what the next migration of wild birds will b...
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'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur
DRUMHELLER - A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared. The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself as the Dinosaur Capital of the World. Home to the famed Royal Tyrre...
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'Tree police': Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards
MONTREAL - In the town of St-Amable, Que., it's plant or pay up. As of this year, the municipality located 30 kilometres northeast of Montreal is imposing an annual tax of $200 for residents who don't have a leafy tree in their front yard, with a goal of reducing heat islands and improving biodiversity. One public poli...
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Ottawa police to provide details on man who barricaded himself inside East Block
OTTAWA - Questions remain for Ottawa police this morning after a late-night arrest of a man who barricaded himself in Parliament Hill's East Block on Saturday. Ottawa police say they arrested the man without incident late Saturday night after an hours-long lockdown that began after the man "gained unauthorized acc...
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Top leaders finish second week of election campaign
Federal party leaders are prepared to finish the second week of the federal election campaign with events in Nova Scotia and British Columbia. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announcement in Halifax, joined by the local candidate Lisa Roberts. He will later attend the Elbows Up, Canada! rally in Dartmo...
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B.C. Premier to meet with Mark Carney over the soaring lumber duties imposed by U.S.
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in response to the latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties. The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Friday that it has de...
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World
Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitali...
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Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter's Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter's Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday since his release from the hospital two weeks ago. The pontiff lifted his hands to wave at the crowd, who stood and applauded, as h...
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Anthony, Howard, Redeem Team, Bird, Arison, Fowles, Crawford, Donovan, Moore in Hall of Fame class
Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that's headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end. Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as...
Apr 05, 2025
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