Crime Prevention
Clairmont Crime Prevention Town Hall rescheduled to January 23
The County of Grande Prairie has re-scheduled their Crime Prevention Town Hall for Clairmont to this Thursday, January 23.The event was originally scheduled for last week but was cancelled due to winter weather.The county says the meeting will allow residents and business owners to gain insight into crime prevention st...
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP teaming up with local law enforcement agencies for Operation Cold Start
Alberta RCMP is once again partnering with local law enforcement for Operation Cold Start to reduce the theft of idle vehicles during the winter.RCMP Auto Theft Unit Cpl. Mike Black says they will be checking on unattended, idling vehicles to see if the keys are left inside, and whether or not they are properly secured...
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Peace Region
ED Closures
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED piloting new AHS initiative
A Peace region hospital is a part of Alberta Health Services' newest pilot project to "help improve support in emergency departments."The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital will now pilot the new Virtual Emergency Physician Program; designed to connect patients with non-life-threatening injuries, to a virtual AHS...
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Crime Prevention
Clairmont Crime Prevention Town Hall rescheduled to January 23
The County of Grande Prairie has re-scheduled their Crime Prevention Town Hall for Clairmont to this Thursday, January 23.The event was originally scheduled for last week but was cancelled due to winter weather.The county says the meeting will allow residents and business owners to gain insight into crime prevention st...
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP teaming up with local law enforcement agencies for Operation Cold Start
Alberta RCMP is once again partnering with local law enforcement for Operation Cold Start to reduce the theft of idle vehicles during the winter.RCMP Auto Theft Unit Cpl. Mike Black says they will be checking on unattended, idling vehicles to see if the keys are left inside, and whether or not they are properly secured...
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Collision Reporting Centre
Online collision reporting now available in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie is encouraging residents to use its new online tool for reporting a collision. Developed by the City, and Accident Support Services International Ltd.; this new initiative allows residents to fill out 85 per cent of a collision report, and send it directly to the Collision Reporting Centre, f...
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County of Grande Prairie
Snow removal in Whispering Ridge and Westlake Tuesday Jan. 21
County of Grande Prairie crews are conducting snow removal operations in the Whispering Ridge and Westlake neighbourhoods Tuesday.When the digital "no parking" signs are visible, that means temporary restrictions are in place and street parking is not permitted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to ensure crews ...
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Winter Recreation
County residents encouraged to check ice conditions before use
The County of Grande Prairie is reminding residents about tools available to check the conditions of ice surfaces.As winter temperatures fluctuate from extreme cold periods to unseasonable warmth which can weaken ice surfaces, the County wants to make residents aware of online services that can be used to ensure safe i...
Jan 19, 2025
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Local Sports
Sports
Local hockey weekend recap: Jan 16-19
Hockey leagues across the Peace region still played this past weekend despite freezing temperatures and less than ideal road conditions. AJHL Grande Prairie Storm The Grande Prairie Storm hosted the Devon Xtreme for a pair of weekend games. The first game Friday night the Storm were shutout 3-0, but were able to come b...
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Local Sports
Hockey, curling, Wolves, ski hills this weekend
StormThe Grande Prairie Storm will host Devon in a pair of games this weekend.Face-off will be 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday. The Storm are second in the North Division with 41 points, a point up on Lloydminster and nine points back of Whitecourt, but with three games in hand on both.The expansion Extreme is last i...
Jan 17, 2025
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GP Storm
Grande Prairie Storm trade deadline recap
Last week saw the trade deadline for all Canadian major Junior and Junior A hockey organizations. The Friday, January 10 deadline saw the Grande Prairie Storm add a trio of players.; The first coming from a trade with the Bonnyville Pontiacs, as they acquired 2004-born forward and Kelowna product Kalius Green for futur...
Jan 15, 2025
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Agriculture
Agriculture
ABP Producer Meetings on this week
Alberta Beef Producers has started its series of Producer Meetings to be held in northwestern Alberta.There was one in La Crete on Monday. There is another one Wednesday, January 15 in High Prairie and another one in Grande Prairie January 16.Ranchers can hear from local ABP representatives and bring forward resolution...
Jan 15, 2025
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Agriculture
Peace Agronomy Update set for January 31
The North Peace Applied Research Association will host its 2025 Peace Agronomy Update January 31 in Fairview at the Dunvegan Inn and Suites. It will start at 9 a.m. and go until 4:30. Drainage, pests and insects, markets and agricultural economics will all be discussed. Registration and more information online.
Jan 15, 2025
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Agriculture
CrossRoads Crop Conference set for January 28 and 29
It is billed as Alberta's crop conference.The CrossRoads Crop Conference is set for January 28 and 29 in Edmonton.It is organized by Alberta Canola, Alberta Grains and Alberta Pulse Growers and replaces the old Farm Tech conference.The event's website says people coming can lean about sustainable practices and technolo...
Jan 15, 2025
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Alberta
PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Premier Danielle Smith welcomes U.S. tariff reprieve but calls for action
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed the U.S. tariff reprieve and called for strategic action in a statement on Jan. 20. - READ: Donald Trump doesn't mention Canada in inaugural speech as Trudeau calls for unity - "Alberta is pleased to see that today President Donald Trump has decided to refrain from imposing ...
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MINISTER'S SPECIAL LICENSE PROGRAM
Forestry and parks minister travelling to Tennessee to promote Alberta's outdoors
Alberta's Minister of Forestry and Parks, Todd Loewen, is travelling to Tennessee to promote the province's outdoors and the annual Minister's Special License Program. From Jan. 22-26, Loewen will attend the Safari Club International Convention Show in Nashville. While there, he and his team are expected to connect wit...
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JAN. 18-23
Premier Danielle Smith in Washington for inauguration and to promote Alberta relationship
Premier Danielle Smith is in Washington, D.C. to solidify Alberta's role in North American energy, food and data security and to watch president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration from the Canadian Embassy. While in the U.S., government officials say she will meet with decision makers, governors, members of Congress and...
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TOP BABY NAMES
Alberta's top baby names remain the same
The top baby names in Alberta from 2024 are the same ones that have held the title for the past several years. Olivia and Noah are the provinces top baby names for the sixth consecutive year. This will be year 12 that Olivia has held the top spot, which is a record. The next longest reigning name was Ethan, at nine con...
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Canada
Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study
A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend. The study published in academic journal Nature Climate Change suggests many tundra regions may have started to release more carbon dioxide than they absorb, calling it a "...
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More than a third of Canadians turn to online info due to lack of doctor access: poll
A new poll suggests more than a third of Canadians say they have no choice but to seek health information online because they don't have access to a doctor, further highlighting challenges posed by an ongoing physician shortage. The online survey by the Canadian Medical Association and Abacus Data conducted last Novemb...
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In the news today: Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1. He delivered the deadline on Monday...
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Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing
OTTAWA - The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away - to one degree or another - from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conservative line of attack off the table. The Liberals first campaigned on a carbon price in 2008 and moved to make it happen f...
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Justin Trudeau to speak after Donald Trump muses about tariffs coming Feb. 1
MONTEBELLO, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to speak with media today, the first time he'll take questions since President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington. Trudeau is huddling with his team in Montebello, Que., for the government's annual winter cabinet retreat, which will be his last before he st...
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Authorities say a US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont south of border
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington. In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent,...
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World
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz and gets closer to a 25th Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic refused to let anything stop his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam trophy in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Not a problem with his left leg. Not an early deficit. And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz, who was making things difficult and eyeing his own bit of hi...
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz and gets closer to a 25th Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic refused to let anything stop his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam trophy in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Not a problem with his left leg. Not an early deficit. And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz, who was making things difficult and eyeing his own bit of hi...
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Israeli troops kill 6 and wound 35 in West Bank operation, Palestinian officials say
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel launched a large military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday that the Palestinian Health Ministry said had killed at least six people and wounded 35. Israel announced a "significant and broad military operation" against Palestinian militants in the c...
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