County of Grande Prairie
Crime prevention town halls in Dimsdale and Webster later this month
The County of Grande Prairie has announced two additional crime prevention town halls this month.The town halls in Webster and Dimsdale will provide opportunities for residents and business owners to connect with County Regional Enforcement Services and RCMP representatives to discuss rural crime concerns and proactive...
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20 per cent raise over term of deal
Alberta nurses overwhelmingly ratify 4-year agreement
Alberta's nurses have ratified a four-year collective agreement paying them nearly a 20 per cent raise over the term of the deal. The new agreement, which nurses affirmed overwhelmingly, makes workers in this province the highest paid anywhere in the country. The United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) noted 95.74 per cent of t...
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Peace Region
RCMP
Alberta RCMP cautioning against speeding as road conditions improve
Alberta RCMP is reminding drivers to slow down.As the weather gets warmer, and roads become clear, police say it is important to keep in mind the dangers of speeding. Unsafe speeds can risk collision and serious injury for all road users.In 2024, Alberta RCMP issued 48,600 speeding tickets, and 4,283 in the month of Ap...
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Power Outages
ATCO reporting several power outages in the Peace
ATCO says a power outage is affecting a large part of the Richmond Industrial Park.ATCO says defective equipment is believed to be the cause of the outage that started just before 10:30 Thursday morning.There are 216 customers impacted.ATCO says the power should be back on by 3 p.m. Thursday.A second outage has been re...
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County of Grande Prairie
Crime prevention town halls in Dimsdale and Webster later this month
The County of Grande Prairie has announced two additional crime prevention town halls this month.The town halls in Webster and Dimsdale will provide opportunities for residents and business owners to connect with County Regional Enforcement Services and RCMP representatives to discuss rural crime concerns and proactive...
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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...
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Missing Person
Grande Prairie RCMP looking for missing 74-year-old
Update on April 3 at 11:10 a.m. - RCMP would like to inform the public that Erwin Siemens has been located safe. Police would like to thank the public and media for their assistance.----------------------------------------Previous:Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for a missing 74-year-old man.Erwin Siemens was last seen...
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Community
Cedar Point operating at full capacity, has high rate of people going to independent living, says official
Cedar Point, the housing support facility for Grande Prairie's homeless population, is operating at near capacity.It has 50 people staying there currently. There is room for 64.The Mustard Seed community development specialist Kendra Sledding says they have seen what she calls "positive impacts with the residents....
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Local Sports
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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Local Hockey
Huskies win NWJHL League Championship, advance to provincials
The Strike Group North West Junior Hockey League's playoffs were completed on Saturday up in La Crete. The Fort St. John Huskies won the league championship in six games over the Lumber Barons, winning 5-3 in the final game. The action isn't over yet for Fort St. John though, they have advanced to Junior B provincials ...
Mar 31, 2025
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ajhl
Storm player named in All-Academic Team
A member of the Grande Prairie Storm was named to the AJHL's All-Academic Team.This team recognizes twelve current and former players dedicated to their studies at either the high school or post-secondary level, along with a grade score reflective of their academic success." According to the AJHL, Storm forward Ka...
Mar 30, 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...
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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...
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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...
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Alberta
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF COLLISION
RCMP urge Alberta drivers to avoid speeding as weather warms up
As the weather warms up and roads become clear again, Alberta RCMP would like to remind motorists of the dangers of speeding. Even with improved driving conditions, RCMP say unsafe speeds increase the risk of collision and serious injury for all road users. "Speeding is one of the biggest threats to traffic safety...
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2024 RANKINGS
Alberta ranks number one in beverage container recycling
Alberta has risen through the ranks to be Canada's number one recycler, with residents returning more than two billion cans, bottles and other containers in 2024. This represents about 85 per cent of all non-refillable beverage containers, the highest return rate in the country, the provincial government reported on Th...
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP cautioning against speeding as road conditions improve
Alberta RCMP is reminding drivers to slow down.As the weather gets warmer, and roads become clear, police say it is important to keep in mind the dangers of speeding. Unsafe speeds can risk collision and serious injury for all road users.In 2024, Alberta RCMP issued 48,600 speeding tickets, and 4,283 in the month of Ap...
1h ago
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20 per cent raise over term of deal
Alberta nurses overwhelmingly ratify 4-year agreement
Alberta's nurses have ratified a four-year collective agreement paying them nearly a 20 per cent raise over the term of the deal. The new agreement, which nurses affirmed overwhelmingly, makes workers in this province the highest paid anywhere in the country. The United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) noted 95.74 per cent of t...
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Canada
Bill 40: Court of Appeal sides with English boards over Quebec government reforms
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has upheld a lower-court ruling that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violated English-language minority education rights. The Quebec English School Boards Association called today's decision a recognition of the anglophone community's constitutional right to manage an...
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Judge finds Ottawa man guilty on terror, hate charges related to neo-Nazi propaganda
OTTAWA - A Superior Court judge has found Ottawa-area graphic designer Patrick Macdonald guilty on three counts of terror and hate-related charges related to the production of antisemitic propaganda for the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. Superior Court Justice Robert Smith found Macdonald guilty this week on all t...
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Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has introduced a bill to preserve the integrity of the electoral process by tackling deliberate disinformation and election interference. The bill tabled today by the province's minister for democratic institutions would make it an offence to knowingly spread false information to i...
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Quebec premier throws support behind 'targeted' response to U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault is endorsing Ottawa's response to U.S. tariffs, saying any retaliation must be targeted to avoid doing more damage to Canadian industries. Legault says Canada was "relatively spared" by U.S. President Donald Trump's move on Wednesday to levy tariffs on most co...
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Rise in retail theft, worker safety prompts Vancouver security task force
VANCOUVER - A spike in retail theft, in what the City of Vancouver says is led by organized crime and repeat offenders, has prompted the launch a retail security task force. Vancouver council passed a motion creating the initiative aimed at curbing the thefts and improving safety for businesses and their employees. May...
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Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher, school board over student art posted online
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area school board says it's no longer being targeted by a lawsuit that had alleged student artwork was being sold online by a teacher without their knowledge. Ten Montreal-area parents filed a lawsuit in March 2024 against the board and one of its teachers because they thought their children's art...
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World
Pentagon's watchdog to review Hegseth's use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defense officials' use of the publicly available ...
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Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on Thursday killed at least 27 Palestinians sheltering at a school in northern Gaza and wounded 70 more, said Health Ministry spokesman Zaher al-Wahidi, as Israeli forces have expanded their strikes and evacuation orders across the war-torn territory in recent days....
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Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his Make America Great Again agenda, according to several people familiar with the...
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