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Peace Region

Miss Fuller Woman 2025
Miss Fuller Woman Pageant 2025 announced
A Grande Prairie resident has been crowned the winner of a pageant competition celebrating body positivity.Hannah Schulz was named Miss Fuller Woman 2025 as part of an event that uplifts women who embody resilience and beauty in all forms.Schulz says she was not expecting to win the pageant when she entered."It wa...
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wildfires
Wildfire hazard high in GPFA, low in PRFA
The wildfire danger rating is high in the Grande Prairie Forest Area.Fire watchers say in a release that "the fire risk is serious" as grass and vegetation are very dry.The Grande Prairie Forest Area has had 18 wildfires that have burned seven hectares since January 1.A fire restriction is in effect, this mea...
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PWPSD
PWPSD begins graduation festivities
Graduation season kicks of Peace Wapiti Public School Division today (Friday, May 2).From now until June 24, PWPSD will be holding cap and gown ceremonies and marches to recognize the graduating class of 2025.The ceremonies kick off Friday, May 2 with the Grand March for Peace Wapiti Academy at 7:00 p.m., followed by t...
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PWPSD
PWPSD announced Edwin Parr Award Nominee
Peace Wapiti Public School Division has revealed their nominee for the Edwin Parr Award, which honours first-year teachers. Bailey Gardecki, who teaches Grade 1 and 2, has been recognized for her outstanding first year at Eaglesham School. (Photo Credit: Peace Wapiti Public School Division) Eaglesham School principal M...
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Wildfires
Five wildfires near Dawson Creek closes Highway 52
BC Wildfire is still battling "a cluster of wildfires" along Highway 52, southwest of Dawson Creek. The highway remains closed in both directions by RCMP while crews battle the five blazes. Two blazes remain out of control, burning 28 hectares. The largest wildfire, spanning 50 hectares, is now listed as unde...
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City of Grande Prairie
Fire advisory upgraded to a fire restriction
The City of Grande Prairie has upgraded the fire advisory issued in April to a fire restriction. Effective as of noon today (Thursday, May 1), any open burning is prohibited, including smudge fires, burn barrels, campfires on public land and fire pits without a spark arrestor or screen. However, indoor fires, along wit...
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STARS mourns the passing of its founder during 40th year
STARS, the organization which provides life-saving helicopter transportation to those facing critical injuries, shared Thursday that its founder, Dr. Greg Powell, has died.Powell, whose inspiration for STARS was sparked by his experience in Saigon during the Vietnam War, passed away April 30 at Foothills Hospice in Oko...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith says she doesn't see 'an appetite' for provincial pension plan
The idea of Alberta opting out of the Canada Pension Plan isn't going anywhere -- at least for now.Premier Danielle Smith says she won't be putting the creation of a provincial pension plan to a referendum any time soon.Smith says she doesn't think Albertans have ``an appetite'' to pull out of the national pension prog...
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Alberta seeks court ruling on constitutionality of Ottawa's clean electricity plan
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is seeking a court ruling on the constitutionality of Ottawa's clean electricity grid regulations. The regulations were finalized late last year and lay out a plan to decarbonize electricity grids across Canada by 2025. Abandoning the regulations is one of nine demands Premier Danielle S...
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Indigenous chiefs call for Alberta Premier Smith to stop stoking separatism talk
EDMONTON - Two First Nations chiefs are accusing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of "attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis" and are calling on her to stop stoking the fires of separatism. Smith's government has proposed legislation that would make it easier for citizens to call for a referendum on ...
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Canada

Hockey players' sexual assault trial hears from former world junior teammates
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is hearing today from other players who were on the 2018 team. Taylor Raddysh, who now plays in the NHL for the Washington Capitals, was asked what he remembers about several days in June 2018 when many of the team's members w...
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Montreal men plead guilty after keeping woman's body on couch for six months
MONTREAL - Two Montreal men have pleaded guilty to committing an indignity to a body after admitting they left the remains of an Indigenous woman on the couch in their home for six months. Prosecutor Simon Lapierre confirmed that brothers Nicodemo and Francesco Sansalone admitted guilt this week in the death of Alasie ...
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Wildfire that forced evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C., not threatening buildings
FORT ST. JOHN - The City of Fort St. John, B.C., says a wildfire that prompted evacuations last night is not actively threatening any structures. But in an update posted at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, it says the blaze is moving beyond the Community Forest into the Peace River Regional District. The BC Wildfire Service's lates...
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CP News Alert: Prime Minister Carney to meet with President Trump on Tuesday
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, his office confirms. More coming. The Canadian Press
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In the news today: Wildfire evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Wildfire evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C. Firefighters from Fort St. John, B.C., and the provincial wildfire service were battling a blaze that prompted evacuations late Thursday, the city said. A bulletin on the city's website ...
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PM Carney to outline government priorities in first news conference since election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to outline the priorities of his new government this morning four days after Canadians voted in the Liberals for a fourth mandate. Carney will speak to the media and take questions at 11 a.m. EDT. He has promised to move immediately to address ongoing trade tensions with...
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