Clothing drive
Drop and Swap 2026 taking place in Grande Prairie Oct. 14-17
The City of Grande Prairie is hosting a clothing drive at Muskoseepi Park this week.Supported by Aquatera and Goodwill Industries, the Drop & Swap aims to reduce waste by allowing residents to donate clean, good-condition clothing and acquire new clothes from the collection."Drop & Swap is a great example ...
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" denying residential schools"
St. John Paul students protesting alleged online comments by a staff member
A walkout took place at a local high school earlier today (Tuesday, Oct. 13).According to an email sent to the EverythingGP Newsroom, students walked out of class at St. John Paul II School in protest of alleged "online comments by a teacher within the district denying residential schools and their harm."At t...
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Peace Region
Clothing drive
Drop and Swap 2026 taking place in Grande Prairie Oct. 14-17
The City of Grande Prairie is hosting a clothing drive at Muskoseepi Park this week.Supported by Aquatera and Goodwill Industries, the Drop & Swap aims to reduce waste by allowing residents to donate clean, good-condition clothing and acquire new clothes from the collection."Drop & Swap is a great example ...
2h ago
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" denying residential schools"
St. John Paul students protesting alleged online comments by a staff member
A walkout took place at a local high school earlier today (Tuesday, Oct. 13).According to an email sent to the EverythingGP Newsroom, students walked out of class at St. John Paul II School in protest of alleged "online comments by a teacher within the district denying residential schools and their harm."At t...
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Lottery
Sexsmith resident wins $100,000 EXTRA draw
A Sexsmith resident has won $100,000.Neil Bilodeau won the prize from the Aug. 12 LOTTO 6/49 EXTRA draw while conducting his twice-a-week habit of buying a Super Pack.Bilodeau says his second ticket was the winner, and he had to check all the other tickets before he was sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him."...
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City of GP
AccessGP after-hours AI pilot program underway
The City of Grande Prairie is piloting a new after-hours service AI program.The City says that until the end of the year, AccessGP callers outside regular business hours (4:30 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. Monday to Friday) will be connected to an AI chatbot that can "answer common questions about services, direct residents to...
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Oct. 16-Oct. 17
Folktales Tours return to the Heritage Village this weekend
The Folktales Tour will return to the Grande Prairie Museum's Heritage Village this weekend.On Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17, residents can take an after-dark guided tour and learn about the Peace region's eerie history while members of the Generations Readers Theatre, the Disturbing the Peace podcast, and the ...
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Construction
County of GP to begin utility construction near Rr. 62 and 144 Ave. intersection
County of Grande Prairie crews are set to begin utility construction this week in the field west of Range Road 62.Construction will primarily take place in the field, but traffic may be interrupted while equipment is operating at the intersection of Range Road 62 and 144 Avenue.Speed will be reduced on the Range Road, ...
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Local Sports
Week 6
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...
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Local Hockey
Storm pickup pair of weekend wins before four game road trip
The Grande Prairie Storm are on a hot streak to start the AJHL regular season.The team picked up a pair of wins at home over the Thanksgiving weekend after hosting both Devon and Bonnyville.The first game at Bonnetts Energy Centre was Friday night, the Storm won 4-1 over the Devon Xtreme. The second game Saturday had t...
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Local Sports
NWJHL, Wolves, high school football this weekend
Besides the Storm and Wolves hockey games this weekend, there are a bunch of other games on the local sports schedule.NWJHLIN the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday, Fairview in Fort St. John starts at 7 p.m. B.C. time. La Crete in Dawson Creek will start at 8 p.m. B.C. time.On Saturday, Beaverlodge will be in Sexs...
Oct 9, 2026
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Agriculture
Peace Region Wildfire free
Wildfire danger level low in PRFA, agri-producers still asked to be cautious
The Peace River Forest area wildfire danger rating now sits at low. Alberta Wildfire also reports zero active wildfires in all of northern Alberta. However, even with low wildfire danger levels and cold temperatures, Alberta Wildfire is asking residents to still use caution. Specifically for the PRFA, "agricultura...
Oct 5, 2026
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Crop Report
Favourable weather helps farmers with harvest
Wind and sunshine have helped producers across the province get in the fields to continue with a harvest season that is later than usual.According to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, there was a 21 per cent increase provincewide in harvest completion for major crops to 60 per cent.When compared to the report bef...
Oct 5, 2026
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Community
Bezanson Ag. Society receives grant from UFA Foundation
A Peace Country organization is among five across Alberta to get a $20,000 grant from UFA Agricultural Community Foundation's Rural Communities Grant program. The Bezanson Agricultural Society is getting the money for its Bezanson Community Hub Revitalization project. UFA says on its website that the money will be used...
Oct 4, 2026
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Alberta
program closed 25 years ago
Province says it's righting historic wrong for Alberta ranchers
The Government of Alberta is reopening a registration program for eligible ranchers to have their long-standing water rights recognized.The province notes in a news release that the Traditional Agricultural Registration Program closed in 2001.That meant grazing leaseholders on Crown land could no longer apply directly ...
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Provincial Politics
Kenney says UCP must choose federalist roots, expel separatists after Alberta vote
Former premier Jason Kenney, who co-founded Alberta's governing United Conservative party, says separatists have infiltrated it and are wielding an outsized influence. Kenney, speaking to business leaders in Edmonton alongside his former political rival Rachel Notley, says that after the province's separation vote the ...
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early detection
Alberta launches online tool to help residents navigate cancer screening
Albertans can use a new online guide to find out when they should start screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, as the province works to improve awareness of early detection.Primary Care Alberta's Screening Programs launched the interactive guide at screeningforlife.ca to help people navigate screening re...
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Oct. 19, 2026, Referendum
Former political rivals Notley and Kenney to unite at event ahead of separation vote
Two former premiers who were on the opposite ends of the political spectrum in Alberta will unite today to keep the province from quitting Canada. Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley are set to speak at an event in the province's capital. The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce is hosting them. Kenney was premier under the United ...
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Canada
Cross-border visits by Canadian and U.S. residents up from last year: StatCan
Statistics Canada says more Canadians and Americans have travelled across the border between the two countries over the last six months compared to last year. The agency says Canadian residents made 1.9 million return trips from the United States last...
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In the news today: military drones, sentencing for child killer, B.C. election debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... As drones reshape war around the world, the Canadian Armed Forces sprints to catch up As drone-fuelled warfare rages on half a world away in Ukraine, the Canadian ...
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Three B.C. party leaders to face off in only televised debate of election
The leaders of British Columbia's three main parties are to face off today in their only debate of the snap provincial election. NDP Leader David Eby, interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and Green Leader Emily Lowan are to debate from 6:15 p.m. ...
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Trial for man accused in Pearson gold heist set to hear more from key figure in case
The man who received a prison sentence for his role in the Toronto Pearson airport gold heist is expected to continue his testimony today at the trial of another man accused in the case. Arsalan Chaudhary was sentenced this spring to four years in pri...
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As drones reshape war around the world, the Canadian Armed Forces sprints to catch up
OTTAWA - As drone-fuelled warfare rages on half a world away in Ukraine, the Canadian Army's program for rapidly acquiring basic drones is just ramping up. And the pressure is on for the Canadian Armed Forces to speed up its adoption of drones as the t...
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Father set to be sentenced in New York for the murder of nine-year-old Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN - A Montreal man found guilty of drowning his daughter in a creek in Upstate New York is set to be sentenced today in Essex County Court. On Aug. 10, a jury in Elizabethtown, N.Y., found Luciano Frattolin guilty of second-degree murder an...
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World
Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough t...
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Iran says a ship sank after striking a mine in Strait of Hormuz, and other Middle East developments
Iran said Wednesday that a cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, with few immediate details. Meanwhile, a hospital in Gaza said that an Israeli strike has killed a woman. And Iran has executed a man accus...
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Houthis struck Saudi oil giant Aramco's headquarters overnight, regional officials say
CAIRO (AP) - Two regional officials say offices belonging to senior executives with Saudi oil giant Aramco were hit in an overnight Houthi strike on the company's headquarters, in the latest demonstration of the Iran-backed rebels' ability to attack hi...
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