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AJHL
Storm split weekend series with Fort McMurray
The Grande Prairie Storm hosted the Fort McMurray Oil Barons over the weekend for a pair of theme games at Bonnetts Energy Centre. Friday night's Remembrance Day game saw the Oil Barons defeat the Storm 6-2. Grande Prairie rallied back Saturday night, shutting out Fort McMurray 8-0 during the sixth annual Tighty-Whitey...
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Local Sports
Hockey, football, Wolves this weekend
StormThe Storm are home to Fort McMurray for two games this weekend. More details can be found here.NWJHLThere is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday. Fort St. John at the Wheat Kings will start at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Beaverlodge will be in La Crete and the Wheat Kings visit Slave Lake. Both games wil...
Nov 6, 2026
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Soccer
Grande Prairie soccer player, rest of team Canada, open international tournament Wednesday
A Grande Prairie soccer player and her teammates with Team Canada are in Lima, Peru, for an international tournament. Defender Amy Lynn Wyatt and Team Canada are at the IFA7 Super Cup. This form of soccer has seven players per side on the pitch, not the usual 11. Canada takes on Ecuador in its first game at 5 p.m. Albe...
Nov 4, 2026
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High School Football
Celtics, Titans to meet in Peace Bowl
A championship high school football game will be played at the Community Knowledge Campus field Friday evening. The St. Joe's Celtics will play the Peace Wapiti Academy Titans in the Peace Bowl. The Titans advanced with a 30-0 win over the Grande Prairie Phoenix last Friday. The newest rankings from Football Alberta ha...
Nov 2, 2026
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Week 9
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 be released every Sunday (except for the Labour Day kickoff) through November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-side t...
Nov 2, 2026
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Local Sports
Football, hockey, Wolves this weekend
FootballThe Peace Bowl semi-final will be played Friday night at the Community Knowledge Campus field.The Peace Wapiti Academy Titans will play the Grande Prairie Phoenix Friday.Kick-off time will be 6 p.m.The winner will take on St. Joe's in the Peace Bowl November 6.NWJHLThere is one game in the Northwest Junior Hoc...
Oct 30, 2026
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Sports

Lionel Messi wins the MLS Golden Boot for a second straight season
Lionel Messi has been awarded the 2026 MLS Golden Boot, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in consecutive seasons. The Inter Miami forward scored a league-high 26 goals this season. He also notched 17 assists and led the leagu...
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Messi voted to World XI by players again as Spain dominates men's and women's lineups
GENEVA (AP) - Lionel Messi's peers gave him one more appearance in the FIFPRO World XI lineup Monday after nearly 20,000 players voted for their best team in a poll organized by the global union. At age 39, the Argentina icon was elected to the team as...
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Muslim group calls Santander posts disconcerting, says there's an opportunity at hand
TORONTO - The National Council of Canadian Muslims says there's an opportunity to turn a negative into a positive in the wake of a series of anti-Muslim videos shared by Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander on his social media account. Steven Zhou, t...
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Osorio, Shaffelburg injured as Canada faces Guatemala in Nations League
TORONTO - Midfielders Jonathan Osorio and Jacob Shaffelburg will miss Canada's CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Guatemala after picking up injuries in the final week of the Major League Soccer regular season. Defender Zorhan Bassong and for...
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Van Koeverden casts doubt on Russia competing as neutrals at Alberta's world juniors
Canada's Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden has cast doubt on whether Russia can compete as a neutral team at the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta. The development follows last month's Court of Arbitration for Sport rul...
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AJHL
Storm split weekend series with Fort McMurray
The Grande Prairie Storm hosted the Fort McMurray Oil Barons over the weekend for a pair of theme games at Bonnetts Energy Centre. Friday night's Remembrance Day game saw the Oil Barons defeat the Storm 6-2. Grande Prairie rallied back Saturday night, shutting out Fort McMurray 8-0 during the sixth annual Tighty-Whitey...
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Toronto FC fires head coach Robin Fraser after team misses post-season again
TORONTO - Toronto FC has fired head coach Robin Fraser after two seasons at the helm, the club announced Monday. The club will immediately begin a search for a new coach before the Sprint Season opens Feb. 19, with Toronto's first game set for Feb. 20 ...
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Teddy Riner announces a run for French president, pledging to bring people together
French judo star Teddy Riner is bidding for president. The 37-year-old multiple Olympic champion announced his bid on social media and said in an interview with Le Parisien newspaper published Monday that he is positioning himself as "nei...
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Legal battle over federal firearms ban heads to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - The country's top court is set to hear legal arguments this week about the validity of a federal ban on hundreds of types of firearms the government says are fit only for the battlefield. The hearings, slated for Monday and Tuesday at the Supr...
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Farabee finds his breakaway touch, Flames squeak by Flyers 4-3 in overtime
CALGARY - Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska said at the beginning of the NHL season he expected a lot from Joel Farabee. The left-winger has delivered with a team-leading seven goals and 10 assists in Calgary's first 18 games. Farabee solved a defic...
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Yager thrilled with first NHL goal, Jets' late win over Lightning
WINNIPEG - Brayden Yager was grinning ear to ear while surrounded by reporters following a roller-coaster Sunday night at Canada Life Centre. The 21-year-old Winnipeg forward had just notched his first NHL goal - which was also his first NHL point - to...
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Teen Blades Brown wins in Mexico to become youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - Blades Brown is like several young players who can remember Tiger Woods making big putts and winning big tournaments and inspiring them to play. Only for Brown, it wasn't all that long ago. Two years after his surprising decisi...
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NHL roundup: Bruins earn 4th straight win behind Swayman's 40 saves, cruise by Panthers 4-1
BOSTON (AP) - Elias Lindholm, Mikey Eyssimont and Morgan Geekie each scored a goal in an opening period that started out testy, carrying the Boston Bruins past the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday. Jeremy Swayman made 40 saves, 17 coming in the first per...
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Devils announce Connor Hellebuyck won't play Tuesday in return to Winnipeg
TORONTO - Connor Hellebuyck will attempt to explain himself when he gets to Winnipeg. What the star goaltender won't be doing is suiting up to face his former team. The New Jersey Devils announced shortly after Sunday's 4-0 victory over the Toronto Map...
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Matt Coronato scores overtime winner, Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 4-3
CALGARY - Matt Coronato scored the overtime winner for the Calgary Flames in a 4-3 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Zane Parekh, Zach Whitecloud and Joel Farabee, while short-handed, also scored for the Flames (8-9-1). Yegor Sharang...
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Hellebuyck, Meier lead New Jersey Devils past Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
TORONTO - Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first shutout with New Jersey as the Devils blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night. Timo Meier scored twice for New Jersey (13-5-0), which has won nine of its last 10 games. Nico Hischier, ...
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Local Sports

Classroom Champions
19-year-old Team Canada luge slider inspires local youth
Students at Grande Prairie's Alexander Forbes School were the lucky recipients of a visit from a Team Canada athlete mentor on Thursday (Oct. 29). Classroom Champions and Whitecap Resources were able to bring 19-year-old Maya Yuen of Calgary to the school for the day to speak on her journey to becoming a part of the na...
Oct 30, 2026
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local sports
Local hockey for Thursday, October 29
There is one game in the North Peace Hockey League tonight (Thursday, October 29). Grande Prairie is in Dawson Creek. Face-off time will be 8:30 Alberta time. There is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League tonight (Thursday, October 29). The County Kings in Fairview will start at 8. Wednesday night, Fort St. ...
Oct 29, 2026
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Local Athlete
Elmworth volleyball player recruited to uOttawa
A Peace Region athlete is headed to the nations capital to play USports volleyball next year. Brynn Funk of Elmworth has been recruited to play with uOttawa Women's Volleyball team.In a social media post, they say Funk is a powerful outside hitter and plays with the South Peace Regional Volleyball Club. The post also n...
Oct 28, 2026
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Storm
Storm split weekend games in Bonnyville
The Storm split two games in Bonnyville over the weekend. A 6-3 win on Saturday followed by a 3-2 loss on Friday. In Friday's game, Bowen Grycan had a goal and an assist. Treysen Miller had two assists. In Saturday's game, defenceman Ryan Richter had a goal and three assists. Easton Goulet had a goal and an assist. Co...
Oct 26, 2026
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Week 8
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...
Oct 26, 2026
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Local Sports
Hockey, curling, football, Wolves this weekend
Storm The Storm will visit Bonnyville Friday and Saturday. Face-off time for both games will be 7 p.m. The Storm have the best record in the Alberta Junior Hockey League at 9-2-1 and hold first place by five points over Lloydminster.NWJHLThere are three games in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday. Beaverlodge ...
Oct 23, 2026
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