Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Rodeo, hockey, football, Wolves sports all on the weekend sports schedule
Rodeo There is a college rodeo in Dawson Creek this weekend. The Northern Lights College Rodeo is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Lakota Agriplex. It starts with the rodeo slack at 11 a.m. on Satur...
Sep 26, 2025
Court update: trial dates set in sexual assault case and CSO sentence in stolen property matter
Trial dates set in sexual assault case Alberta Justice says trial dates have been set for a Grande Prairie man charged in a sexual assault case. The trial for is set for November 16-20, 2026. He was c...
Sep 24, 2025
Candidate profile: Bryan Petryshyn
Bryan Petryshyn is one of the candidates running to be the mayor of Grande Prairie. 1) What has inspired you to run for mayor in the Oct. 20, 2025, municipal election? I've been in Grande Prairie sinc...
Sep 15, 2025
Grande Cache man convicted in sexual assault case
HINTON-An Alberta man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two students at a school where he worked as an educational assistant. Court of King's Bench Justice Lorena Harris also convicted JJ L...
Sep 14, 2025
Funding increase for Grande Prairie's Caribou Child & Youth Centre
A United Conservative Party release says more money is going into child and youth advocacy centres around Alberta. That includes a funding increase of $10,118 for the Caribou Child & Youth Centre ...
Aug 21, 2025
"Shocking" one word Alberta Canola board chair uses to describe new Chinese tariff
The board chair with Alberta Canola uses words like shocking, devastating, and not great news to wake up to, in describing a new tariff from China. The country announced a 76 per cent tariff on Canadi...
Aug 13, 2025
Adjustments made to allow farmers to cut crops for feed
The federal and provincial governments say they have made it easier for farmers and ranchers to cut crops for feed. AFSC will adjust the low yield allowance in some parts of Alberta, adding in a relea...
Aug 10, 2025
Alberta industry group welcoming help for softwood lumber producers
The Alberta Softwood Trade Council says it is glad to see the federal government offer some help for an industry dealing with higher U.S duties. A release posted on the Alberta Forest Products Associa...
Aug 09, 2025
Memorial & Pioneer Weekend at the horse races, Crocus Hill Stampede, racing in Hythe and rugby all on this weekend
Horse Racing Horse racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Evergreen Park. Post time will be 1:15 p.m. both days This is Memorial & Pioneer Weekend at the races. Memorial races in honour of Fred D...
Aug 08, 2025
Confirmed measles case at Grande Prairie wholesale store
AHS is alerting the public that an individual with measles was at the Grande Prairie Costco while infectious last Monday evening (July 28). Anyone who attended the wholesale store on that day, from 5 ...
Aug 05, 2025