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Heat record broke in Beaverlodge on Wednesday
Environment Canada says on May 28, five communities in the province set a new daily maximum temperature record.One of those communities included Beaverlodge; where the mercury hit 32.2 degrees Celsius...
May 29, 2025

Glass leads after Day 1 WPCA action at Grande Prairie Stompede
The professional chuckwagon racing season kicked off Wednesday night out at Evergreen Park.The World Professional Chuckwagon Association's 46th running of the Grande Prairie Stompede had ideal conditi...
May 29, 2025

Head coach Jesper Sorensen guiding Vancouver Whitecaps to new highs
VANCOUVER - Jesper Sorensen believes in giving his players room to make mistakes. "If you're afraid of making mistakes, you'll make nothing. That's the problem. Because you will end up making mistakes...
May 29, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut's bid to toss out school language case
OTTAWA - A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being heard following a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The top court has dism...
May 29, 2025

UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
VIENNA (AP) - Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog haven't seen signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, an agency official said Thursday, after Greenpe...
May 29, 2025

Trump's sweeping tariff agenda in turmoil following U.S. federal court decision
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade agenda is in turmoil as his administration moves to appeal a federal court ruling that blocked his sweeping tariffs on much of the world. On Wednesday, the U.S. Cou...
May 29, 2025

Grande Prairie Stompede free shuttle service
The City of Grande Prairie is taking the stress out of parking at this year's Stompede, with free shuttle service. Shuttles will run from the Town Centre Mall starting at 3 p.m. today (Thursday, May 2...
May 29, 2025

In Barkov They Trust: The Panthers, led by their captain, are headed back to the Stanley Cup Final
The entire play took eight seconds, and basically summed up why the Florida Panthers have enormous, nonstop belief in Aleksander Barkov. Third period, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, game tie...
May 29, 2025

KidSport Grande Prairie, Sport Central holding equipment drive
KidSport is looking for equipment donations. Balls of all kinds, baseball gloves, bicycles, scooters, gym bags and badminton equipment are among the most needed items. KidSport Grande Prairie and Spor...
May 29, 2025

Sod turning for new Ken Sargent House set for Thursday
A sod turning ceremony will take place this afternoon (Thursday, May 29) for a new facility meant to provide a home-away-from-home for patients being treated at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.Th...
May 29, 2025