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Grande Prairie Regional Hospital slated to open December 4: AHS
Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health say in a release that the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will be opening to the public on December 4, a decade after construction began on the project.This...
Aug 19, 2021

City Council set to discuss demolition options for Leisure Centre
Grande Prairie City Council will discuss how and whether to proceed with the demolition of the Leisure Centre and adjoining indoor soccer pitch at Monday's meeting.This comes after the Community Servi...
Aug 19, 2021

Council approves borrowing of up to $15.5 million for Coordinated Care Campus purchase, renos
Grande Prairie City Council has approved a bylaw to allow for the borrowing of up to $15.5 million to complete the purchase of and fund renovations for the Coordinated Care Campus at the former Stoneb...
Aug 18, 2021

Photo radar speeding violations up, total violations down in Grande Prairie in 2020
Speeders caught by the city's Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) were on the rise in 2020, while the number of collisions and injuries on city roads continued to decline year over year.A report prese...
Aug 18, 2021

Rising syphilis cases estimated higher than statistics show: Northreach Society
Rates of syphilis infections have been rising in Alberta over the past year, and the Northreach Society in Grande Prairie suggests there could be more individuals infected than statistics show. Northr...
Aug 17, 2021

One dead following Lakeland house fire Sunday
One person has been found dead inside of a home that was destroyed by a fire in the Lakeland neighbourhood of Grande Prairie Sunday night.The Grande Prairie Fire Department says they were called to th...
Aug 16, 2021

Federal election officially set for September 20
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has agreed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's request to dissolve Parliament, triggering an election campaign.Canadians are set to go to the polls on Sept. 20.Trudeau is ...
Aug 15, 2021

Special air quality statement issued in Grande Prairie due to wildfire smoke
Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement due to wildfire smoke moving over the region, which is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility at times.The weather office says a...
Aug 14, 2021

Alberta pausing shift in COVID-19 measures for six weeks
This story has been updated from its original version.Alberta will not be moving away from symptomatic testing for COVID-19, mandatory isolation for positive cases and contact tracing on August 16 as ...
Aug 13, 2021

Heat warning issued for Grande Prairie area
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area.The warning comes as the weather office says daytime highs around 30 degrees combined with over...
Aug 12, 2021