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Ottawa earmarks billions of dollars for defence as global spending race ramps up
OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national defence by the end of the decade - a staggering sum as Canada positions itself to meet aggressive NATO spen...
Nov 04, 2025
Save NWP Fairview effort underway
Some people trying to keep the Northwestern Polytechnic campus in Fairview have started a social media campaign.The page called Save NWP Fairview already has over 1,000 followers.Organizers are asking...
Nov 04, 2025
Odyssey House organizing events for Family Violence Prevention Month
Local non-profit Odyssey House is recognizing Family Violence Prevention Month with several events taking place in Grande Prairie. Every November is recognized by the Province of Alberta as Family Vio...
Nov 03, 2025
Grande Prairie RCMP on scene of multi-vehicle collision
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say there were "no major or life-threatening injuries" in this crash.The intersection of 102 Street and 100 Avenue is open again.Grande Prairie RCMP say they have been call...
Nov 02, 2025
Halloween safety tips for a "fang-tastic" night
Halloween is upon us. With the spooky season falling on a Friday this year, it's even more important that people are being safe.According to Insuranceopedia, kids are twice as likely to be struck by a...
Oct 31, 2025
GP Comp students walkout in support of teachers
Nearly 100 to 150 students joined the movement on Thursday, Oct. 30 to walk out of class and peacefully protest for their teachers who can't at the Grande Prairie Composite High School. The group of s...
Oct 30, 2025
Big changes proposed for Peace Country ridings in new Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission report
An interim report from the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission recommends that two Peace Country ridings be combined into one.The proposal, if approved, would see Central Peace-Notley and Peace Ri...
Oct 29, 2025
Local school divisions posting recommendations for parents as school resumes Wednesday
Local school divisions, like others across Alberta, are getting ready for classes to start again on Wednesday.Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools says in a letter to parents that buses are ...
Oct 28, 2025
Alberta schools prepare to resume classes for thousands after back-to-work order
Schools and school boards across Alberta are working to get more than 740,000 students ready to return to class on a day's notice after a three-week provincewide strike. The Edmonton Public School Boa...
Oct 28, 2025
Alberta uses Charter's notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's government introduced a bill Monday using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta ...
Oct 27, 2025