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Walker on Brier 14: "I've been fortunate."
A Beaverlodge product is about to play in his 14th Brier.Geoff Waker has won six national Men's curling championships with the Brad Gushue team, one that goes into this year's edition as Team Canada a...
Feb 28, 2025

Grande Prairie RCMP sharing rough estimation of January 2025 police events
The Grande Prairie RCMP have shared a snapshot of the offences taking place in the city and rural areas. The detachment has released its rough crime statistics for the first month of 2025. The Mountie...
Feb 27, 2025

UPDATE: County of Grande Prairie confirms gas release contained
UPDATE:County crews have confirmed that the gas release in the area of Highway 674 (Teepee Creek Highway) and Range Road 54 has been contained and is no longer releasing.--The County of Grande Prairie...
Feb 26, 2025

New round of residential snow clearing to start in Grande Prairie Wednesday
A new round of residential snow plowing is expected to start today (Wednesday, February 26) after council voted in favour of doing this at Monday's meeting.Mayor Jackie Clayton says council has been h...
Feb 26, 2025

Council approves new sports dome for Grande Prairie
After nearly four years of discussion, a new sports dome will be built in Grande Prairie.It will be located in the Trader Ridge area at 103 Street and 139 Avenue on undeveloped land.At its meeting on ...
Feb 25, 2025

Alberta's Legislative Assembly to reconvene on Tuesday
The Alberta Legislative Assembly will reconvene Tuesday, with all eyes set on this Thursday's provincial budget.The UCP say the legislation they intend to propose will increase clarity, efficiency and...
Feb 24, 2025

Rachel Homan's curling team repeats as Canadian women's champions
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Rachel Homan's curling team from Ottawa repeated as Canadian champions with a 6-1 win over Kerri Einarson's team from Manitoba. Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and le...
Feb 23, 2025

Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents
EDMONTON - A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure t...
Feb 21, 2025

Fans from coast to coast celebrate Canada's epic win over U.S. in 4 Nations final
MONTREAL - Elated fans across the country are celebrating Canada's victory over the United States in the hotly-anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off final. Against a politically-charged backdrop, Canada's Co...
Feb 20, 2025

Grande Prairie volunteer organization to close at the end of February
The Grande Prairie Regional Association of Volunteer Organizations says it will shut down in a week.The organization says in a social media post that it "will be ceasing operations as of February 28, ...
Feb 20, 2025