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City temporarily closing 100 Avenue and 100 Street for International Street Performers Festival
The City of Grande Prairie will be temporarily closing roads in the downtown area to accommodate the International Street Performers Festival. Starting Friday, 100 Avenue between 99 Street and 101 Str...
Jul 18, 2024
Grande Prairie adds eight physicians in second quarter of 2024
A new report by the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta says Grande Prairie added eight physicians in the second quarter of this year. That brings the total number of medical doctors in th...
Jul 18, 2024
Fairview emergency department closure cancelled, Central Peace Health Complex emergency department unexpectedly closes
Alberta Health Services says the emergency department at the Central Peace Health Complex in Spirit River is closed today (Wednesday, July 17).An unexpected nursing shortage means the emergency depart...
Jul 17, 2024
Northwestern Alberta fire update
Wildfire danger ratings across the northwestern portion of the province remain very high to extreme with another heat wave covering the landscape. The entire forest protection area of Alberta is under...
Jul 17, 2024
City council approved selling land where Rising Above sits to the organization
City council has agreed to transfer ownership of the land where the Rising Above addiction treatment centre is located to the organization.Rising Above Executive Director Mel Siggelkow says this will ...
Jul 16, 2024
Grande Prairie Rural RCMP on scene at single vehicle collision at Township Road 704
UPDATE: Grande Prairie Rural RCMP have issued the following update:Grande Prairie RCMP advise that the collision scene has been partially cleared and one lane is open. Motorists can proceed through th...
Jul 15, 2024
Heat warnings back in place
Environment Canada has again issued heat warnings for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview and Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie-Manning forecast areas.The weather office says the forecast high f...
Jul 14, 2024
Canadian leaders say democracy must prevail following Trump rally shooting
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Canadian leaders are condemning a shooting at former President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania, saying there's no place for violence in a democracy. Federal Conservative leade...
Jul 13, 2024
Red Flag Watch issued for Grande Prairie Forest Area
The wildfire danger rating has been upgraded to EXTREME in the Grande Prairie Forest Area. A Red Flag Watch has also been issued, which means with the extreme hot and dry conditions fire behaviours co...
Jul 11, 2024
Province issues fire ban for the entire forest protection area
The Alberta government is implementing a province-wide fire ban for all Forest Protection Areas as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 10. This is being done due to the ongoing heatwave majority of the province...
Jul 10, 2024