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Storm join NHL initiative with Hockey Fights Cancer Night

The Grande Prairie Storm are putting up a fight against more than the Bonnyville Pontiacs tonight.Down at Revolution Place, the team is set to host its first-ever Hockey Fights Cancer Night.The team h...

Oct 11, 2019 Storm forward Lukas Jirousek is fighting for his grandparents, who have all had their own battles with cancer (Photo: Grande Prairie Storm)

Grande Prairie MLA pushes for more women representation in STEM fields

The MLA for Grande Prairie is encouraging young women to study in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. On opening day of the Alberta Legislature, MLA Tracy Allard took the f...

Oct 10, 2019 Alberta Legislature

Slow harvests could be a mental health concern for some area farmers

A lot of rain this summer and now the snow has made for a stressful harvest season and it's bad news for farmers who rely on quality crops for income. The stress could be a mental health concern for s...

Oct 10, 2019

I.V. Macklin students to hold Cocoa for Kids fundraiser for Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation

Grade 7 and 8 students from I.V. Macklin public school are holding a fundraiser for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation in Grande Prairie.The students will be holding a Cocoa for Kids fundrais...

Oct 09, 2019

Humans ruled out as killers in mysterious livestock deaths in BC Peace

RCMP have ruled out humans as the killer of the bull and horse in Fort St. John.The bull was found dead on September 22, and the horse died October 1st. Both were discovered with their genitals missin...

Oct 09, 2019

Spring Creek Rd. to be driveable by this winter: County

A section of Township Road 711 that has been closed for several months will be operational before the winter season. Spring Creek Road has been compromised by years of snow and rain, and has become a ...

Oct 09, 2019 Photo: County of Grande Prairie

2019 Vital Signs report looks at Grande Prairie and the region through statistics

The Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta has released their fifth Vital Signs report.Using statistics gathered over the last two years, the report provides a snapshot of life in the City of Gr...

Oct 08, 2019 photo by Liam Verster

RCMP investigate sudden death of a woman in Peace River

UPDATE 3:15 p.m.: Peace River RCMP say they are investigating the sudden death of a female.They were called out just before 1:50 a.m. today to a report of an injured person and found the woman's body ...

Oct 08, 2019

October marks Child Abuse Prevention Month

Grande Prairie's Caribou Child and Youth Centre is joining similar organizations across Alberta in marking Child Abuse Prevention Month in October.Last year, the Centre worked with 177 kids and non-of...

Oct 08, 2019 Photo from www.dreamstime.com

Affordable Housing Strategy and other council highlights

Grande Prairie City council met on Monday. Open delegationsJeremy Walker, President of UDI Grande Prairie and Scott Pravitz, President of the Canadian Home Builder's Association Grande Prairie, both p...

Oct 07, 2019