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Beaverlodge Hospital ED closed all day Friday
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Emergency Department will be closed for 12 hours starting Friday, Oct. 3. Starting at 8 a.m., the ED will be without an on-site physician; however, nursing staff wil...
Oct 02, 2025

County of Grande Prairie downgrades fire restriction
The County of Grande Prairie downgraded it's fire restriction to an advisory, effective as of 1 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 2).County Fire Chief Trevor Grant credited "recent cooler temperatures and in...
Oct 02, 2025

As strike looms, Alberta teachers say they'll return to bargaining once province does
With days to go until Alberta's teachers are set to strike, their union head said Thursday they will go back to the bargaining table when the province does.Jason Schilling with the Alberta Teachers' A...
Oct 02, 2025

HSAA holding rallies across Alberta, including Grande Prairie
The Health Sciences Association of Alberta is holding rallies in nine communities today, including Grande Prairie.The union that represents technical, professional, and support workers is pushing for ...
Oct 02, 2025

OHS continuing to investigate worker death in Grande Prairie
The province's Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration ministry says Occupational Health and Safety continues to investigate a workplace death in Grande Prairie.The department says in an email that it ha...
Oct 01, 2025

Spirit River RCMP investigate after an injured man was found inside someone's home
Spirit River RCMP are looking for the public's help to piece together an incident after some residents found a man with multiple injuries inside their home. On Sunday, September 28, Mounties received ...
Oct 01, 2025

Province activates plan for critical government mail delivery during postal strike
The service interruption at Canada Post has prompted the Alberta government to take steps to ensure residents get important pieces of critical mail between them. Starting Wednesday, Oct. 1, mail is be...
Oct 01, 2025

More than 800 speeding tickets issued in school zones from August 28-September 12
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services more than 800 speeding tickets were handed out in school zones in late August and early September.Enforcement Services says i a news release that 805 violations wer...
Oct 01, 2025

Teachers reject agreement, strike set for October 6
The Alberta Teachers' Association says a teacher's strike will start Oct. 6. The union says 89.5 per cent of its members have voted to reject a contract agreement with the province. "The proposed agre...
Sep 29, 2025

Canada Post union workers' strike continues
A nationwide post-strike continues in Canada, as sweeping mandate changes would cut back door-to-door delivery services and close some offices.Today (Monday, Sept. 29), the federal Jobs Minister Patty...
Sep 29, 2025