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GPPSD student recognized with provincial Indigenous Student Award
Grande Prairie Public School Division is praising one of their students for her meaningful impact within her school and community.Arianna LaBrecque-Demerais is a Grade 11 student at the Grande Prairie...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Grande Prairie Public School Division)
Grande Prairie resident wins $220K lottery
A Grande Prairie local has won $220,284.90.Britney M. discovered she won the Lighting Lotto draw Feb. 21 after buying the ticket at Giant Tiger on 100 Street in Grande Prairie.Britney says she hadn't ...
Apr 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Western Canada Lottery Corporation)
Elks pick two local players in 2026 CFL draft
Two football players originally from this area, who played on the same university team, are continuing their careers after getting picked in the 2026 Canadian Football League Draft. The Edmonton Elks ...
Apr 29, 2026 (L-R): University of Alberta wide receiver Carter Kettlye and offensive linebacker Matthew Ljuden. (Image Credit: Edmonton Elks website)
Fire Danger level rises to moderate in Peace River Forest Area
The fire danger level in the Peace River Forest Area has risen to moderate.Due to areas of drying vegetation, Alberta wildfire is reminding everyone within the forest area to be fire safe as creeping ...
Apr 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Wildfire Alberta)
Sexsmith gets two provincial grants for flood mitigation work
More flood mitigation work will be done in Sexsmith after the town received two grants from the provincial government. One of those grants is worth just over $2 million and is for work along 95 Avenue...
Apr 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Town of Sexsmith/Facebook.)
Annual food truck inspections April 29
The City of Grande Prairie is hosting its annual food truck inspection day on Wednesday, April 29.Food truck operators that scheduled an appointment in advance will be able to participate in this one-...
Apr 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh)
Stitch Club of GP celebrating a quarter-century of community service
A local club is celebrating 25-years of community service.The Stitch Club of Grande Prairie has been operating in the City for a quarter-century, with Club President Anne Sawchuk there from the start;...
Apr 28, 2026 ID 16405002 © Sallyjogary | Dreamstime.com (Image Credit: ID 16405002 © Sallyjogary | Dreamstime.com)
PWPSD to add two modular classrooms to Peace Wapiti Academy
Peace Wapiti Public School Division has announced two new modular classrooms to be added to Peace Wapiti Academy.The classrooms are part of the province's $600 million investment to install over 180 m...
Apr 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Peace Wapiti Public School Division)
Slave Lake returns to NWJHL
Another team is to be added into the Strike Group North West Junior Hockey League next season. The Junior B hockey league is welcoming the return of the Slave Lake Wolves, after the team dissolved fro...
Apr 28, 2026 Slave Lake Wolves logo (Image Credit: Slave Lake Wolves Facebook page)
Peace Region municipalities recognizing Workers' Mourning Day
Multiple Peace Region municipalities are acknowledging Workers' Mourning Day today, April 28, remembering people who have lost their lives or suffered illness or injury as a result of their work. The ...
Apr 28, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Grande Prairie)