McLennan RCMP
Mounties still searching for "black F-150" involved in Highway 49 fatal last month
Mounties in McLennan are now looking for the other driver involved in a fatal collision on Highway 49 last month.RCMP say on Feb. 18, between 1 and 2 p.m., a "newer black Ford F-150" attempted to pass a logging truck on Highway 49, just south of Highway 676. However, the black F-150 was on a collision-course ...
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March 16 Application Deadline
City of Grande Prairie accepting applications for Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting community members to serve on a new committee aimed at guiding decisions on housing and homelessness priorities.The Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee will provide strategic advice and recommendations to council and administration on priorities, system planning, and the a...
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Peace Region
Oil and Gas Business
Tourmaline Oil Corp. sells assets in northwestern Alberta
CALGARY - Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has sold natural gas assets in northwestern Alberta for $765 million. The Calgary-based company says the buyer of the Peace River High assets is a ``Canadian senior producer'' but did not disclose its identity. The Competition Bureau said in an online notice in late January that i...
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McLennan RCMP
Mounties still searching for "black F-150" involved in Highway 49 fatal last month
Mounties in McLennan are now looking for the other driver involved in a fatal collision on Highway 49 last month.RCMP say on Feb. 18, between 1 and 2 p.m., a "newer black Ford F-150" attempted to pass a logging truck on Highway 49, just south of Highway 676. However, the black F-150 was on a collision-course ...
11h ago
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March 16 Application Deadline
City of Grande Prairie accepting applications for Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting community members to serve on a new committee aimed at guiding decisions on housing and homelessness priorities.The Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee will provide strategic advice and recommendations to council and administration on priorities, system planning, and the a...
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Missing Persons
Grande Prairie RCMP search for missing teenage girl
Gande Prairie RCMP are searching for a missing teenage girl. Fifteen-year-old Gracie-Ann Gale was last seen on Feb. 21 in Grande Prairie, and Mounties are concerned for her well-being. She is described as:Pale complexion5'1100 lbsBrown hair with blonde streaksGreen eyesAnyone with information on Gale's whereabouts is a...
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March 23, 2026
Get Ahead of Your Future event for Metis youth
An event for Metis youth to discover their potential future careers will be taking place in Grande Prairie later this month.Get Ahead of Your Future is organized by the Rupertsland Institute to give Metis youth aged 15-19 the chance to participate in interactive experiences centered around innovation, art, education an...
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City Hall
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
Grande Prairie City Council met Monday afternoon.- Council heard from a delegation from the Maskwa Medical Centre. The delegation asked the city to back a loan to build the facility. Council approved having administration prepare a report with options to consider. The Maskwa officials also refuted rumours that this wou...
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Local Sports
Local Hockey
Storm lose at home, Manning advances to NPHL final
StormThe Storm lost 2-0 at home to Whitecourt Tuesday night.Second-place Grande Prairie is now five points behind the first-place Wolverines.The announced attendance was 1,187.The Storm next play in Whitecourt Friday night.NPHL In the North Peace Hockey League, Manning has advanced to the league final.The Comets won 5-...
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Curling
GPCC hosting Masters provincials
The Grande Prairie Curling Centre is hosting the provincial Masters championships from Wednesday through Sunday. Eight men's and four women's teams are taking part. Draw times are 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. every day through Saturday.Sunday's start times are set for 9:30 a.m. for the semi-finals and 2:30 p.m. for the finals...
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Local Hockey
Storm, NPHL, NWJHL games all set for Tuesday night
StormThe Storm will host Whitecourt Tuesday for the Indigenous Celebration game. Face-off time is set for 7 p.m.The Storm are in second in the North Division, three points back of the first-place Wolverines and have a game in hand.The two sides will also meet Friday night in Whitecourt.NPHLThere are two games in the No...
Mar 03, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
County of Grande Prairie to launch video series on local agriculture
The County of Grande Prairie will be saluting the agriculture industry in a new video series.The series is called Rooted in the County. The first video in the 17-part series will be released on Friday (Feb. 27) on the County's YouTube channel.New ones will be revealed on the following Fridays.A release from the county ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food releases statement on Canada's Agriculture Day 2026
February 10, 2026, marks Canada's 10th annual Agriculture Day. Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Health MacDonald has released a statement in recognition of the day and what it means to Canadians. Minister MacDonald says the government sees the hard work producers put in and the essential role they play in ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Agriculture
Canada's Agriculture Day coming up on February 10
Tuesday, February 10, will mark Canada's Agriculture Day.This will also be the 10th anniversary of the day the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity says is a time for "honouring the hardworking individuals who bring food to our tables and the incredible contributions of agriculture to our nation's prosperity, health...
Feb 08, 2026
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Alberta
Oil and Gas Business
Tourmaline Oil Corp. sells assets in northwestern Alberta
CALGARY - Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has sold natural gas assets in northwestern Alberta for $765 million. The Calgary-based company says the buyer of the Peace River High assets is a ``Canadian senior producer'' but did not disclose its identity. The Competition Bureau said in an online notice in late January that i...
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Education
Injunction hearing that could renew Alberta teachers ability to strike underway
Alberta's teachers union was back in court today seeking an injunction against the province's back-to-work legislation last fall. If granted, the injunction would allow teachers to once again take job action, but Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling says that doesn't necessarily mean it's a step educ...
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Health
Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn't blame physicians for delay
Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic the government and doctors can find a way to hire the emergency department triage liaison physicians he previously promi...
Mar 03, 2026
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Alberta's Smith looking to ditch clock changes as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing clocks twice a year.British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will spring forward an hour for the final time Sunday in ...
Mar 03, 2026
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Canada
In the news: Carney in Canberra, Canada and the Mideast, knitting popularity booms
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney continues middle power pitch in Australia Canada and Australia have a "rare" ability to help convene a coalition of middle powers because their allies know ...
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A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings
The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at Tumbler Ridge Elementary. It's a 15-minute walk from the community's secondary school, where five students and a teacher's aide were shot dead about three week...
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The little we know about Canadian troops stationed in the Middle East
OTTAWA - As Ottawa refuses to say exactly how many Canadian troops are in the Middle East, experts are questioning the government's claim it has had no role in the American attack on Iran. Here's what we know about Canada's involvement in the war launc...
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Dairy group to seek designated status for 'Quebec poutine cheese'
MONTREAL - A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation - similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne - for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine. The Conseil des Industri...
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OpenAI agrees to strengthen safeguards following B.C. mass shooting: minister
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the CEO of OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety, including providing a report outlining the new systems the firm is developing to identify high-risk offenders and policy ...
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Judge orders refunds after Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON - A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered refunds for companies that paid tariffs that were later struck down by the United States Supreme Court. In a 6-3 ruling last month, America's top court concluded it wa...
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World
Voting peaceful in first Nepal election since September youth-led protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Voting was peaceful Thursday in Nepal's first nationwide election since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power in September. Security forces patrolled streets and guarded polling stations ac...
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Last 2 names of 6 US soldiers who died in Kuwait attack identified by the Pentagon
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa. The soldiers identified Wednesday were Chief Warrant Office...
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Montana Republican US Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid in surprise move
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for reelection to a third term in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a Wednesday filing deadline for candidates. Daines, 63, said in a statement th...
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