ED open
Fairview Health Complex ED disruption rescinded
Alberta Health Services says today's Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department disruption has been cancelled. Physician coverage has been found, for the 24-hour period (7 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 29- 7 a.m. Monday, Mar. 30). AHS says they are grateful for "the support of surrounding healthcare centres" and thanke...
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County of Grande Prairie flushing Carriage Lane Estates storm lines
Carriage Lane Estates will be having its storm lines flushed next week. Starting on Monday, Mar. 30, County of Grande Prairie crews will be removing sludge build-up and performing CCTV camera inspections on all storm lines. They ask the public to avoid the area while the project is ongoing, as crews will need to access...
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Peace Region
ED open
Fairview Health Complex ED disruption rescinded
Alberta Health Services says today's Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department disruption has been cancelled. Physician coverage has been found, for the 24-hour period (7 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 29- 7 a.m. Monday, Mar. 30). AHS says they are grateful for "the support of surrounding healthcare centres" and thanke...
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County of Grande Prairie flushing Carriage Lane Estates storm lines
Carriage Lane Estates will be having its storm lines flushed next week. Starting on Monday, Mar. 30, County of Grande Prairie crews will be removing sludge build-up and performing CCTV camera inspections on all storm lines. They ask the public to avoid the area while the project is ongoing, as crews will need to access...
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GP Storm
Highway 43 rematch for AJHL North Final
The Grande Prairie Storm will have a familiar dance partner in the AJHL North Final. A 5-1 victory for the Whitecourt Wolverines led them to put the Fort McMurray Oil Barons away in five games. Now, the Storm will take on Whitecourt again for a chance to punch their ticket to the AJHL final; last season the two teams m...
Mar 28, 2026
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Education
HFCRD nominates STM teacher for Edwin Parr Award
The Holy Family Catholic Regional Division has put forward their nomination for the teacher they would like to see win the prestigious 2026 Alberta School Boards Association Edwin Parr Award. The award is meant to recognize new teachers in the province that demonstrate excellence in the Teaching Quality Standard, as we...
Mar 28, 2026
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County of Grande Prairie
County Regional Enforcement Services report 1,761 occurrences during 2025 annual report
County Regional Enforcement Services gave their annual report to County of Grande Prairie Council during Thursday's Committee of the Whole meeting.From January 2025 to December 2025, a total of 1,761 occurrences were reported, down from 1,860 in 2024.The total number of tickets issued also went down from 3,536 in 2024 ...
Mar 27, 2026
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ED Closure
Fairview Health Complex emergency department closed March 29-30
The Fairview Health Complex emergency department will be without an on-site physician for 24 hours this weekend.Due to a clinical personnel shortage and an inability to secure physician coverage, officials say there will be no on-site physician from 7:00 a.m. Sunday, March 29, to 7:00 a.m. Monday, March 30.If patients ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Local Sports
GP Storm
Highway 43 rematch for AJHL North Final
The Grande Prairie Storm will have a familiar dance partner in the AJHL North Final. A 5-1 victory for the Whitecourt Wolverines led them to put the Fort McMurray Oil Barons away in five games. Now, the Storm will take on Whitecourt again for a chance to punch their ticket to the AJHL final; last season the two teams m...
Mar 28, 2026
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Local Sports
Sport Excellence Awards, hockey provincials in High Prairie, ski hills this weekend
Sport Excellence AwardsThe Sport Excellence Awards will be given out on Friday.The awards are being given out in 14 categories.The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection says there are 45 nominees in those 14 categories.The awards cover accomplishments from 2025 in the area from Fox Creek and Slave Lake to the B.C. a...
Mar 27, 2026
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Local Hockey
GP Storm forward receives 2025-2026 AJHL award
Grande Prairie Storm forward Zachary Wilson was honoured as the 2025/2026 AJHL Most Dedicated Player and was presented with the Don McNabb Memorial Trophy.This honour is voted on by coaches and general managers from across the league and given to the player most dedicated to his team, with Wilson being a finalist last ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Farmland values jump nearly nine per cent in northern Alberta in 2025 says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in value in 2025. According to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report, the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba were the driving forces behind the 9.3 per cent increase. The Maritimes also continued in growth, while Quebec and Ontar...
Mar 24, 2026
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County of Grande Prairie
Farm Family of the Year calls the recognition an honour and humbling
A Goodfare family says being the County of Grande Prairie's Farm Family of the Year is "quite an honour."The Kitt family runs The Homestead and First Nature Farms.Jerry Kitt says he was attracted to farming as he wanted to be close to nature. He adds nature also played a role in his decision to go into organi...
Mar 20, 2026
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Agriculture
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week underway
This is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week.The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association sets aside the third week in March every year to put a focus on farm safety.Each day will see a different focus area.Monday will be rail and road safety.Tuesday is for farm machinery safety.Wednesday is for emergency preparedness, Th...
Mar 16, 2026
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Alberta
Peace River Regional Restorative Justice Association
Province allocating $720,000 to Restorative Justice initiatives
The province is investing funding into restorative justice programs to aid in holding offenders accountable and support healing for victims.Restorative justice is an alternative to formal court processes that helps to reduce the load on Alberta's courts by encouraging both those harmed by crime and those responsible fo...
Mar 27, 2026
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Healthcare
Alberta MAID limits would lead to suffering, signal lack of trust; practitioners
Twenty-five Edmonton and area medical professionals say they're concerned new Alberta limits on medical assistance in dying would cause needless suffering and put clinicians in ``ethically untenable'' positions. The doctors, psychiatrists and others that work in the medical assistance in dying program, better known as ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally breached election law, investigation finds
An investigation has found Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally violated an election law in his official response to a recall petition targeting him. A letter from the Elections Alberta commissioner says Nally accessed a list of electors for ``a purpose not unauthorized by the Election Act.'' However, commissioner Paula...
Mar 27, 2026
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Alberta premier's constitutional affairs lead supports separatist petition
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs is encouraging Albertans to sign a petition that calls for a vote on separation from Canada. Jason Stephan, a United Conservative Party legislature member, penned hi...
Mar 27, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: NDP tensions, Political honesty law, Joni Mitchell at the Junos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead New NDP Leader Avi Lewis begins his term in earnest with two major tasks ahead --...
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Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead
WINNIPEG - NDP Leader Avi Lewis begins his term with the task of rebuilding the federal party in his unapologetically progressive vision, but there is already resistance from the leadership of the Alberta and Saskatchewan branches. Lewis won a first-ba...
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Liberals dismiss call for law to ensure political fibs and flubs don't eclipse facts
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has dismissed a Toronto man's proposal to keep politicians honest in an age of misinformation, saying there are already several ways to fight falsehoods. Federico Sanchez initiated an electronic petition to the House of ...
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Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors
OTTAWA - Major Canadian banks and pension funds have provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit Stand.earth has found. The environmental advoc...
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Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
MONTREAL - Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will finally allow him to feel comfortable in his own body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of comfort feels excruciatingly far away. Recently, GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Queb...
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Danielle Smith says diverse opinions welcome after MLA supports separatist petition
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says she welcomes diverse opinions in her caucus after a legislature member of her United Conservative Party opined a referendum on separation is good for the province. Danielle Smith also reiterated on her provincewide rad...
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World
Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade
ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he has "no problem" with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade. "We ha...
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Drainville, Fréchette square off in second Coalition Avenir Québec leadership debate
LAVAL - The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start...
Mar 28, 2026
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5 killed after a train and a van collide in a train crossing in rural Mississippi
WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) - Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, authorities said Friday. All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The lone surviving van passenger, a 23-yea...
Mar 28, 2026
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