Community
Lion's Den Pub hosting Best Bar Night tonight
The Lion's Den is hosting Grande Prairie's Best Bar Night tonight (Wednesday, November 20).The Best Bar None program will be recognizing 13 local establishments that have earned accreditation that recognizes things like service and customer safety. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis works with the RCMP and City of Gra...
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Lottery Winner
Grouard local wins $100,000 from a holiday scratch-and-win
A man from Grouard will spend the holidays treating his mom to a new vehicle thanks to a $100,000 scratch-and-win windfall.Keith Nanooch said "I was on my way to see my grandparents and stopped to buy some tickets," at the Chevron on 53 Avenue in High Prairie.He added, "I saw the holiday ones had been re...
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Peace Region
weather
November 2024 snow total surpasses total for last two Novembers combined
Environment Canada's Daily Data report says Grande Prairie's snowfall total for November has surpassed the combined total for the last two November's by a few millimetres.There were 6.6 centimetres of snow on Tuesday, November 19, bringing the total for November to 23.6 centimetres; with the snow that came down on Wedn...
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Community
Lion's Den Pub hosting Best Bar Night tonight
The Lion's Den is hosting Grande Prairie's Best Bar Night tonight (Wednesday, November 20).The Best Bar None program will be recognizing 13 local establishments that have earned accreditation that recognizes things like service and customer safety. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis works with the RCMP and City of Gra...
8h ago
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Lottery Winner
Grouard local wins $100,000 from a holiday scratch-and-win
A man from Grouard will spend the holidays treating his mom to a new vehicle thanks to a $100,000 scratch-and-win windfall.Keith Nanooch said "I was on my way to see my grandparents and stopped to buy some tickets," at the Chevron on 53 Avenue in High Prairie.He added, "I saw the holiday ones had been re...
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Canada Postal Strike
County of Grande Prairie shares alternative services without Canada Post
The County of Grande Prairie is trying to limit the effects of the ongoing Canada Post strike for residents.Measures are now being taken to either have important or urgent mail sent by an alternative courier, while departments will also communicate with residents through e-mail or make items available for pick-up.The c...
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City Hall
Budget surplus, addictions week proclamation among highlights from Monday's city council meeting
Besides the discussion on garden suites, Grande Prairie City Council also had several other things to talk about at Monday's regular council meeting.Potential surplusThe city says it is in line to have a $3.4 million surplus by the end of this year. Lower costs because of a mild winter, new funding, increased sales of ...
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County of Grande Prairie
County Regional Fire Service crews rescue horse from icy water
County Regional Fire Services crews rescued a horse Tuesday, November 19 after it had fallen through ice into a dugout.(Photo Credit: County Regional Fire Service)Crews from Wembley, Dunes, and La Glace worked together at the dugout near Range Road 74 and Township Road 715, with assistance from Dunes Ice Rescue, Wemble...
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Local Sports
Community
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor giving presentation at Grimshaw Mile Zero Theatre November 19
A survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash will be giving a presentation in Grimshaw tonight (Tuesday, November 19).Tyler Smith will be sharing his journey through trauma and recovery and discussing what it takes to foster mental wellness in our lives and communities.The free to attend event is happening at the ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Local Sports
Local football player featured on national NFL broadcast
A local Grande Prairie football player received national attention on Sunday, November 17, as he was featured on TSN for his 100-yard kick-off return.St. Joseph Catholic Celtic kick returner, Alex Hiemstra won the Week 11 NFL Canada Way to Play award, after being nominated by his coach Aaron Wales.The award was designe...
Nov 18, 2024
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Local Sports
Local hockey weekend recap
AJHL GP Storm The Grande Prairie Storm lost their pair of home games over the weekend while hosting Camrose. The Kodiaks beat the Storm 2-1 Friday night and 5-4 Saturday night. The Storm drop to 2nd in the league.Grande Prairie's next game is Saturday in Devon where they take on the Xtreme.STRIKE GROUP NWJHL On Friday....
Nov 18, 2024
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Agriculture
Agriculture
County Council presents 100 Years of Farming Awards
A pair of farming families in the County of Grande Prairie area were recognized at Tuesday's County Council meeting.Councillors Chrenek, Harris, and Rosvold presented the 100 Years of Farming Awards to the Lock and Richards families to highlight their dedication and resilience in helping shape the County.The Lock Famil...
Nov 13, 2024
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Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County launches Ag Event survey
Saddle Hills County has launched an agriculture events survey to learn what kind of ag events their residents would like to see.Previous events held by the County covered topics like tree care, invasive species management, and wildfire preparedness.Click here to take the survey.
Nov 13, 2024
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Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County hosting Succession Planning Workshop
Saddle Hills County's Agricultural Services Department is hosting a Succession Planning Workshop November 19.The County, alongside KMSC Law and Farm Credit Canada, is hosting the event to educate participants on estate planning documents, legal issues, and setting up financing for a farm transition.The workshop is happ...
Nov 10, 2024
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Alberta
HEALTH CARE
New Alberta program grants nurse practitioners autonomy, advocate says
Alberta's new program aimed at increasing rural access to nurse practitioners removes previously restrictive boundaries once enforced by employers - a change that grants more autonomy, a key advocate says.-READ: New nurse practitioners program proving successful, health minister says-Nurse practitioners have primarily ...
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LEGISLATIVE ENERGY HORIZON INSTITUTE
Alberta MLA heading to D.C. for energy education program and to promote provincial industry
The MLA for Vermillion-Lloydminster-Wainwright, Garth Rowswell, is travelling to Washington, D.C. today to promote Alberta's ability to meet U.S. energy demands at the Legislative Energy Horizon Institue (LEHI). Rowswell will be joining state legislators from across the U.S. in educational sessions and meetings. The LE...
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HEALTH CARE
'Great news for rural Alberta': Nurse practitioners new program proving successful
The Alberta government says the number of nurse practitioners have seen an increase in rural Alberta since the province launched its new primary care program. ""I am thrilled about the interest in this program," said health minister Adriana LaGrange in a statement Wednesday. The Nurse Practitioner Primar...
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Stephen Harper to chair Alberta Investment Management Corporation
A former Canadian Prime Minister will take the lead on the Government of Alberta's investment agency. Stephen Harper has been appointed the Chair of the Board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). He will help oversee AIMCo's efforts to restore confidence and stability in Alberta's investment manage...
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Canada
Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party's demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a ...
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Trump nominates former congressman Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help him "once again put America first." Hoekstra thanked Trump on social media platform X, saying he was honoured f...
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Investigation led to huge drug bust, which will disrupt Surrey drug trade, says RCMP
SURREY - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a year-long investigation has led to one of the largest drug seizures in the detachment's history and will "disrupt" the drug trade in the city. RCMP say they launched an investigation in June 2023 into a criminal group alleged to be involved in trafficking "high-po...
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Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner's inquest into the July 2016 death of 38-year-old Abdirahman Abdi began earlier this week, with witnesses testifying today. Abdi died after police respo...
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Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget. The $7.28 billion budget unveiled today by Mayor Valérie Plante includes a promise to incre...
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Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey
MONTREAL - A new survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog says young Quebecers are far less interested compared to older residents about being served in English in stores. In a report published this week, the watchdog says 41 per cent of customers between the ages of 18 and 34 reported feeling indifferent to bei...
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World
Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano erupted with lava spewing from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. Iceland's meteorological office that monitors seismic activity said Wednesday's eruption occurred at 11:14 p.m. creating a f...
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Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) - A volcano erupted with lava spewing from the crater on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. The Associated Press
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American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) - An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia's prime minister said Thursday, and the U.S. State Department confirmed an American also died in the same party town, bringing the death toll to four in the poisoning incident. Australian Prime Minister ...
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