Youth Week is back in Grande Prairie this week with a lineup of activities aimed at encouraging youth to try new things.A major focus of the event is the Youth Career Discover Expo taking place Thursday, May 7."Youth Week creates opportunity for young people to explore their interests and start thinking about what...

Update on Monday, May 4, at 7:45 p.m. - The police operation has ended and Mounties are thanking the public for their cooperation. No details have been shared by RCMP about the operation.Peace River RCMP say there is a heavy police presence in the area around 107 to 111 Avenues and 91 to 93 Streets.Mounties say they ar...

Residents of Pinnacle Ridge are invited to provide feedback on the $12.50 levy for the front entrance fountain and water feature.The City of Grande Prairie is welcoming residents to attend an Operational Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 5, to discuss the levy.The discussion will be forwarded to the May 11 mee...

Parts of the County of Grande Prairie currently sit at a very high wildfire danger rating.Alberta Wildfire's Fire Danger Rating map shows that the affected area starts just east of Grande Prairie and stretches west, stopping short of the B.C. border.Despite record-breaking snowfalls in the region over the winter; "...

Elections Alberta confirmed Monday it has received signature sheets from Mitch Sylvestre, the proponent behind the "A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence" citizen initiative petition.The elections authority is also being clear about how it may scrutinize the petition, given the news last week that a s...

Alberta separatists say they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said if the petition is verified, there will be a referendum...

It's wildfire season, and the Government of Alberta says it's "geared up and ready."More than 550 seasonal firefighters have been brought on board, for starters. Also in the repertoire will be helicopters with night-vision capability, plus ones that can hoist firefighters in and out of rough terrain. The prov...

With the arrival of spring, Alberta Wildfire crews are conducting hazard reduction burns.They say wildland fire crews "strategically use fire to remove the buildup of dry, flammable vegetation, which could fuel wildfires," limiting the fuel for any potential fire in the future.Alberta Wildfire adds this work ...

Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, says Elections Alberta is well aware of the many Albertans who are displeased with the news that close to three million voters had their private information shared with the Centurion Group.In an update late Friday afternoon, McClure acknowledged that folks are anxious ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new oil pipeline out of Alberta is "more likely than not." In his first sit-down interview with The Canadian Press since becoming prime minister more than a year ago, Carney said Friday that given the increase...

OTTAWA - Canadians have about one week to fill out the federal government's latest census. Statistics Canada says households and farm businesses will soon receive letters in the mail containing instructions on how to complete the surveys by census day...

VANCOUVER - A Jet Ski has crashed into a grey whale that has been feeding off a Vancouver beach for the past week, hitting the animal so hard that the water craft flew in the air for several metres. The collision was captured on video from multiple ang...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... PM Carney expected to name new governor general today Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to name a new governor general today at a press conference in Ottawa. ...

OTTAWA - Family and friends of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people are set to gather on Parliament Hill today. Participants plan to hold a press conference and a vigil for Red Dress Day. The event will be led by Bridget T...

QUÉBEC - Quebec's legislature is back in session May 5, and new Premier Christine Fréchette has five weeks to push through her political agenda before the summer break - and October's general election. Here are five things to watch out for at the natio...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has named retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general. Mary Simon, Canada's first Indigenous governor general, will reach the five-year mark of her tenure in July. More coming. The ...

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Boko Haram militants have killed 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region, Chad's armed forces said Tuesday. The region has long been threatened by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram militant gr...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Across the country, Indigenous people are gathering this week to honor loved ones who are missing or have been killed and to call for better data collection, law enforcement response and reforms to make their communities safer....

BEIJING (AP) - An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, authorities reported Tuesday. China's official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a fireworks plant...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service says a suspect who opened fire Monday on the National Mall did so after being confronted by officers. Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said officers returned fire. A bystander was struck by th...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company was slow to investigate and underpaid claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires, regulators announ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Ange...