Grande Prairie's 2026 Youth Career Discovery Expo is fast approaching.In two weeks, the annual event will return for a third year to highlight the number of career opportunities and educational pathways available in the Grande Prairie region for youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 30.Over 100 exhibitors a...

Grande Prairie Public School Division has announced new principals for four of their schools.Effective August 2026, the following will assume their roles for the 2026-2027 school year:Alexander Forbes School - James Hudyma (Image Credit: Grande Prairie Public School Division) Avondale School - Brian Mayea (Image Credit...

Red Earth Creek RCMP took a suspect into custody last week, following an attempted stabbing report at almost 3 a.m.On Saturday, Apr. 18, RCMP arrived at the scene at 2:44 a.m., with the caller saying a man attempted to stab him and punched him in the face, causing him to bleed.Mounties located the suspect in the area, ...

The provincial body that oversees rivers in Alberta has issued a Ice Jam Watch for a section of the Peace River from the Smoky River to Sunny Valley, including the Town of Peace River.Alberta River Bodies says as of Thursday (April 23) morning there are no current flood impacts, and the ice cover through the town remai...

Alberta's utilities minister says a public feedback report that suggests support for nuclear energy is still not a ``slam dunk'' for the industry in the province. Nathan Neudorf spoke to reporters in Edmonton about the report from Alberta's Nuclear Energy Engagement panel. Nearly six-thousand people spoke about their h...

Alberta's Opposition NDP say they will participate in a new review of provincial riding maps even though they believe Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives are using the review to rig the next election.NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says participating is the only way to at least try to hold Smith's United Conservativ...

Premier Danielle Smith is headed to Europe for a trip she says aims to attract investment, strengthen global partnerships, and promote Alberta as a reliable partner.The trip will last from April 23 to May 2, and include stops in Munich, Stockholm, and London."Alberta has what the world needs, and we're taking that...

Alberta's government is lowering the age for breast cancer screening to those as young as 40, a move that opens the door to self-referral so more people can access publicly funded mammograms by next year. Preventative Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says they're following the evidence that early detection significantl...

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards.The opening of nominations comes as National Volunteer Week runs April 19-25.The awards are intended to celebrate the extraordinary contributions of individuals whose time, energy and commitment to service is strengthening communities and making a ...

A controversial motion from Premier Danielle Smith's government to take proposed changes to Alberta's electoral maps back to the drawing board has passed in the legislature. The motion tasks a new committee of legislature members with overseeing the work of a new advisory panel that will propose updated riding maps by ...

VANCOUVER - The federal government has made an application to exclude some evidence over national security risks at the trial of Iain Hunt, whose wife was reported missing in 2021 from their home in Port Moody, B.C. The Attorney General of Canada says...

VANCOUVER - Former RCMP officer William Majcher says he wants to get back home to his family and hopes for a not guilty finding on a charge alleging he prepared to threaten a B.C. resident to convince him to return to China. Majcher is accused in B.C....

WASHINGTON - Canada's top envoy to Washington has apologized for sending an English-only invitation to members of Parliament. At a committee meeting in Ottawa today, Canada's Ambassador to the United States Mark Wiseman said it was an "unacceptable err...

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has charged a consultant with fraudulently overbilling the federal government. An RCMP news release says 62-year-old Andrew McDermott and his company, AM Government Consulting Inc., face two counts of fraud over $5,000. The re...

A preliminary report into the La Guardia Airport crash that killed two Canadian pilots last month says system failures and communication issues played a part in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board report shows a surveillance system d...

MONTREAL - Quebec's consumer protection office is warning travellers to watch out for websites selling plane tickets at prices that seem too good to be true. The Office de la protection du consommateur says it has seen a rise in complaints from people ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - At least 10 people were injured Thursday as two groups of people opened fire at each other inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, police said. Some of those responsible fled the scene as a h...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday and condemned capital punishment, in a wide-ranging press conference en route home from his trip to Africa. Leo also as...

ROME (AP) - Italian sports officials say four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup following a suggestion to that effect by a Trump administration official. Iran has not withdrawn from the Worl...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Justice's internal watchdog said Thursday that it is reviewing the department's compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The review from the inspector general's office...

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort. "As I sai...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office. ...