The Western Hockey League is changing its livestream provider of video hockey broadcasts on an 'interim basis' to YouTube."The decision to move the livestreaming of WHL games follows uncertainty regarding the future of Victory+, the WHL's exclusive livestreaming partner since March 2025," stated a league rele...

UPDATE: The Storm won Tuesday's game 5-3. Kadyn O'Brien had a hat trick and one assist.The Grande Prairie Storm start the Alberta Junior Hockey League exhibition season tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 1) at home versus Drayton Valley. Face-off time will be 6:00 p.m. at the Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm finished in second p...

The 15U AA Grande Prairie Reds have captured the Western Canada Baseball Association championship this past weekend in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.The Reds dominated the WBCA, going undefeated and claiming the title with a 10-7 victory over a local squad, the Sask Sun Devils.The Reds have now ended their magical season...

The curtain has officially closed on the 2026 professional chuckwagon racing season following Sunday (August 16) afternoon's final heat.This years Kirk's Trail Tire Series Champion is Jason Glass, who also broke the track record down in Rocky Mountain House with a time of 1:11.20. Glass' winning time was 1.05 seconds f...

FootballThe Peace Country Cowboys will visit the Calgary Gators for an Alberta Football League semi-final game on Saturday.Kick-off will be at 5 p.m.These same two teams met in the final last year.RugbyThe Centaurs' men's rugby team visits the Nor'westers for a playoff game Saturday in Edmonton.The game will start at 2...

The Nitehawk Adventure Park bike park is now closed for the season.Staff said they "understand this may be an inconvenience," but "important trail and hill maintenance needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming ski season."They add that "taking care of the hill now will help ensure it remains...

The second night of the World Chuckwagons Finals and the Battle of the Rockies saw a packed grandstand crowd down in Rocky Mountain House. When the dust settled Thursday evening, it was chuckwagon driver Obrey Motowylo that pulled off the fastest time of the night with a penalty-free run of 1:16.94. Motowylo tops the W...

UPDATE Friday: The Reds beat Manitoba 17-10 in their opening game.The Grande Prairie Reds 15U AA minor baseball team will represent Alberta at the Western Canada Baseball Association championships this weekend. They will take place in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and will also include 13U and 18U divisions. The Reds pl...

UPDATE 1 Friday: Dawson will compete in the B Final of the 50 metre breaststroke Friday night. He had the tenth-fastest time in the heats and missed a spot in the A Final by less than two-tenths of a second. Dawson will also compete in the 200 metre breaststroke Saturday, and could also be in the men's medley relay.Gra...

The World Professional Chuckwagon Association has opened the last event of the 2026 racing season down in Rocky Mountain House, where the World Champion will be crowned. The Battle of the Rockies and World Chuckwagon Finals opening night on Wednesday went off without a hitch despite some early afternoon rain. The faste...

A soccer player from Grande Prairie has been picked to represent Canada at an international competition. Amy Lynn Wyatt has been named one of the defenders on Team Canada for the IFA7 Super Cup. It will take place from November 4 to 8 in Lima, Peru. This will be a Football 7 competition, which sees each team field seve...

Some athletes from the Peace were part of Team Alberta at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships, and one came home with two medals. Elizabeth (Lizzy) McLeod took silver in the U16 200 metre hurdles, finishing 0.02 seconds behind the gold medal winner from Ontario. An athlete from the Northwest Territo...

The chuckwagon racing season has come to its pinnacle after almost three months of competition. The 2026 WPCA World Finals at the Battle of the Rockies gets going Wednesday (August 12) down in Rocky Mountain House. The top 12 drivers of the season will battle it out over the course of four days in the WHEELS ON FIRE SE...

Grande Prairie swimmer Oliver Dawson and his Team Canada teammates are in Irvine, California, for the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. The outdoor swimming part of the competition was held earlier this week, with the pool portion starting today (Wednesday, August 12). Among the events on the Wednesday schedule ...

The Rycroft Rage are the 2026 champions in the Wheatbelt Baseball League. The Rage beat visiting Peace River 5-4 last night to complete a three-game sweep of the final. Rycroft has now won three championships in a row and 10 in total.

The season ended on a winning note for the Grande Prairie Sirens women's rugby team. The Sirens beat the Clan team from Edmonton 36-19 in the Edmonton Rugby Union's Bowl Final. The game was played on Saturday, Aug. 8 in Edmonton at the Nor'westerns Athletics field. The Centaurs men's team will be in Edmonton for a mat...

Game 3 of the Wheatbelt Baseball League final is set for tonight (Monday, August 10).Peace River is in Rycroft.The Rage lead the best-of-five series 2-0Game time will be 7 p.m.Game 4, if needed, would be played in Peace River on Wednesday. Game 5, if needed, would be back in Rycroft on Friday.

The Dawson Creek Exhibition and Stampede wrapped up Sunday (August 9) evening with Grande Prairie native Chanse Vigen capturing the championship for the WPCA Pro Tour's Battle of the North. It was Vigen's second time winning the Battle of the North Championship, with his first back in 2019. He captured the 2026 Dawson ...

The final four has been set for Sunday night's final at the WPCA's Battle of the North in Dawson Creek.Jamie Laboucane finished first in the aggregate with a four-day running time of 4:53.86.Laboucane wins the first-ever Connie Patterson Memorial Award, along with a one-year lease of a 2026 GMC truck. He will be joined...

Jamie Laboucane and Chanse Vigen had the two fastest times of the night Friday at the World Professional Chuckwagon Association races in Dawson Creek. Laboucane has the fastest time by 1:12.31, 0.14 seconds faster than Vigen. Rae Croteau Jr. and Obrey Motowylo rounded out the top four on the night. Laboucane leads the ...

Crocus Hill Stampede The Crocus Hill Stampede is on this weekend. The parade will start at 3:00 p.m. on Friday in Valleyview. The Wildrose Rodeo Association performances go at 3:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with the rodeo slack at 8:00 a.m. Saturday. The Ranch Rodeo is at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. There is also a pancake b...

Fairbanks, Alaska, will host the 2028 Arctic Winter Games. The Arctic Winter Games International Committee says this will put the event back on a two-year cycle after it had decided in April to hold the games every three years. Fairbanks has acted as the host three times before, most recently in 2014. Organizers say da...

Dawson Creek's Battle of the North saw track times drop on Thursday evening compared to the night before. When the evening came to a close, the fastest chuckwagon of the night was the reigning Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Jamie Laboucane. Laboucane finished the night with a run time of 1:12.80; 0.83 second...

The North West Junior Hockey League will be expanding next season, with the resurgence of a previously folded club.The NWJHL says it is welcoming the Slave Lake Wolves back into the league, after they dissolved in 2014.NWJHL President Peter Burletoff says they are " excited to welcome the Slave Lake Wolves back in...

A dozen teams will be taking part in the 2026 Pre Season Cup Draft Hockey Tournament this weekend at the County Sportsplex. There are U11, U13, and U15 divisions, with four teams in each. The games start at 4:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday, and will continue into the evening. The playoff games will start at 9 a.m. on...

It was a cool and drizzly Wednesday evening in Dawson Creek, B.C., to kick off the Battle of the North stop on the WPCA Pro Tour. After the final times were posted, it was Kurt Bensmiller who was the top wagon of the night with a run time of 1:15.15. Fairview's Cody Ridsdale was a close second, only 0.14 seconds shy of...

A Grande Prairie equestrian will represent Canada at the International Equestrian Federation World Championships. Charlotte Axani and her horse Lightning Jack 12 will compete in vaulting. This event has riders doing gymnastics or dance moves on horseback. The championships will run from August 11-23 in Aachen, Germany....

UPDATE August 7: Masson wound up tied for 16th on the men's side at the 2026 Canadian All Abilities Championship. He had a final-round score of 84 on Friday, August 7, giving him a three-round total of 255. Ontario golfers won the men's and women's titles.A Grande Prairie golfer is among the 66 players taking part in t...