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Grande Prairie & Peace Region
- Westech Industrial at Grande Prairie CsHm 2026: Explore Hydrocarbon Measurement, Process Analysis and Plant Safety
- Stream Sexsmith vs Fort St. John
- Coy Robbins Breaks Through for First PBR Canada Cup Series Win in Grande Prairie
- City of Grande Prairie begins annual tree pruning to protect urban forest
- Wembley Wildcats receive RONA Rookies program support
- Eyes on the road: Tips for safe holiday travel as snow in forecast for parts of Alberta
- Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie launches annual Dignity Drive
- Grande Prairie Police Service to replace RCMP as Alberta’s first new municipal force in 70 years
- New mural brings comfort to Grande Prairie families
- Grande Prairie Forest Area - October 05, 2026
- Legion showcases two new veteran memorial crosswalks
- NWP Wolves women’s hockey team ready to take bite out of ACAC
- U.S. charges reveal chilling details of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
- County seeking feedback regarding a new land-use bylaw around data centres
- Electricity distribution among many topics covered during ABMunis’ convention
- Multiple county fire departments to host fire safety events this week
- Amber alert cancelled: Police find missing 7-year-old, stepfather arrested and in custody
- Residential street sweeping to begin Monday
- $575K raised from two recent STARS initiatives
- CIBC’s Run For The Cure seeking more volunteers for weekend event
- Biometric monitoring installation by Grande Prairie police aims to improve safety in holding cells
- Peace River School Division receives funding towards expanded collegiate learning
- Curbside recycling fees now scrapped for many city, county residents
- Eastlink Centre aquatics area reopens to the public
- Inside Education welcomed more than 150 students during Women in Outdoor Careers event
- Tumbler Ridge Health Centre's 24/7 emergency problem: ER only open half days
- Police investigating fatal 100 Street collision
- County of Grande Prairie issues data centre development permit near Sexsmith
Regional
Canada
- How a Mexico-U.S. trade deal could set the terms for Canada
- Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
- France open to defence deals with Canada despite its push for arms autonomy: envoy
- Trade minister leading 300-member mission to India this week
- French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school
- Auger-Aliassime bounces Carreno Busta, advances to round of 16 at Shanghai Masters
- Native athlete pride: Shiyazh Pete recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day
- Scores and sports schedule for Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026
- NHL roundup: Caps’ Ovechkin gets on board, but Kraken net 5-3 win
- Kartye, Cuylle each score twice as Rangers beat struggling Canucks 6-2
- North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests
- Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads
- Brennan wins Baycurrent Classic in Japan for 2nd PGA Tour title of season
- Carney: Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ could ‘de-escalate’ war in Ukraine
- Cam Little’s 57-yard FG gives Jaguars 19-17 win over Eagles in wild finish in London
- Max Verstappen wins Singapore Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli closes in on F1 title
- Man City taunted by Liverpool fans in first match since guilty verdicts
- Alouettes eye perfect home record against desperate Roughriders squad
- Canada advises no travel to Riyadh airport after Houthi attacks, embassy remains open
- Stefani and Canada’s Dabrowski win women’s doubles final at China Open
- Stoney wants Canada to be ‘more clinical’ in second friendly against Denmark
- Elections Alberta ‘ready to deliver’ as advanced referendum polls to open this week
- 139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti
- Pope Leo XIV will have surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule on his lung
- Polish police arrest a man suspected of planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk
- France’s envoy says Carney admired for response to ‘extremely radical’ U.S.
- Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast
- Pakistan’s president suspends provincial government led by Khan’s party ahead of march
Sports
- Weekes to help deliver 'unlimited buffet of hockey' with Frozen Frenzy
- NHL 2026-27 Power Rankings: Week 2
- Dan’s Daily: Flyers Panicking; Expansion Stalls; Penguins Big Difference
- Calgary Flames set wrong kind of franchise history
- The Hockey 100: Patrick Kane’s quest to be the greatest American player ever
- Color of Hockey: Gundarah aiming to be 'best goalie in the country'
- The Battle of Alberta Doesn’t Seem to Matter Anymore & Epic Comebacks: History of Stanley Cup Playoff 3-0 Series Deficits
- In Memoriam – Bobby Gould
- Aho, Svechnikov help Hurricanes stay hot, keep Flyers winless
- 2026-27 NHL Fantasy Hockey Week 3 Primer And Pickups
- Melanson diagnosed with vascular aneurysm, out indefinitely for Kraken
News archives
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