Re-opening June 15
Design Works Centre closed for maintenance until June
The Design Works Centre will be closed from May 21 until June 15, as facility maintenance is underway.This is done every three years to "ensure the plant and systems run efficiently and effectively during regular operations," according to the City.All the work is expected to be completed during the shutdown; ...
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Construction
Phase two of 116 Avenue construction starting in May
The City of Grande Prairie will begin Phase 2 of it's 116 Avenue construction starting on Monday, May 27.This will build off of last year's work done on 116 Avenue and the Bear Creek Bridge, with crews focusing on the stretch of 116 Avenue between 102 and 100 Streets. During construction, single-lane traffic will alter...
May 17, 2024
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Peace Region
Re-opening June 15
Design Works Centre closed for maintenance until June
The Design Works Centre will be closed from May 21 until June 15, as facility maintenance is underway.This is done every three years to "ensure the plant and systems run efficiently and effectively during regular operations," according to the City.All the work is expected to be completed during the shutdown; ...
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Construction
Phase two of 116 Avenue construction starting in May
The City of Grande Prairie will begin Phase 2 of it's 116 Avenue construction starting on Monday, May 27.This will build off of last year's work done on 116 Avenue and the Bear Creek Bridge, with crews focusing on the stretch of 116 Avenue between 102 and 100 Streets. During construction, single-lane traffic will alter...
May 17, 2024
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RCMP
RCMP investigating John D'Or Prairie murder
Fort Vermilion RCMP say police are investigating a murder that happened in John D'Or Prairie. Mounties say that at around 3 a.m. on Thursday (May 16), they got a report of a male who had suffered a gunshot wound.He died on his way to the hospital. His name has not been released. The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has t...
May 17, 2024
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weather
Four-tenths of rain for Grande Prairie on Thursday says Environment Canada
Grande Prairie had 10.3 millimetres of rain on Thursday, according to Environment Canada.That equals just over four-tenths on the traditional scale.Grande Prairie has now had 13.9 millimetres of rains of rain this May, compared to only a trace at this time last May.The updated forecast for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodg...
May 17, 2024
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Fire Restriction
City & County of Grande Prairie lower fire bans to a restriction
The City and County of Grande Prairie have both reduced their Fire Bans to Fire Restrictions. Both credited the recent rainfall for this, but do remind residents that fire dangers remain high across the Peace region. In a release, a guideline to the new fire restriction was provided: Prohibited - All outdoor fires not ...
May 17, 2024
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May long weekend
Provincial historic sites, museums open this weekend
The province says Alberta's provincial historic sites, museums and archives will open for the season this long weekend.There are 20 government-owned museums and historic sites across the province.On Sunday, May 19, Historic Dunvegan will be hosting some activities for Sunday Fun Day. Those will include a treasure hunt,...
May 17, 2024
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Local Sports
Swimming
Grande Prairie swimmer wins final at Canadian trials
Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Team member Oliver Dawson won the 200 metre breaststroke at the Canadian Olympic swim trials Wednesday in Toronto.Dawson lowered his own personal best time in the final after breaking the Canadian record for 15 to 17 year olds and the provincial record earlier in the day during preliminarie...
May 16, 2024
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GP Storm
Storm make changes to coaching staff
The Storm have promoted Beaverlodge product Chris Schmidt to head coach. He has been with the team as an assistant coach for the past three years. "I am excited for the opportunity to be stepping into the role of head coach. It's a great privilege to be able to work with these young, dedicated athletes who are wor...
May 16, 2024
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Baseball
WBL season starts Wednesday night, new Sexsmith team to debut May 22
One game on Wednesday night will kick off the 2024 Wheatbelt Baseball League season.The Grimshaw Huskies will visit the Peace River Stampeders. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:15.There is also a game Thursday. Rycroft will visit the County Brewers. The start time there will also be 7:15 p.m.For the second time in as...
May 15, 2024
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Farm commodity groups worried about railway strike, send letter to two provincial ministers
The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshan and Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson says a strike would be "a serious threat ...
May 17, 2024
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Agriculture
AFSC releases first crop report of 2024
The first crop report of 2024 from AFSC, dated May 7, says just over 18 per cent of the crop had been seeded in the Peace by that date.The breakdown by crop is 24 per cent for spring wheat, just over 20 per cent for dry peas, just under 17 per cent for canola, around 13 per cent for barley and just under 10 per cent fo...
May 14, 2024
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Agriculture
4-H Achievement Days underway
Monday, May 13 is a big day for the Bezanson and Kleskun 4-H Multi Clubs.They are hosting their Achievement Day today at Evergreen Park.Organizers say the participants and their cattle are safe, even with wildfires and smoky conditions.There are 39 4-H members that will be selling their steers tonight. The sale will ta...
May 13, 2024
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Alberta
Construction work coming to downtown Lethbridge at month's end
Business owners and residents in downtown are advised of upcoming construction work in the area. The City of Lethbridge says work will begin the week of May 27, 2024.A summary of the planned activities is as follows:7 Street South: 5 Avenue to 6 AvenueParking area upgrades and resurfacing: Crews will start asphalt resu...
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Farm commodity groups worried about railway strike, send letter to two provincial ministers
The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshan and Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson says a strike would be "a serious threat ...
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"Look before you step over something and before you reach": Medicine Hat snakes are leaving their dens
It will be cooler this weekend, but Hatters will still want to keep and eye on where they step. According to Snakes on a Plain founder Sheri Monk, it's snake season."People have been seeing them actually. They've been dispersing from their dens for the past two to three weeks. They don't all leave on the same day,...
May 18, 2024
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Alberta RCMP link four Calgary homicides to serial killer
Four Calgary homicides from the 1970s have been linked to a serial killer.The RCMP's Historical Homicide Unit (HHU) has been working on the cases, and the RCMP in Alberta has been investigating since their deaths.Eva Dvorak and Patricia McQueenThe earliest of the cases dates back to February 14, 1976, when 14-year-olds...
May 17, 2024
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Canada
Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district - with reservations
MONTREAL - It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink. Slight variations of this scene occur across the city every night, as bars and venues are prohibited - m...
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No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory 'remarkably uncertain': report
OTTAWA - A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can't agree on the risk the technology poses - and it's unclear whether AI will help or harm us. The report, chaired by Canada's Yoshua Bengio, concludes the "future trajectory of general-purpose AI is remarkably uncertain....
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Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul's Hospital where a 42-bed unit is ...
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Dialysis is crucial for kidney patients. It also generates a lot of waste.
Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant. Nephrologists are trying to quantify the waste as they advocate for environmentally sustainable kidney care, noting the lifesaving therapy generates hundreds of litres of wast...
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DNA over decades: A look at how police tracked down a Calgary serial killer
CALGARY - The bodies of four girls and women were found outside Calgary in 1976 and 1977. For nearly 50 years, their killings were unsolved. On Friday, RCMP identified Gary Allen Srery, an American sex offender, as the killer. He died in an Idaho prison in 2011. Here's a look at the police investigation: Feb. 12, 1976:...
May 17, 2024
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CP NewsAlert: Ottawa rejects Toronto request to decriminalize drug possession
OTTAWA - Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks has rejected Toronto's request to decriminalize the possession of controlled drugs, citing concerns about public safety. More coming. The Canadian Press
May 17, 2024
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World
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ends Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid
Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid. The grey colt took advantage of the muddy track just like Lukas hoped he would, pulling off the upset in a second conse...
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Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case
Arizona's attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state's fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes posted the n...
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Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies. His announcement on Saturday escalate...
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