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January 30, 2025

A $1.6 million ladder truck is due to roll into the Sexsmith Fire Department next year. The current unit is slated for replacement after almost 20 years of service. “We invested in our first ladder truck in 2005, and it makes a huge difference,” said Sexsmith Mayor Kate Potter. “Unfortunately, fire trucks have a very […]

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Dyck votes against Elections Alberta funding request on heels of his recall petition

November 6, 2025
A Grande Prairie local has applied for a petition to recall Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck. Recall petitions for United Conservative Party MLAs are growing across the province following the government’s use of the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work.  “Dyck was chosen by the people to represent their interests and not echo […]

75 years of the Ladies Auxiliary in Grande Prairie

November 6, 2025

For about 75 years, the Grande Prairie Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion has raised funds supporting the community and its local Legion.  The fundraisers included the once-popular Poppy Tea and themed dinners, such as Hawaiian night, and fashion shows with funds going to a variety of community groups, including minor sports leagues, the […]

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Students walk out in support of teachers

November 6, 2025
At 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 30, Grade 12 student EJ Igao stood up during his second-period Theory of Knowledge (philosophy) class and walked out with about 100 of his peers.  The students at the Grande Prairie Composite High School were among many across the province staging a walkout to protest the government's treatment of their […]

Remembrance Day services

November 6, 2025
The time has come to don the poppy once again. A host of ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day are being planned for this week. Nov. 8Indigenous Veterans Day10:30 a.m.Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive CentreGathering at 10 a.m., ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments to follow. Daniel Franklin Rycroft: A Story of Survival1:30 p.m.Grande Prairie MuseumPeace Country […]

Odyssey House seeks to “break the cycle” of family violence

November 6, 2025

A 14 per cent increase in calls for service to Odyssey House in the last year has led to an expansion of its emergency shelter. The prevalence of family violence is a “public health crisis,” said Odyssey House executive director Mikaela Benson.   “There were 53,000 calls for help across Alberta to women’s shelters,” said Benson, […]

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 A devotion to fire: Doug the Demon sets the world a blaze

October 30, 2025
Chewing hot coals, licking a red-hot knife, breathing fire, or extinguishing a 3,482 C cutting torch with his tongue are just some of the acts performed by Doug “The Demon” Thompson. His social media presence, which has gained millions of views, is dominated with disbelief in the comment sections; people claim it's an act, an […]

The witch is in: Local witches sit down for a spell

October 30, 2025

Tammy Lynn is like any other Grande Prairie small business owner. Tuesday to Saturday, she opens up the shop, meets customers, chats with regulars, offers a trade or a barter when she can, and does her job. She’s also a witch. The shop is called Beneath the Witch’s Hat; while sitting down with the News […]

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