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August 29, 2024

Grande Prairie’s Ukrainian population celebrated Ukrainian Independence Day on Saturday.  The Ukrainian flag was raised at city hall, along with a performance of children dancers and Ukrainian treats.  City council chambers was filled for Ukrainian Independence Day at city hall in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. The Ukrainian flag was raised at […]

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75 years of the Ladies Auxiliary in Grande Prairie Words

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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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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Teachers forced back to work

October 30, 2025

The province has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work. It effectively ends the teachers' strike, which has been ongoing since Oct. 6. Locally, teachers have hosted a rally attended by over 800 and have written more than 1,000 letters to local MLAs explaining the classroom situation.  Supporters took the streets […]

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New kidney care centre opens at QEII: An absolute game changer

October 30, 2025

The $3.9 million Sargent Family Kidney Care Centre opened at the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Ambulatory Care Centre on Friday, Oct. 23. The centre will now offer multiple services in one spot in Grande Prairie, including hemodialysis, home peritoneal dialysis, the Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention clinic and the Chronic Kidney Disease clinic. “This is an absolute […]

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