3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (54+ words) EverythingGP Try-It Day registration open Registration is open for the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection’s Try-It Day. On September 19, local youth aged 6 to 17 can try different sports for free. In January’s winter event, over 500 youth participated. Registration is open at…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (151+ words) An Alberta Blue Cross program is looking for Albertans who champion wellness. This year’s edition of its Faces of Wellness program will give winners the chance to choose a charity to receive a donation, on top of the cash prize…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (87+ words) Alberta Health Services says there will be no doctor at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Emergency Department from 8 tonight (Wednesday, September 9) until 8 tomorrow morning (Thursday, September 10). AHS is blaming a staff shortage and not being able to find someone else to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (436+ words) The Government of Alberta and the Alberta Teachers’ Association are both celebrating after it was revealed this week that students in this province continue to be among Canada’s highest achievers. That is according to the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (160+ words) Volunteers will be going door-to-door in Grande Prairie and surrounding areas this week in search of donations for the Salvation Army. The Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie have been leading the GP Food Drive for over 30 years and say the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (518+ words) CALGARY — When clinging to the side of a rock wall hundreds of metres in the sky, avoiding a single misstep can save your life. Turns out there’s an app to help with that. Ben Pearman, a rock climber since age…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (205+ words) Alberta’s Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Justin Wright, is travelling to Japan and South Korea to learn more about large-scale screening programs and approaches to detecting disease earlier. Justin Wright will travel to South Korea on Sept. 4 to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (132+ words) The Canadian Mental Health Association is celebrating the expansion of its Recovery College program into Peace River. With support from a micro-grant from West Fraser, CMHA expanded the program to communities outside Grande Prairie, offering free courses on mental health…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (688+ words) TORONTO — Greg Rennie says his bipolar depression was an eight out of 10 when he went in for his first ketamine infusion in April 2025. He ranked it a zero out of 10 right afterward. Rennie, who has had bipolar depression for almost…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (747+ words) OTTAWA — The federal government is extending the suspension of federal fuel excise taxes until the new year to help Canadians feeling the pressure from higher energy costs caused by instability in the Middle East. “For Canada, it means practical relief…...