Woman airlifted for gallbladder surgery after tool sterilization issues at northern Alberta hospital
Some elective surgeries in Grande Prairie have been postponed because of issues with sterilizing surgical tools. Alberta Health Services says emergency surgeries are unaffected, but one patient told CBC News her procedure was impacted.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ahs-grande-prairie-surgeries-postponed-sterilization-9.7179563?cmp=rss

Woman voices concern after Grande Prairie surgical tool sterilization issues see her airlifted for surgery
Some elective surgeries in Grande Prairie have been postponed because of issues with sterilizing surgical tools. Alberta Health Services says emergency surgeries are unaffected, but one patient told CBC News her procedure was impacted.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ahs-grande-prairie-surgeries-postponed-sterilization-9.7179563?cmp=rss

Elective surgeries postponed at Grande Prairie hospital due to surgical tool sterilization issues
Some elective surgeries in Grande Prairie, Alta., have been postponed due to issues related to the sterilization of surgical tools.
Emergency surgeries, including C-sections, cancer- and trauma-related procedures, are still available and are not being delayed, according to a news release f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-hospital-surgical-sterilization-9.7180564?cmp=rss

Partnerships, new facilities aim to turn Grande Prairie into a trades training hub
Northwestern Polytechnic is renovating campus spaces and building a brand new trades training facility as they gear up for their first academic year consolidated in Grande Prairie. They are also eying partnerships with other local schools to get students into the trades earlier.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-trades-training-nwp-9.7173587?cmp=rss

Grande Prairie social service agency looking to delay ‘abrupt’ provincial funding cut
The Wapiti Community Support Association asked Grande Prairie city council for support Monday night, following the loss of over $1 million in provincial funding. Council directed the mayor to request a 60-day extension on the funding cut from the province.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-shelter-foundations-funding-9.7149048?cmp=rss

Campus in northwestern Alberta to remain open under new education provider
Northern Lakes College (NLC) will take over as the operating post-secondary institution from the Grande Prairie-based Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) starting September 2026.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/campus-in-northwestern-alberta-to-remain-open-under-new-education-provider-9.7132810?cmp=rss

Bible quiz for kids helps Grande Prairie congregation heal after fatal bus crash
Church children tested their Bible knowledge as a Grande Prairie church hosted a competition for the first time. This comes five weeks after a bus crash left one congregant dead and several others injured.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-seventh-day-adventist-church-bus-crash-9.7131065?cmp=rss

Alberta educators share stories about classroom complexity
More than 6,000 teachers told us about their classroom challenges in responses to a questionnaire sent by CBC News. Three of those teachers — Edmonton principal Sheri Long, junior high teacher Kathleen DeGeer and Grande Prairie high school teacher Leah Bray — tell us more.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7126457?cmp=rss

‘The largest newsstand north of Edmonton’: Inside Grande Prairie’s award-winning Al’s News
Al's News, Grande Prairie's beloved family-run newsstand, recently earned an award from the city's downtown association. Owner Jim Goldsack takes CBC News inside the shop where he first started working as a boy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/longstanding-grande-prairie-shop-wins-award-9.7116737?cmp=rss