High Prairie woman pitches YAC to be homeless shelter

On January 13, 2026, Amber Fjeld, a newly graduated social worker, presented a bold proposal to the High Prairie town council: transform the former Youth Assessment Centre into a 24/7 homeless shelter offering integrated support services. Highlighting
Northland On-line School receives Grant Money

Northland Online School has been awarded a $10,000 Teen Tech for Tomorrow Grant from Best Buy Canada, becoming of only 12 schools nationwide to receive this funding in 2025. The grant aims to enhance technology access for
Peace River Exploring Downtown Security Camera System

Peace River Town Council is exploring a potential downtown camera security system with the purpose of deterring crime and supporting evidence collection in the downtown core. Council directed administration to look at options and cost estimates. The
T55 Daily News Blast

Thursday January 29, 2026 Alberta Environment has issued a river advisory for the Peace River at Dunvegan in the MD of Fairview. A man from Little Buffalo has been given time in prison for a shots-fired incident
Dine In / Dine Out

What’s your ideal Valentine’s Day? Dine in or Dine out? Let us know your choice on our Facebook page (February 2-5) and you could win one of multiple Dine in or Dine out packages full of stuff
Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Clipse among performers at 2026 Grammy Awards

Justin Bieber will perform at the 2026 Grammy Awards, airing live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah, on February 1st. The two-time Grammy winner is up for four Grammy Awards this year for
The Chainsmokers and Ludacris to headline 2026 ‘Sports Illustrated’ Super Bowl Party

Sports Illustrated announced the headliners for “SI The Party,” presented by DraftKings taking over San Francisco’s historic Cow Palace Arena on Saturday, February 7, 2026. This year, ‘SI The Party’ will feature headlining performances from The Chainsmokers,
Jail time given for shooting in Peace region

On January 13, 2026, in Peace River court, Rodney Conrad Ominayak of Little Buffalo pleaded guilty to charges of flight from a peace officer and resisting a peace officer. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail,
Canada in Talks with Meta Regarding Online News Act

The Federal government says it remains open to discussions with Meta about the possible return of news content to Facebook. This comes as Canada prepares for an upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Officials say