RCMP
Impaired driver in custody after two near misses
Peace Regional RCMP took an allegedly impaired driver into custody last week, after multiple reports of dangerous driving. On Monday, May 15, Mounties say a Simons Lake resident was travelling from Peace River to Simons Lake, when they "crossed to the opposing side of the highway, forcing an oncoming driver to swe...
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Basketball
Grande Prairie basketball player to try out for a national team
A basketball player originally from Grande Prairie has been invited to try out for a national team.Deng Ngor is among the 18 players invited to a tryout camp for Canada's U18 Men's National Team.The final 12 selected will represent our country at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup June 1-7 in Leon, Mexico.Eight trams will take par...
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Peace Region
RCMP
Impaired driver in custody after two near misses
Peace Regional RCMP took an allegedly impaired driver into custody last week, after multiple reports of dangerous driving. On Monday, May 15, Mounties say a Simons Lake resident was travelling from Peace River to Simons Lake, when they "crossed to the opposing side of the highway, forcing an oncoming driver to swe...
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GP RCMP search for missing teenager
GP RCMP search for missing teenager
Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing teenage boy. Dennie Joe Laboucan was last seen earlier today, (Sunday, May 24) and RCMP are concerned for his well-being. He is described as: Medium complexion 4'5 110lbs Black hair Brown eyes Anyone with information on Laboucan's whereabouts is...
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Road work
City of Grande Prairie to begin road overlay for Royal Oaks and Northridge week of May 25
Road overlay improvements are expected to begin sometime between May 25 and May 29 as part of the City of Grande Prairie's 2026 capital construction season. Crews will be working in select areas of Royal Oaks and Northridge as they conduct asphalt milling and overlay, concrete spot repairs and minor storm sewer repairs...
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"good sign of things to come"
Female minor hockey club rebranding to Wolves' navy & pink
The Peace Country Female Athletic Club will be transitioning away from the Storm logo and colourway next season.As part of a new partnership with Northwestern Polytechnic, the PCFAC will now don the Wolves' logo, along with their pink and navy colour scheme.According to the Club's director Tanya Chomyc this move "...
May 23, 2026
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Missing Persons
Grande Prairie RCMP locate missing man
UPDATE:Grande Prairie RCMP say they have located Colin Rankin safe, and thank the public for their help.Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Thirty-six-year-old Colin Rankin was last seen yesterday (Thursday, May 21) around 2:38 p.m. in the City. RCMP are now concerned for his...
May 22, 2026
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Grande Prairie Fire Department
Grande Prairie Fire Department urges fire safety amid rise in fire risk
The City of Grande Prairie and the Grande Prairie Fire Department are asking residents to take extra caution when disposing of smoking materials following a recent increase in human-caused fires. Fire Chief Mark VanWerkhoven says fire conditions in Grande Prairie are currently extreme. "Extreme means that the cond...
May 22, 2026
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Local Sports
Basketball
Grande Prairie basketball player to try out for a national team
A basketball player originally from Grande Prairie has been invited to try out for a national team.Deng Ngor is among the 18 players invited to a tryout camp for Canada's U18 Men's National Team.The final 12 selected will represent our country at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup June 1-7 in Leon, Mexico.Eight trams will take par...
7h ago
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"good sign of things to come"
Female minor hockey club rebranding to Wolves' navy & pink
The Peace Country Female Athletic Club will be transitioning away from the Storm logo and colourway next season.As part of a new partnership with Northwestern Polytechnic, the PCFAC will now don the Wolves' logo, along with their pink and navy colour scheme.According to the Club's director Tanya Chomyc this move "...
May 23, 2026
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Weekend Events
Racing starts this weekend in Hythe, Show & Shine at Webster Community Hall
Hythe Motor SpeedwayThe season will open at the Hythe Motor Speedway on Saturday with the Wescar 100 Special Event.Qualifying starts at 2 p.m. Racing will start at 3 p.m.Tickets are available through the Speedway's website. Show & ShineThe 12th annual Webster Community Hall Show & Shine is set for Saturday.Car ...
May 22, 2026
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Agriculture
Seeding
Almost half the crop seeded in Saddle Hills County
The ag. fieldman for Saddle Hills County estimates seeding is 40-50 per cent complete in the area. Kathrin Langlois says the weather has cooperated as Saddle Hills County has not had as much rain as other areas.Langlois says the breakdown by crop is 55-60 per cent for cereals, 70 per cent for pulse crops, and about 20 ...
May 22, 2026
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Agriculture
New Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation named during Alberta cabinet shuffle
Alberta has a new Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation. Tara Sawyer was named to the post as part of a provincial cabinet shuffle. Previous minister RJ Sigurdson has moved to the Affordability and Utilities portfolio. Sawyer is a farmer from the Acme area. She has previously served as the board chair for the Grain ...
May 21, 2026
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Agriculture
Alberta Wildfire reminding producers to be fire safe
As agricultural spring work takes place across the province, the risk of farm wildfires poses a risk due to dry conditions in fields. While it is often wet and cooler in the seeding months, dry vegetation and crop residue is highly flammable. Alberta Wildfire is wanting to remind farmers to take extra precautions to pr...
May 19, 2026
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Alberta
Artificial Intelligence
PIA "doesn't have confidence" in provincial AI investments
The provincial government is continuing to invest in AI programs to serve Albertans in all aspects of life. Just this week, the province announced a new panel on strengthening post-secondary education to prepare students to enter an AI-driven economy. On Wednesday, May 20, they also committed $10 million over three yea...
May 22, 2026
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referendum on a referendum
Premier Smith addresses Albertans; unveils separation referendum question
Premier Danielle Smith made a televised address to the province Thursday night, and there will be a media availability Friday.She revealed that among the questions Albertans will answer in a referendum this October will be this one:"Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta com...
May 22, 2026
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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta's separatism deb...
May 22, 2026
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Post-secondary institutions
Province launches panel to help students prepare for AI future
The Government of Alberta is set to launch an expert panel dedicated to ensuring post-secondary institutions prepare students for an economy that's driven by artificial intelligence (AI).The province says employers are seeking graduates who have practical AI skills.As a result, they're establishing the panel to make su...
May 21, 2026
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Canada
Experts explain how Indigenous rights are a major hurdle for Alberta secession
EDMONTON - Three political scientists say Indigenous treaty rights represent a significant legal hurdle for separatists in Alberta. Andre Lecours, who is with the University of Ottawa, says a decision in early May by a judge to quash a separatist petit...
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Highest proportion of people since 2017 say Canada is on the right track: poll
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who believe the country is heading in the right direction has hit its highest percentage since 2017, according to a new poll from Abacus Data. The poll published Sunday said that 47 per cent of people believe Canada is...
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Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumental question of quitting Confederation. The annual w...
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Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa as Canada prepares to host matches next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney may have been the first Canadian to ever hoist the FIFA World Cup trophy - an honour typically reserved for tournament winners - as he welcomed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Ottawa Sunday. Canada is preparing t...
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Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer
MONTREAL - On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andrée Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the fourth time. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. She had noticed a lump under her right armpit during her third pregnancy, but her doct...
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'This country cannot be broken:' Campaign to keep Alberta in Canada launches
EDMONTON - Hundreds of people in red-and-white clothing waved Canadian flags, cheered as honking cars passed by and sang "O Canada" at a launch event for a campaign aiming to stop Alberta from quitting Confederation. Thomas Lukaszuk, Alberta's former d...
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World
Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
ANKARA (AP) - Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days. It was a violent end to a standoff...
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Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday that killed at least two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, marking the third time th...
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A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officia...
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