Court
Manslaughter sentence handed down after 2023 shooting death at Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Alberta Justice says a man charged after the 2023 shooting death of a Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation woman has been given a six-year jail sentence after being convicted on a manslaughter charge. Vincent Campiou was given the 2,198-day sentence May 27 in Grande Prairie court. He was originally charged with murder after the ...
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Wildfire Season
Multiple lightning wildfires in GPFA over the weekend
The wildfire danger rating in the Grande Prairie Forest Area is Very High due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.Over the weekend, Alberta Wildfire says they responded to multiple lightning caused fires, all of which have been extinguished or under control. None of these fires are threatening to any communities. Since J...
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Peace Region
Court
Manslaughter sentence handed down after 2023 shooting death at Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Alberta Justice says a man charged after the 2023 shooting death of a Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation woman has been given a six-year jail sentence after being convicted on a manslaughter charge. Vincent Campiou was given the 2,198-day sentence May 27 in Grande Prairie court. He was originally charged with murder after the ...
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Nine neighbourhoods
City of Grande Prairie Assessors begin neighbourhood canvassing
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin neighbourhood canvassing Monday, Jun. 1.Photos and inspections are done every five years to create a record of change to properties and ensure records remain up to date.Neighbourhoods being canvassed this year include:Country EstatesCreeksideMountviewCrystal HeightsCrystal Vie...
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Chuckwagons
Motowylo wins second consecutive GP Stompede crown
Obrey Motowylo and his sons, Ethan and Hayden, are the 2026 Grande Prairie Stompede champions to start the professional chuckwagon racing season. In the $40,000 Championship Final Heat, Motowylo ran a penalty-free time of 1:15.27 to capture the GP crown for the second straight year. He crossed the finish line 95 one-hu...
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Wildfire Season
Multiple lightning wildfires in GPFA over the weekend
The wildfire danger rating in the Grande Prairie Forest Area is Very High due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.Over the weekend, Alberta Wildfire says they responded to multiple lightning caused fires, all of which have been extinguished or under control. None of these fires are threatening to any communities. Since J...
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Chuckwagons
Sunday Championship Final Heat set for 2026 Grande Prairie Stompede
It was a cloudy Saturday evening for the fourth night of professional chuckwagon racing at the 2026 Grande Prairie Stompede. At the end of the night, it was Jason Glass that secured the day money with a penalty-free run of 1:15.63. His time was 14 one-hundredths of a second quicker than Layne Flad, who finished second ...
May 31, 2026
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Chuckwagons
Vigen wins second straight night, Motowylo takes aggregate lead
The third evening of the World Professional Chuckwagons at the Grande Prairie Stompede had the reigning world champion, Chanse Vigen, cross the finish line the fastest for the second night in a row in front of his hometown crowd. The track was a little heavier than the previous two days after some Friday (May 29) after...
May 30, 2026
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Motowylo wins second consecutive GP Stompede crown
Obrey Motowylo and his sons, Ethan and Hayden, are the 2026 Grande Prairie Stompede champions to start the professional chuckwagon racing season. In the $40,000 Championship Final Heat, Motowylo ran a penalty-free time of 1:15.27 to capture the GP crown for the second straight year. He crossed the finish line 95 one-hu...
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Local Sports
Local lacrosse team off to strong start in its first year
A local lacrosse team in its first year of existence is on a roll. The Junior B Peace Country Honey Badgers are 7-1 so far in their inaugural season and have won six straight games. They are in second place in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League standings behind only 7-0 Red Deer. The team includes 20 players from in an...
May 31, 2026
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Local Sports
Local lacrosse team off to strong start in its first year
A local lacrosse team in its first year of existence is on a roll. The Junior B Peace Country Honey Badgers are 7-1 so far in their inaugural season and have won six straight games. They are in second place in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League standings behind only 7-0 Red Deer. The team includes 20 players from in an...
May 31, 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
'The perfect trap'
Archeologist reflects on decades at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Renowned Alberta archeologist Bob Dawe has stood at this spot, near the windy, windswept craggy sandstone cliff of the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta, thousands of times during his career.But his mind always goes back to what it was like at the site of what was basically an early abattoir for thousand...
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Warnings in effect for almost two-thirds of Alberta
No 'let up' in rain until at least Tuesday: Environment & Climate Change Canada
Rainfall warnings issued early Sunday by Environment & Climate Change Canada for more than half of the province remain in place heading into the evening hours.The weather agency is forecasting between 50 and 100 millimetres of precipitation before conditions are expected to improve sometime Tuesday.With the excepti...
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Information on flood hazards
Provincial government launches flood mapping studies in 10 communities
The Government of Alberta have launched new flood mapping studies this spring that they say will provide detailed information on flood hazards.The studies will produce about 260 kilometres of new or updated flood mapping for 10 communities, such as Barrhead, Birchwood Village Greens, Didsbury, Driftpile, Eckville, Jarv...
May 29, 2026
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To take effect Monday, June 1
Alberta goverment introduces new incident reporting rules at childcare facilities
Beginning Monday, June 1, childcare facilities across Alberta will be required to post on-site notices of high-risk, potentially criminal incidents reported through their programs. Under the new rules, the notices will need to go up within one business day after incidents are reported and in an area which parents have ...
May 29, 2026
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Canada
Poilievre accuses Carney of ducking questions about Canada's sluggish economy
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney is avoiding accountability after recent data showed the Canadian economy contracted again. Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product declined on an annua...
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Government poll finds nearly half of Canadians think 'too many immigrants' are coming
OTTAWA - A survey commissioned by the federal government late last year suggests nearly half of Canadians believe the country is admitting too many immigrants. The survey found 47 per cent of respondents believe "too many" immigrants are coming to Cana...
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Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada's Ebola travel restrictions
MONTREAL - An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked from returning to Montreal due to Ebola-related travel restrictions. Merdie Sanga says she had believed the measure wouldn't apply to her since she hadn't be...
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Quebec opens investigation into police response after officer shot and killed teen
MONTREAL - Quebec's domestic security minister has opened an investigation linked to the police shooting of a 15-year-old boy in September on Montreal's South Shore. Ian Lafrenière says the administrative investigation will examine the actions of Longu...
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Algoma Steel would supply material for land vehicles: Hanwha
OTTAWA - South Korean defence firm Hanwha says it has reached a deal with Algoma Steel to supply military-grade steel for the possible manufacturing of land defence vehicles in Canada. Hanwha said in April it had reached a separate agreement with Canad...
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Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn't serve modern workforce
Food Banks Canada says Canada's employment insurance no longer serves the broader and shifting workforce as more people take up gig work or part-time jobs. In its latest poverty report card, the organization says the labour market has shifted toward pa...
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World
Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence
DENVER (AP) - Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado's Democr...
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A new trove of Mandelson files brings more bad news for Keir Starmer
LONDON (AP) - Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would "never regret" appointing him as ambassador to the United States, according to documents released on Monday, a pledge that was dramatically proven wrong within months. ...
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Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia's presidential race with promise of crime crackdown
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) - Bombastic pro-Trump lawyer Aberaldo de la Espriella pulled ahead as a leader in Colombia's race for the presidency in the first round of elections over the weekend, capitalizing on a growing appetite for heavy-handed crackdowns ...
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