Wildfires
Fire restriction downgrades to advisory in County of Grande Prairie
Officials with the County of Grande Prairie's Regional Fire Service say effective Friday June 5, at 3:00 p.m., the current fire restriction will be downgraded to an advisory thanks to recent rainfall. This also includes the towns of Sexsmith, Beaverlodge, and Wembley. Under the fire advisory, fire permits may be restri...
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Missing Person
Missing man in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Service are seeking public assistance in locating missing 37-year-old Chase Howkins, of no fixed address, who is normally in the Grande Prairie area. He was last seen on May 15, 2026, in Grande Prairie. RCMP and GPPS are worried for his wellbeing and would like to speak wit...
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Peace Region
Wildfires
Fire restriction downgrades to advisory in County of Grande Prairie
Officials with the County of Grande Prairie's Regional Fire Service say effective Friday June 5, at 3:00 p.m., the current fire restriction will be downgraded to an advisory thanks to recent rainfall. This also includes the towns of Sexsmith, Beaverlodge, and Wembley. Under the fire advisory, fire permits may be restri...
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Northwestern Alberta Foundation
NAF inaugural 7 Over 70 Awards
Northwestern Alberta Foundation's new event to honour exceptional seniors arrives Saturday, June 6. The 7 over 70 Celebration will present awards to seven seniors at a ceremony Saturday night at the Pomeroy Hotel & Conference Centre. NAF says these seniors have left a lasting mark on Northwestern Alberta through th...
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Missing Person
Missing man in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Service are seeking public assistance in locating missing 37-year-old Chase Howkins, of no fixed address, who is normally in the Grande Prairie area. He was last seen on May 15, 2026, in Grande Prairie. RCMP and GPPS are worried for his wellbeing and would like to speak wit...
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GP RCMP
Arson arrest made in connection with Wednesday's house fire
Wednesday's (June 3) row house fire in the City has been deemed an arson.The Grande Prairie Fire Department says 21 firefighters and 5 apparatus responded at 8:17 p.m. to a row house with a blaze coming from the common attic space.Crews "began immediate life-safety and incident control actions" and worked to ...
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GPFD
Over 20 firefighters respond to row house blaze
No one was injured, but several residents have been displaced after an evening house fire on Wednesday, June 3. The Grande Prairie Fire Department says 21 firefighters and 5 apparatus responded at 8:17 p.m. to a row house with a fire coming from the common attic space. Crews "began immediate life-safety and incide...
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Outdoor Pool
Aquatera Outdoor Pool invites residents to splash into summer
The Aquatera Outdoor Pool is officially open for the season. Residents are invited to take part in public swimming from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm during weekdays, and 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekends, until June 23. New this year, the pool is now offering gazebo rentals to provide a "dedicated space for gatherings and c...
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Local Sports
Football
Kettyle makes Elks, Ljuden released
Grovedale's Carter Kettyle has earned a roster spot with the Edmonton Elks. He is one of four Canadian receivers on the Elks roster. Kettyle played high school football with St. Joe's and is one of two former Celtics picked by the Elks in this year's CFL draft. The other one, offensive lineman Matthew Ljuden, was rele...
Jun 02, 2026
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all-star game
AJHL announces new initiatives ahead of 2026/27 season
The Alberta Junior Hockey League held its AGM and Board of Governors meetings in recent days. Following the gatherings, several new initiatives were announced for the 2026/27 season.Regular season formatPer the league: The AJHL will maintain its structure of two divisions for the 2026-27 season - the Bunge AJHL North D...
Jun 02, 2026
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Local Sports
Free lawn bowling, coaching presentation in Tuesday sports
Lawn BowlingCity Hall will host drop-in lawn bowling Tuesday at Muskoseepi Park as part of Seniors Week. It will go from 1-3 p.m. Registration is not required.People are advised to dress for the weather.For more information, email programming@cityofgp.comPresentation with Renee SonnenbergThe Grande Prairie Regional Spo...
Jun 02, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
May 26 crop report released
The May 26 crop report from the province says just under 52 per cent of the crop in the Peace had been seeded as of that date. That compares to 32.6 per cent the week before. The five-year average is 76.6 per cent, the 10-year average is 70.3 per cent. Crop emergence in the Peace was at 9 per cent as of May 26. The re...
Jun 03, 2026
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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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Alberta
sudden cardiac arrest
AED installed at Castor school in memory of late 7-year-old
Gus Wetter School in Castor, Alberta is now the proud home of a 24/7 publicly accessible SaveStation AED cabinet.AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator, and one could save your life in the case of a sudden cardiac arrest.The one in Castor, in east-central Alberta, is the eighth donated by Action First Aid in t...
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Provincial Politics
First Nations chiefs say civil disobedience an option if Alberta referendum proceeds
Treaty chiefs representing First Nations across the West say they are willing to carry out acts of civil disobedience if necessary to fight Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's separation vote. And Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi has renewed a call for Smith to put a stop to an upcoming referendum on it. He points to ...
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$2.5 million
Province invests in supporting survivors of gender-based violence
The Government of Alberta has invested $2.5 million in the Community Pathways to Justice grant to help support survivors of gender-based violence.The investment also advances the province's 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence."It is critical that survivors receive the support they need to navigate the ju...
Jun 04, 2026
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League currently has five Alberta-based teams
BC Hockey League looking to expand further into Alberta markets as part of growth plan
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) has come out to say it's looking at supplementing the number of teams it has, and Alberta is one of the markets it's seriously considering.The BCHL, which recently held its Annual General Meeting at Rogers Place in Vancouver, re-affirmed a growth plan established back in Octobe...
Jun 03, 2026
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Canada
Texas company to pay B.C. First Nation $12M over 2016 tugboat spill
BELLA BELLA - A British Columbia First Nation says a Texas company has agreed to pay more than $12 million in the first portion of a "multi-part settlement" after a grounded tugboat spilled about 110,000 litres of pollutants in central coast waters in ...
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Man arrested after Montreal synagogue targeted by arson attempt
MONTREAL - Montreal police have arrested a 38-year-old man after a synagogue was damaged in an alleged overnight arson attempt. Officers were called to a house of worship in Westmount, Que., shortly after midnight and were able to put out the fire with...
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What you need to know about the federal government's grocery and essentials rebate
OTTAWA - The federal government's new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit will see its first round of quarterly payments go out today. The benefit was known previously as the GST/HST credit, so people who were eligible for that program likely will ...
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Ebola ban prevents Ugandan LGBTQ+ activists from speaking at Ottawa rights conference
OTTAWA - The blanket ban preventing people from some Ebola-affected countries from entering Canada is keeping Ugandan activists from attending a major LGBTQ+ rights conference in Ottawa. The Carney government announced last week a 90-day suspension of ...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because th...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 per cent (10.0) _ Prince Edward Island 6.7 per cent (...
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World
A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the country. In a rul...
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Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with Brazilian au pair
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man who was having an affair with the family's Brazilian au pair was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife and a man who was lured to the couple's home as a fall guy. B...
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Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year's tournament, citing costs and politics
Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport's grandest stage, the World Cup. They'll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who is going to win it all. This time, however, it's diff...
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