Free Shuttles
Complimentary wagons to and from GP Stompede
The City of Grande Prairie is begining it's complimentary GP Stompede shuttle service today.Mayor Jakcie Clayton called it "a long-standing tradition," adding it's "something many residents and visitors look forward to each year."The shuttle will depart from Town Centre Mall to the Tara Centre on a ...
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City Hall
Many development opportunities around Grande Prairie Airport with MOU approval, says Mayor Clayton
A new agreement between the city, Grande Prairie Airport Commission, and Edmonton Airports is expected to boost economic growth. At Monday's meeting, council approved a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding between the three parties on development of land around the Grande Prairie Airport. Mayor Jackie Clayton thinks...
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Peace Region
Free Shuttles
Complimentary wagons to and from GP Stompede
The City of Grande Prairie is begining it's complimentary GP Stompede shuttle service today.Mayor Jakcie Clayton called it "a long-standing tradition," adding it's "something many residents and visitors look forward to each year."The shuttle will depart from Town Centre Mall to the Tara Centre on a ...
3h ago
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City Hall
Many development opportunities around Grande Prairie Airport with MOU approval, says Mayor Clayton
A new agreement between the city, Grande Prairie Airport Commission, and Edmonton Airports is expected to boost economic growth. At Monday's meeting, council approved a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding between the three parties on development of land around the Grande Prairie Airport. Mayor Jackie Clayton thinks...
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AHS
Beaverlodge ED to be without physician for 24 hours May 28-29
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without an on-site physician for 24 hours starting Thursday, May 28.Due to a clinical personnel shortage and an inability to secure temporary coverage, there will be no on-site physician from 8:00 a.m. Thursday, May 28 until 8:00 a.m. Friday, May 29.Patien...
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City of Grande Prairie
GP Grows: On Tour series retruns
The City of Grande Prairie is bringing back its garden tour series.GP Grows: On Tour is a series of garden and orchard tours tailored to provide knowledge and skills to enhance local yards and gardens.The series kicks off today, Wednesday, May 27, with the Learning Garden at the Design Works Centre from 6:00 p.m. to 7:...
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Maskwa Medical Centre
RBC Foundation donates $400,000 to Maskwa Medical Centre
Maskwa Medical Centre will be receiving additional funding to support its construction costs.$400,000 will be donated over two years by the RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant as part of their annual effort to support improvements to community buildings and the development of new spaces.The funds will aid constructio...
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County of Grande Prairie
County releases 2026 Annual Report
The County of Grande Prairie has released its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting progress in key priorities like infrastructure and public safety."The past year was one of growth, collaboration, and progress," says Reeve Amanda McDonald. "We have continued to focus on what matters most to residents, safe c...
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Croteau Jr. posts fastest time at Grande Prairie Stompede Night 1
The professional chuckwagon season officially got underway Wednesday (May 27) night with the running of the Grande Prairie Stompede Championship. Obrey Motowylo entered this year's edition as the defending Grande Prairie Stompede Champion, while former Grande Prairie resident Chanse Vigen began defense of the World Chu...
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Chuckwagons
Chuckwagon season starts Wednesday evening at Stompede
Stompede will mark the start of the chuckwagon racing season this year, as has been the tradition for many years. Obrey Motowylo won the WPCA championship last year at Stompede. Local product Chanse Vigen has won the World Chuckwagon Championship for three straight years. A father and son from Grande Prairie will be r...
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Chuckwagons
Over $83k in bids for Teepee Creek Stampede Canvas Auction
The final auction of the 2026 World Professional Chuckwagon Association season was held in Grande Prairie Tuesday (May 26) evening for the Teepee Creek Stampede.Fifteen drivers and three Wildcard Wagons had their tarps up for bid for the second consecutive WPCA canvas auction for the event.The overall total brought in ...
May 27, 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
minimally invasive procedure
Non-surgical weight loss option now available to Albertans
A new non-surgical weight loss option is now available in the province, according to Alberta Health Services.The minimally invasive weight-loss procedure aimed at treating obesity is performed by bariatric surgery and gastroenterology teams at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.In a release, AHS notes the following:Endoscopi...
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many alberta groups to receive dollars
395 agencies to advance gender equality through federal funding
A total of 395 organizations across Canada, including many in Alberta, are receiving funding from the federal government to advance gender equality.The funding totals more than $77.5 million, and is being distributed through the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) via three streams.$44.4 million for 218 organi...
May 25, 2026
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may water supply outlook
Alberta river flows looking strong, provincial gov't says
The Alberta government says the province's water supply outlook is promising with summer just around the corner.The May Water Supply Outlook report shows conditions are on track to be much better than last year, with strong snowpack and multiple spring snowstorms."Most of Alberta is heading into the summer season ...
May 25, 2026
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Amidst Melanoma Awareness Month
Primary Care Alberta reminds public of sun safety
In recognition of Melanoma Awareness Month, Primary Care Alberta is reminding Albertans of the importance of protecting themselves from the sun, whether working or playing outside.Officials say that melanoma is not only the most serious type of skin cancer but the fifth most diagnosed type of cancer in Alberta. Melanom...
May 25, 2026
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Canada
More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the federal government's measures to keep Ebola out of Canada. The government has announced a 90-day suspension of a variety of immigration and travel docu...
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In the news today: Carney visits New York, Human trafficking risk, CPKC strike notice
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney set to deliver remarks, pitch Canada as investment hub in New York Prime Minister Mark Carney is in New York City to meet with business leaders as relations...
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Little has changed since Kenneth Law's arrest, says father whose son died by suicide
TORONTO - Years after Kenneth Law's arrest, a father who holds the Ontario man responsible for his son's death by suicide says little has been done to rein in the online trade of lethal substances that continues to claim lives in Canada and abroad. Dav...
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Montreal businesses feel effect of Canadiens playoff run on customer traffic
MONTREAL - On NHL playoff nights in Montreal, the wood-fired oven at St-Viateur Bagel keeps burning - even if the lineups at the counter get a little shorter. At the flagship location of the Mile End bakery, employees say they have noticed a familiar p...
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'Letting it rip': Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin
RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" The combatants unleash their weapons, setting off high-pitched whirring, and clashes of plastic and metal. Beyblades - the spinn...
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By the numbers: Quebec's struggles with social housing
MONTREAL - Nearly one-third of Quebec's social housing units - roughly 21,500 homes - is in a state of disrepair. Advocates worry existing budgets will be inadequate because inflation is outpacing the pace of renovations. Social housing is owned by th...
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World
Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him. By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, wh...
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner loses in the French Open second round
PARIS (AP) - Overwhelming favorite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round. The top-ranked Sinner struggled with the heat and lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 after wasting a chance to ...
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Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of ci...
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