Valleyview RCMP
RCMP officer faces assault charge after ASIRT investigation
An Alberta RCMP officer is facing alleged assault charges after the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team concluded its over two-year investigation.ASIRT says they were directed to investigate the Valleyview RCMP after an incident on Nov. 10, 2023, but no further details regarding the assault were provided. After revi...
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Construction
Milling and overlay work begins along 108 Street
The City of Grande Prairie's 2026 capital construction season continues with milling and overlay work on 108 Street.Crews will be working along 108 Street between Royal Oaks Drive and 132 Avenue on Thursday, June 25, and will begin working between 92 Avenue and 100 Avenue in the coming days.While the work is ongoing, t...
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Peace Region
Valleyview RCMP
RCMP officer faces assault charge after ASIRT investigation
An Alberta RCMP officer is facing alleged assault charges after the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team concluded its over two-year investigation.ASIRT says they were directed to investigate the Valleyview RCMP after an incident on Nov. 10, 2023, but no further details regarding the assault were provided. After revi...
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City Hall
Opening for Grande Prairie's multisport dome pushed to early 2027
City Hall says the target opening date for Grande Prairie's new multisport dome has been pushed back. The city says in a post on its website that the target date is now early 2027. The opening had been set for July of this year when a sod turning was held last August. The post does not give specific reasons for the del...
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Construction
Milling and overlay work begins along 108 Street
The City of Grande Prairie's 2026 capital construction season continues with milling and overlay work on 108 Street.Crews will be working along 108 Street between Royal Oaks Drive and 132 Avenue on Thursday, June 25, and will begin working between 92 Avenue and 100 Avenue in the coming days.While the work is ongoing, t...
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Wildfire Season
Out-of-control wildfire in High Level Forest Area
An out-of-control wildfire is currently burning in the High Level Forest Area.Of 14 lightning-caused fires reported in the area since June 23, HWF057 is at 3 hectares in size.11 fires in total are currently burning. Six are listed as being held and four under control.Alberta Wildfire says the fire danger level for the ...
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GP RCMP
ASIRT finds no unlawful action in RCMP-involved fatal shooting last summer
ASIRT has wrapped up an investigation into a fatal shooting last summer involving local Grande Prairie RCMP officers, deciding Mounties used "proportionate, necessary and reasonable force."According to ASIRT's report, a police chase ensued with a driver on July 18, 2025, after he was observed driving at a hig...
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County of Grande Prairie
County of GP entering agreement with FRIAA Community Fireguard Program
County of Grande Prairie Council has directed Administration to enter into an agreement with the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta.Should the agreement be approved by all parties, the FRIAA's Community Fireguard Program will complete Priority Areas 1 and 2 in the 2025 County of Grande Prairie Wildfire ...
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Local Sports
Football
Alberta U16 boys, U18 women's football teams include Grande Prairie athletes
Alberta's U16 boys and U18 girls football teams will both have some local representation. Grande Prairie's Reid Hebert is part of the U16 boys Team Alberta that will play in the 2026 Football Canada Western Challenge in Winnipeg. It will go from June 30 to July 5. Hebert is a defensive lineman and plays high school fo...
Jun 23, 2026
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Volleyball
Canada goes 3-1 in Week 2 of women's VNL play
Canada's women's volleyball team finished 3-1 in Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League play in Bangkok, Thailand. Canada beat Poland 3-2 on Sunday. The only loss came to the host side, 3-1 on Saturday. "After yesterday, I saw a team that entered in the court hungry and they wanted to win so much! This is the victory...
Jun 22, 2026
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Baseball
Wheatbelt Baseball League games on Monday
There are some games in the Wheatbelt Baseball League tonight (Monday, June 22).Rycroft will visit Sexsmith.Game time is 7:15. Grimshaw will be in Manning for a doubleheader that starts at 6:30 p.m.
Jun 22, 2026
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Agriculture
Crop Report
Crop development flourishes thanks to plentiful rainfall
In the latest Alberta Crop Report dated June 16, AFSC says moisture patterns around the province remain highly variable. The entire province has been getting timely precipitation to re-up soil moisture reserves and move along crop development. Central and northern Alberta are experiencing excess rainfall, particularly ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Agriculture
Wanham Plowing Match on this weekend
The Wanham Plowing Match is set for this weekend. Organizers say this year will mark "53 years of turning dirt!" This year will feature heavy horse plows, tractor pulls, log skids, the Kids Farmer Olympics and a ball tournament, among other things. Friday events will start at 10 a.m. Events Saturday and Sund...
Jun 19, 2026
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Crop Report
Widespread rain helping soil moisture reserves
In the latest Alberta Crop Report issued based on conditions observed on June 9, AFSC says precipitation has been helpful across the province for keeping soil moisture reserves high. The rain, however, dampened the efforts of producers trying to finish seeding operations. Provincial seeding progress of major crops is n...
Jun 15, 2026
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Alberta
Entertainment
Country Thunder cancels Calgary festival citing sound restrictions, construction
A major Alberta music festival has cancelled this year's show, citing construction and noise levels. Country Thunder Alberta announced it two days before its shows were set to begin. Festival organizers say they're flushing the festival because they reached an impasse with city officials over decibel levels below the l...
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building canada, one game at a time!
Alberta invited to returning Play On! street hockey tournament in Calgary this August
An extremely exciting street hockey festival is returning to Calgary, and all of Alberta is invited.Play On!, in partnership with several entities, including Hockey Night in Canada, runs August 20-22, activating 10 city blocks in Calgary's downtown.There will be 20 custom-built temporary street hockey rinks, up to 300 ...
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Provincial Politics
Half of Calgary Chamber members would consider leaving if Alberta separates; poll
A poll commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce suggests almost half of its members would move their businesses out of Alberta if the province votes to separate from Canada. Probe Research conducted the online survey of 137 Chamber members between June 8 and June 22. Almost two-thirds of respondents reported tha...
Jun 24, 2026
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Senior leaders of Edmonton-based infantry battalion removed amid investigation
EDMONTON - The Department of National Defence says two senior leaders of a respected Armed Forces battalion have been removed pending an investigation. It says Lt.-Col. Jason Hudson and Chief Warrant Officer Kim Doerr have been temporarily removed fro...
Jun 24, 2026
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Canada
PM Carney to share plans for future of 24 Sussex on Friday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will unveil plans for the future of 24 Sussex on Friday. Since the building was abandoned as the official residence of the prime minister, taxpayers have been shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per yea...
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Carney says new Canadians told to surrender citizenship documents deserve answers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says people who were told to surrender their proof of citizenship deserve an explanation and he will "be following up to ensure they get that." Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Tuesday she ordered an investigation...
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Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a proposal to convert unsold condo units in British Columbia into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers. Carney says the program laid out in Vancouver last week to "potentia...
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Carney says he and Trump discussed defence priorities, Arctic ahead of NATO summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect the Arctic ahead of their attendance at the NATO summit in Turkey next month. Carney said Thursday the U.S. president called him Wednesday for a...
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Canada prepares to send aid to those hit by Venezuelan earthquakes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will be sending some amount of humanitarian aid to support Venezuelans following what he calls "catastrophic earthquakes" overnight. In a statement, Carney expresses his condolences to the injured, dead a...
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Canada now eligible to take part in Eurovision song contest
OTTAWA - Canada is cleared to participate in the Eurovision song contest after CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union on Thursday. In last fall's federal budget, the government said it was looking at getting Canada int...
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World
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the Natio...
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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center is closing, governor says
The Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" has shut down nearly a year after it was built in the Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. DeSantis said the center was always supposed to be open for only abo...
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Federal judge halts Trump's election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by D...
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