County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie taking part in ParticipACTION Community Challenge
The County of Grande Prairie is taking part in an annual contest to prove they are the most active community in Canada. Communities enter the ParticipACTION Community Challenge by having residents log their minutes spent while being active.Contestants have a chance to win $100,000 towards local sports and physical init...
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Stompede
Locals win at Stompede Rodeo
The unofficial results from Stompede posted to Rodeo Canada's website show that two Peace Country competitors won their events. Jennifer Neudorf and her horse Roxette stopped the clock in 15.79 seconds in the barrel racing during the rodeo slack on Wednesday. Neudorf is originally from Grande Prairie but now lives near...
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Peace Region
Roads
Two small road projects start in Grande Prairie Tuesday
City Hall says a couple of projects it describes as "minor road rehabilitation work" will start today (June 2). Some asphalt milling and pavement repairs will be done on 94 Street from 104 to 108 Avenues, and on 96 Avenue between 92 and 93 Streets. The city says the work will take two to five days at each lo...
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County of Grande Prairie
County of Grande Prairie taking part in ParticipACTION Community Challenge
The County of Grande Prairie is taking part in an annual contest to prove they are the most active community in Canada. Communities enter the ParticipACTION Community Challenge by having residents log their minutes spent while being active.Contestants have a chance to win $100,000 towards local sports and physical init...
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Grande Prairie Pride Society
Grande Prairie Pride Society re-paints rainbow crosswalk to kickoff Pride Month festivities
Grande Prairie Pride Society conducted their annual painting project on June 1, as part of Pride Month.GPPS volunteers gathered to repaint the rainbow crosswalk at the intersection of 103 Avenue and 98 Street near Grande Prairie City Hall while also celebrating 10 years of Pride in Grande Prairie.The paint was purchase...
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RCMP
17-month long fatal hit & run investigation leads to arrest
Valleyview RCMP have completed an over-year-long investigation into a fatal hit-and-run.Mounties say on Dec. 21, 2024, at 6:30 a.m. they were called to a location on Highway 43 between Valleyview and Sturgeon Lake and found a deceased person on the edge of the road.After 17 months and "many witness statements"...
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wildfires
GPFA wildfire danger level still very high
The wildfire danger level in the Grande Prairie Forest Area remains very high.Alberta Wildfire says the ongoing dry and hot temperatures make it easy for a blaze to start and spread.However, at this time, no new fires have been reported, and as of today (Monday, June 1), crews have fully extinguished the Kistatinaw Riv...
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June 1-3
New road work commences in County of Grande Prairie
Multiple projects on County of Grande Prairie roads are set to begin this week.Starting Monday, June 1, Range Road 32, south of Township Road 720 is closed for 1.6 km as crews remove ditch material and replace culverts as needed. (Image Credit: County of Grande Prairie) On Tuesday, June 2, Crews will be completing asph...
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Local Sports
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...
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Stompede
Locals win at Stompede Rodeo
The unofficial results from Stompede posted to Rodeo Canada's website show that two Peace Country competitors won their events. Jennifer Neudorf and her horse Roxette stopped the clock in 15.79 seconds in the barrel racing during the rodeo slack on Wednesday. Neudorf is originally from Grande Prairie but now lives near...
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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...
Jun 01, 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
Advocacy group says Province is 'failing'
Seniors deserve better care in their golden years: Friends of Medicare
An Alberta health care watchdog says it wants to remind the UCP government that seniors are valued, and its executive director believes those who built this province should be treated better.Chris Galloway with Friends of Medicare made the comments during an interview with Pattison Media Monday, the first day of Senior...
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Provincial Politics
Separatism and energy; Alberta's Smith to meet with counterpart in Quebec this week
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning to meet with her counterpart in Quebec City this week, with separatism and energy possible topics of discussion. Smith says she's hoping Quebec Premier Christine Frechette will be open to talking about an east-west energy corridor. Smith says every time she has met with leader...
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WATCH
Alberta partially rolls out new surgery funding model for public hospitals
Alberta is rolling out a new surgery funding model that ties money to patients, starting in a dozen public hospitals across the province. The government calls it patient-focused funding and says it began last month for the initial group of hospitals. Hospital operators are being funded based on the number and type of p...
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injury prevention
Safe Kids Week runs June 1-7
During Safe Kids Week, Primary Care Alberta is encouraging parents to speak with their young ones about safely moving through the community.As PCA notes, Parachute is a national charitable organization dedicated to injury prevention, and is a key player in Safe Kids Week, which runs June 1-7.This year, PCA is encouragi...
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Canada
Federal government's new AI strategy will emphasize trust, minister says
OTTAWA - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the federal government's new AI strategy will look to build trust in AI. Solomon says the strategy will emphasize empowering workers and the government will protect Canadians' privacy, data an...
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Poilievre says Quebec separatism was 'wiped out' under Tories. Polls say otherwise.
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says support for Quebec separatism was "wiped out" under Stephen Harper's government but polls show the movement has had steady support for decades. The Tory leader insists separatist sentiment in both Albe...
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Citing 'institutional resistance,' military police watchdog calls for broader powers
OTTAWA - Canada's military police watchdog is calling on the federal government to change the law to give her office more teeth and greater ability to investigate complaints. Military Police Complaints Commission chair Tammy Tremblay made the call for ...
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CP NewsAlert: Child dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office says a child has died after being seriously injured over the weekend when an inflatable castle was violently lifted into the air by strong winds. The province's emergency service says the incident occurred at Parc...
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Canada sends letter to U.S., Mexico calling for renewal of trade agreement
WASHINGTON - Canada has sent a letter to the United States and Mexico recommending that the three countries renew the continental trade pact as Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc prepares to meet with his American counterpart in Washington. The...
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Palestinian students stranded in third country seeing visas processed after long wait
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Lena Diab says expedited visa processing for 37 Gazan students and their families stranded in a third country is now underway. The news follows a lengthy advocacy campaign by Canadian academics who have ...
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World
Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir ...
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Russian attack on Ukraine capital kills at least 3 and traps others in damaged buildings
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight Tuesday, killing at least three people and trapping others, authorities said. At least 29 people were injured, the head of Kyiv's milit...
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South Carolina jury finds store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teen
COLUMBIA, S.C (AP) - A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belt...
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