'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
DAWSON CREEK - Two children are dead after a utility terrain vehicle that was being driven by one of them, a seven-year-old girl, rolled in northeastern British Columbia. RCMP say the crash happened last Thursday in the Village of Pouce Coupe, about 10...
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Significant delays
Residents encouraged to avoid Range Road 62
Residents accessing the Whispering Ridge and Westlake are being advised by the City to avoid using Range Road 62.The City says it does remain open, but due to a significant paving project, traffic will be "significantly delayed."Residents are encouraged to use 100 Street to access these neighbourhoods until c...
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Peace Region
Court
Sentencings in robbery and drug case among the court updates
Sentencing in robbery case Alberta Justice says one of the three people charged after a robbery in Grande Prairie has been sentenced. Ronald Caplette was given a 1,095-day sentence in Grande Prairie court after pleading guilty to a robbery charge. He and two others were charged after a robbery at a downtown bar on Augu...
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Significant delays
Residents encouraged to avoid Range Road 62
Residents accessing the Whispering Ridge and Westlake are being advised by the City to avoid using Range Road 62.The City says it does remain open, but due to a significant paving project, traffic will be "significantly delayed."Residents are encouraged to use 100 Street to access these neighbourhoods until c...
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County of Grande Prairie
Roundabout improvements, loan guarantee for medical centre among County Council highlights
Roundabout Improvements The County of Grande Prairie says it will be making improvements to the roundabout near Five Mile Hall. Council approved a tender worth $1,024,452 at its meeting on Monday, June 8. The work will include improving the space in the centre of the roundabout, upgrading medians and improvements to si...
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Bioswale
City Centre sign greenspace undergoing upgrades
The City of Grande Prairie has decided to upgrade the green space between 100 Ave and 99 Ave, just west of the 214 Place.Previously, this space only housed the City of Grande Prairie sign, but now construction has already begun on a bioswale. Photo Courtesy City of GP (Image Credit: Photo Courtesy City of GP) This land...
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Community
Union makes donation to PARDS
A labour union has made a $2,500 donation to PARDS. The CLAC, short for the Christian Labour Association of Canada, says PARDS was nominated by a Local 63 member. The donation came from the Union's Building Communities program. This sees CLAC make donations for up to 15 programs twice each year. All the groups are pic...
Jun 09, 2026
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City Hall
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
Grande Prairie City Council met on Monday. A two-person delegation went to council to complain about social media posts made by a member of council. Ryan Blais and Serge Martin made up the delegation. Blais told council that the posts were made by Chris Thiessen. They said the posts they were worried about fell short o...
Jun 09, 2026
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Gorst crowned Bonnyville Champion, some permit drivers earn full status
Logan Gorst has been crowned the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Champion following washout conditions at the track on what was to be Championship Monday in Bonnyville.As a result, the championship was awarded based on the best three-day aggregate time rather than being decided in the Championship Final Heat.Gorst, driving the F...
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FIBA U18
"O Canada" heard for the first time at U18 FIBA AmericaCup
Basketball was invented by a Canadian, and we may soon have ownership over the sport again, following the first-ever FIBA U18 Men's AmericaCup title for the Great White North.After a historic showing in the tournament, Canada capped it off with a 67-65 win over the USA last night.Grande Prairie's own Deng Ngor secured ...
Jun 08, 2026
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Chuckwagons
Final four set at Bonnyville wagons
It will be Logan Gorst, Chanse Vigen, Darcy Flad, and Rae Croteau Jr. In the championship final at the World Professional Chuckwagon Association stop in Bonnyville.The final is being run Monday evening because heavy rain forced the postponement of Friday's races.Croteau Jr. had the fastest time of the day on Sunday, fo...
Jun 08, 2026
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Agriculture
Crop Report
Nearly 80 per cent of major crops seeded in the Peace
According to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, seeding progress across the province advanced significantly thanks to dry conditions, before widespread rain brought surface and sub-surface soil moisture ratings back up.As of June 2, seeding progress for the Peace Region sat at 78 per cent, with 84.7 per cent sprin...
Jun 08, 2026
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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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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta bars, restaurants now allowed to serve alcohol starting at 6 AM
New liquor rules could see Albertans be able to drink up soon after they wake up. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission says licensed bars, restaurants and other establishments can now serve alcohol as early as 6 a.m. Licensed businesses and clubs used to need special permission to serve alcohol before 9 a...
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Provincial Politics
Lobbyist, former Conservative MP to help draw Alberta electoral boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives have tapped a former federal conservative cabinet minister and lobbyist to help redraw the map marking electoral ridings across the province. Monte Solberg is one of four panel members appointed Tuesday by a legislature committee overseeing the new map-making proces...
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Six Wildrose cities crack Top Seven
Average rental prices in Alberta's secondary cities continue to lead the country
The latest figures from Rentals.ca continue to show that Alberta's secondary, medium-sized cities remain the most affordable places to rent anywhere in the country.In its latest survey, released Monday, four Alberta cities - Fort McMurray, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer took up the first four spots ranging in...
Jun 08, 2026
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Politics
Poilievre says Alberta needs new priorities from Ottawa, not a new country
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province's business. Poilievre, speaking in Calgary, says Albertans don't need a new country; they just need Ottawa to change its priorities. He says Albertans could benef...
Jun 08, 2026
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Canada
Judge blocks eviction of ten people living in tents under Montreal overpass
MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has prevented the City of Montreal from dismantling an encampment under an overpass near a skate park. In a ruling Monday, Judge Alexandre Pless said the city failed to provide a safe and suitable alternative for th...
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Tory MP says 4,000 letters sent urging Carney to amend Indian Act status rules
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says more than 4,000 letters have been sent to the House of Commons committee on Indigenous issues demanding that the federal government immediately change the way First Nations status works under the Indian Act. MP Billy Mor...
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'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
DAWSON CREEK - Two children are dead after a utility terrain vehicle that was being driven by one of them, a seven-year-old girl, rolled in northeastern British Columbia. RCMP say the crash happened last Thursday in the Village of Pouce Coupe, about 10...
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Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care to provide guidelines on screening for things like cervical and breast cancer. It replaces a task force that was suspended in March 2025 following controver...
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Carney says 'no big drama' on Gordie Howe Bridge - but opening may take a bit longer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday there is "no big drama" surrounding the status of the Gordie Howe International Bridge - but it may take longer to open than anticipated. "We are working hard to make sure the bridge is open as soo...
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Senate committee report calls for better co-ordination of wildfire response
OTTAWA - Canada needs to create an office to co-ordinate responses to wildfire emergencies and fund a new national fleet of modern firefighting aircraft, says a new Senate report released Wednesday. Those recommendations were among 15 in a report from ...
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World
Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that gives his immigration and deportation agenda a nearly $70 billion boost for the rest of his time in the White House. The bill provides $38 billion for U.S....
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Trump-backed David Flippo wins Republican primary in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Flippo has won the Republican primary in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District after securing President Donald Trump's endorsement in the closing weeks of the campaign. The race, which was c...
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Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir due to technical fault, killing all on board
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani army MI-17 helicopter crashed due to a technical fault in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all military personnel on board, the military said. The military did not immediately disclose how many people wer...
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