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...
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Missing Person
19-year-old B.C. woman found
Update at 9:00 a.m. on June 9, 2026 - Beaverlodge RCMP would like to inform the public that Gwen Genert was located safe. Alberta RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance.Beaverlodge RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 19-year-old woman from Dawson Creek.Mounties say Gwen Genert...
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Peace Region
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...
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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...
10h ago
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Missing Person
19-year-old B.C. woman found
Update at 9:00 a.m. on June 9, 2026 - Beaverlodge RCMP would like to inform the public that Gwen Genert was located safe. Alberta RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance.Beaverlodge RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 19-year-old woman from Dawson Creek.Mounties say Gwen Genert...
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RCMP
Youth charged after threats against Sexsmith school
Clairmont RCMP say a 13-year-old youth is facing charges after violent threats were made against a school in Sexsmith. Mounties say at 11:30 p.m. on June 4, they got a report of a student "threatening violence towards students" at the school. Police say in a release that they identified a suspect after talkin...
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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
Former government net-zero adviser 'disappointed' by Carney's commitment to climate
OTTAWA - The co-founder of Ottawa's independent net-zero advisory body says she has been "disappointed" by Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment to climate action to date. Catherine Abreu is speaking today along with fellow co-founder Simon Donner be...
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B.C. murder suspect says ex-wife was stabbed with his knife, but not by him
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering his ex-wife in 2024 denies he killed her but says they were in his car together when he saw her pull his knife away from her own abdomen. Vitali Stefanski told the jury in his B.C. Supreme Court trial that Tatjana ...
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Here's what you need to know about the Gordie Howe Bridge
OTTAWA - A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open this week. Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Gordie Howe Bridge is a symbol of co-operation between Canada and the United States. "I just want to salute those who co...
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Feds extend amnesty for owners of banned firearms while Supreme Court case unfolds
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending an amnesty for owners of banned firearms while a legal battle plays out at the Supreme Court of Canada. Over the last six years, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of firearms, including the AR-15 and Rug...
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A look at some cases of alleged pilot fraud in Canada and beyond
A former Air Canada pilot is facing charges after allegedly captaining more than 900 flights without the proper licence, which police likened to a family doctor performing brain surgery. The Barrie, Ont., man isn't the first pilot accused of operating ...
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Fact File: Bogus FIFA websites feed World Cup ticket scams
VANCOUVER - Websites claiming to offer FIFA World Cup tickets and hotel packages are appearing online ahead of the tournament's June 11 kickoff. The websites use FIFA logos and branding, similar URLs, and identical looking login pages to pass as legiti...
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World
Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. U.S. District Judge Emily C. Marks issu...
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House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending measure to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration's deportation agenda for the remainder of his t...
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Cuba's top envoy to US calls Trump's sanctions on Cuban leaders a 'pretext' for military action
WASHINGTON (AP) - Recent U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba's top diplomat ...
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