Wildfires
City of Grande Prairie shares FireSmart Alberta home checklist
The City of Grande Prairie and Fire Smart Alberta are sharing a list of everyday chores, that can help wildfire prevention efforts in your community. Those chores include maintaining your lawn and your home's exterior, having wood piles moved away from your home, cleaning under decks, keeping your gutters bare and asse...
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RCMP
Stolen vehicle report leads to multiple charges against two people
Grande Prairie RCMP says that someone who tried to report a vehicle stolen is now one of two people facing charges in a stolen vehicle investigation.Police say they got a stolen vehicle report on March 20. Their investigation found that the VIN number provided by the person making the report was fake, as was the VIN fo...
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Peace Region
Wildfires
City of Grande Prairie shares FireSmart Alberta home checklist
The City of Grande Prairie and Fire Smart Alberta are sharing a list of everyday chores, that can help wildfire prevention efforts in your community. Those chores include maintaining your lawn and your home's exterior, having wood piles moved away from your home, cleaning under decks, keeping your gutters bare and asse...
57m ago
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RCMP
Stolen vehicle report leads to multiple charges against two people
Grande Prairie RCMP says that someone who tried to report a vehicle stolen is now one of two people facing charges in a stolen vehicle investigation.Police say they got a stolen vehicle report on March 20. Their investigation found that the VIN number provided by the person making the report was fake, as was the VIN fo...
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Saddle Hills County
Blueberry Fire Hall now open
The new Blueberry Fire Hall is officially open.Saddle Hills County held a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday to commemorating the completion of the project.(Photo Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh)(Photo Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh)(Photo Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh)Reeve Kristen...
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RCMP
Fairview RCMP seize 91 firearms, stolen goods, from same property
Fairview RCMP say they continue to investigate after firearms and stolen property were recovered during separate searches.Mounties say on April 5, information from the public led to a search of a property in Fairview. Police seized 91 firearms plus ammunition. Some of the weapons were marked with handmade price tags an...
Apr 12, 2025
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Lottery
Grande Prairie couple wins $200,000 with lottery ticket
A Grande Prairie couple has won $200,000 through their Lucky Lines Extravaganza ticket. Allan Granberg says Lucky Lines was his favourite scratch-and-win ticket before the windfall, but now he and his wife Anne love it. The Granbergs says they plan to put the winnings towards their mortgage and getting rid of their pay...
Apr 11, 2025
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Rodeo
Hard 8 Rodeo out at Evergreen Park this weekend
The rodeo season kicks of Friday night and Saturday down in Evergreen Park for the Hard 8 Rodeo. Owner and Promoter of Hard 8 Roughstock Dwayne Sorken says there will be over 100 competitors at the third annual event. "The real success I feel is the support of our local cowboys and the up and coming young stars of...
Apr 11, 2025
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Federal Election 2025
People's Party of Canada
Candidate Profile: Shawn McLean (PPC) - Grande Prairie
This is a candidate profile for the April 28, 2025 federal election.All candidates have been asked the same four questions, and were given a 600-word limit.Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of EverythingGP and Pattison Media.Advance voting days are April 18, 19,...
Apr 10, 2025
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New Democratic Party
Candidate Profile: Jennifer Villebrun (NDP) - Grande Prairie
This is a candidate profile for the April 28, 2025 federal election.All candidates have been asked the same four questions, and were given a 600-word limit.Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of EverythingGP and Pattison Media.Advance voting days are April 18, 19...
Apr 07, 2025
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Peoples Party of Canada
Vicky Bayford: People's Party of Canada candidate for Yellowhead
Vicky Bayford, the People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for Yellowhead, is motivated by a desire to bring change and restore Canada's strength.A lifelong Albertan, Bayford was born in Fort McMurray, raised in Calgary, and now lives in Innisfail. She has worked in the oil and gas sector for much of her career, speci...
Apr 07, 2025
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Calgary Stampede tarp auction breaks record for highest average bid
After the World Professional Chuckwagon Association tarp auction for Stompede broke records, the auction for the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby did the same.This year's sale saw the highest-ever average bid at $142,222.22, with all but three of the 27 tarps selling for at least $100,000.The sale total of $3.84 mill...
Apr 11, 2025
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Rodeo
Hard 8 Rodeo out at Evergreen Park this weekend
The rodeo season kicks of Friday night and Saturday down in Evergreen Park for the Hard 8 Rodeo. Owner and Promoter of Hard 8 Roughstock Dwayne Sorken says there will be over 100 competitors at the third annual event. "The real success I feel is the support of our local cowboys and the up and coming young stars of...
Apr 11, 2025
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Grande Prairie Storm
Three Storm players make AJHL North Division All-League Team
Storm players make up half of the AJHL's North Division All-League Team.That includes goalie Nicholas Jones, defenceman Logan Cunningham and forward Tomas Marinkovic.Two Whitecourt Wolverines; defenceman Xavier Lacoste and forward Jalen Blanchet; and a Fort McMurray Oil Baron forward Danny Akkouche, round out the teamG...
Apr 11, 2025
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Clear Hills Agricultural Trade Show on this weekend
The 28th Clear Hills Agricultural Trade Show is set for Saturday.It will go from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Dave Shaw Memorial Complex in Hines Creek.Besides the trade show, there will be wagon rides, spring fair exhibits, an arts & crafts display and a kid's talent show.There will be a pancake breakfast to start t...
Apr 11, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's agriculture minister in Washington to discuss importance of free trade
Minister of Agriculture RJ Sigurdson will represent Alberta in Washington, D.C. on Monday to engage in important discussions on how agriculture is beneficial on both sides of the North American border. "I want every ag producer and processor in our province to know that we have your back and will continue to advoc...
Apr 07, 2025
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Northwestern Polytechnic
NWP's Bee Diagnostic Centre receives grant
Northwestern Polytechnic has received funding to advance research examining a parasite that targets honeybee colonies.NWP's National Bee Diagnostic Centre has received a $195,300 grant from non-profit Results Driven Agriculture Research to fund research into Varroa mite and the viruses it carries.Over the next two year...
Apr 03, 2025
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Alberta
PSA
Albertans asked to exercise caution as bear activity increases
A public safety advisory has been issued in Alberta as bears begin emerging from hibernation across the province. With increasing bear activity expected throughout the coming months, Forestry and Parks and Public Safety and Emergency Services are reminding Albertans to take the appropriate precautions while enjoying th...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government and auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health probe
The Alberta government and its auditor general are at odds over the province's decision to bring its lawyers directly into the investigation surrounding multimillion-dollar health contracts.The issue arose after the Opposition NDP revealed a leaked email from Alberta Health that directs public servants to contact lawye...
Apr 11, 2025
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Measles Outbreak
Alberta's top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine
EDMONTON Alberta's top doctor for public health says officials are working to contain the spread of measles as case counts continue to rise. Health officials say there are 58 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta and that they are paying close attention to rising case counts within the south and central zones. Chief me...
Apr 11, 2025
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Jasper National Park
Fatality inquiry for Columbia Icefield bus rollover to be held in June
A fatality inquiry is to take place in June for the three people killed five years ago when a tour bus tumbled down an embankment on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park.Three people died and 14 suffered life-threatening injuries after the bus lost control and landed on its roof in the popular tourist destinat...
Apr 10, 2025
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Canada
Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
Apr 12, 2025
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
Apr 12, 2025
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
Apr 11, 2025
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Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week
MONTREAL - The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province's highest court dismissed Rozon's appeal filed in the midst of his...
Apr 11, 2025
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Carney warns of signs that global economies are slowing amid Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says there are signs that the global and Canadian economies are slowing. Carney took another day off the campaign trail today to convene his Canada-U.S. cabinet committee today after a raucous week of White House tariff policy. Markets have been in turmoil since Trump escalated his t...
Apr 11, 2025
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P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island apologized today to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. Christopher Griffin's painting, "The Crossing," shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as...
Apr 11, 2025
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World
Police: Someone set fire to Pennsylvania governor's residence; no one was injured
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Police say they evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the official governor's residence after someone set fire to the building. No one was injured. The fire broke out overnight on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which Shapiro and his family had celebrated at the gover...
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Polls open in Ecuador's presidential runoff as voters choose between incumbent and a leftist lawyer
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country's presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. It's the second presidential runoff election in less than two years in the South American country, where voting is manda...
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More than 20 people killed in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - More than 20 people were killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, the city's acting mayor and Ukraine's General Prosecutor's Office said. Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 a.m. as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, accordin...
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