March, 2020
ASIRT concludes High Prairie RCMP investigation
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded an investigation involving High Prairie RCMP. A file from March, 26, 2020 was under investigation after the arrest of a man at a residence in Sucker Creek First Nation led to a two day stay at the hospital for the suspect. According to ASIRT's report, officers fr...
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City of Grande Prairie
City of Grande Prairie to begin Pest Control Operations
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin its annual pest control operations in May.The work focuses on controlling noxious weeds, insects and plant diseases in city-owned land using products registered with Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency.Any residents with concerns can contact AccessGP by calling 3...
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Peace Region
March, 2020
ASIRT concludes High Prairie RCMP investigation
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded an investigation involving High Prairie RCMP. A file from March, 26, 2020 was under investigation after the arrest of a man at a residence in Sucker Creek First Nation led to a two day stay at the hospital for the suspect. According to ASIRT's report, officers fr...
19m ago
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City of Grande Prairie
City of Grande Prairie to begin Pest Control Operations
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin its annual pest control operations in May.The work focuses on controlling noxious weeds, insects and plant diseases in city-owned land using products registered with Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency.Any residents with concerns can contact AccessGP by calling 3...
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GPPS
GPPSD announces Edwin Parr Award Nominee
Grande Prairie Public School Division has announced its nominee for the Edwin Parr Award for first-year teachers.Ailee Estrada, a Grade 5 teacher at Hillside Community School, is being recognized for her commitment to meeting the needs of all learners.Principal Mike Humbke says Estrada shines as a teacher, leader, coll...
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RCMP
Makeshift meth lab found and dismantled in wooded area near Trout Lake
Mounties in Red Earth Creek say an abandoned vehicle complaint led to them finding firearms and chemical precursors for making meth. A complaint from the public came to RCMP on April 19, 2025, of an abandoned vehicle near Trout Lake that seemed to contain stolen property. Trout Lake is only accessible in the winter 100...
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Roads
MD of Fairview reopens Township Road 814
The Municipal District of Fairview has reopened a section of Township Road 814 that has been closed since January.The road had been closed between Range Road 11 and Range Road 12 since January 27.The MD keeps a list of all current road closures on their website.
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating theft from community mail boxes
Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking anyone who might have witnessed or have video footage of a series of suspected mail thefts.Between April 11 and April 23, Mounties have received multiple reports of thefts from Canada Post community mailboxes where unknown suspects allegedly broke into the boxes and stole the mail inside...
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Federal Election 2025
2025 Federal Election
Conservative incumbent Chris Warkentin holds on to Grande Prairie seat
Incumbent Conservative Chris Warkentin won his seventh straight federal election Monday, taking over 80 per cent of the vote in the Grande Prairie riding. Speaking at his election party, Warkentin says he is thankful for the support of residents in the Peace Region and says he will continue to represent their needs in ...
Apr 29, 2025
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Canada's Choice
Candidate Profile: Arnold Viersen (CPC) - Peace River-Westlock
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.Canadians head to the polls on April...
Apr 24, 2025
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2025 Federal Election
Peace River-Westlock riding in need of poll workers
Elections Canada is still looking for election poll workers for the Peace River-Westlock riding. Elections Canada says about 150 workers are needed to operate the polling stations on Election Day (Monday, April 28). Interested residents can visit Election Canada's website and click on jobs to apply, or contact the elec...
Apr 23, 2025
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Local Sports
2025 IIHF U18 Men's Championship
Local GP hockey product representing Canada at U18's
A Grande Prairie-born hockey player will defend Canada's gold at the 2025 IIHF U18 Men's Championship in Texas. Lukas Sawchyn, who along with his brother Gracyn, plays for the Edmonton Oil Kings, and will don the red and white when Canada takes on Slovakia today, at 2 p.m. PT (Thursday, April 24)Most recently, Sawchyn ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Local Sports
Storm swept by Canucks in AJHL Championship
The Grande Prairie Storm lost Game 4 of the AJHL Finals last night at home to the Calgary Canucks 7-3.With that, the Canucks won the 2024-2025 Inter Pipeline Cup AJHL Finals with a series sweep.It isn't over for the Storm though, they go on to play in the Centennial Cup which starts May 8 in Calgary.
Apr 24, 2025
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Storm
AJHL final starts Good Friday with the Storm at the Canucks
The Grande Prairie Storm will be hunting for more than brightly coloured eggs and chocolate bunnies in Calgary on Easter weekend.The Alberta Junior Hockey League final starts on Good Friday in the Stampede City. Face-off time between the Storm and Calgary Canucks will be at 7 p.m.The Storm are 8-0 so far in the playoff...
Apr 18, 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
celebrating outstanding service
Nominations open for Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards
You can now nominate someone for the 2025 edition of the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards.The Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards celebrate out-of-this-world individuals who give their time, energy and talents to make life better for others, according to the province.These prestigious awards celebrate the incredible imp...
Apr 29, 2025
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on carney, opposition, and 'lip service'
Alberta NDP's Nenshi reacts to election results
Naheed Nenshi, leader of the Alberta NDP, congratulated Mark Carney Tuesday for his becoming prime minister."It's now time to set aside the divisive battles and come together to serve Canada in a time when the nation is under existential threat," Nenshi said."For Alberta, this means working together with...
Apr 29, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Province to update the Water Act
Alberta's government says it is exploring opportunities to make more water available by updating the Water Act - and wants to hear from Albertans.According to provincial officials, demand for water is rising and Alberta is looking at ways to make more water available for farmers, ranchers, businesses and growing commun...
Apr 29, 2025
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Smith wants to 'reset the relationship' between Alberta and Ottawa
As the 45th federal election comes to a close, Alberta's premier says the status quo relationship between her province and the Canadian government cannot continue.Danielle Smith congratulated Liberal Mark Carney on his projected win Monday night.Smith has been dissatisfied with how former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Apr 29, 2025
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Canada
Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
OTTAWA - Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. Veteran MP Mark Strahl says Poilievre has his full support and will win the next election. MP Arpan Khanna says Poilievre will "continue to lead the Conservati...
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Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre's former riding amid criticism
OTTAWA - A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election - even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy. "It's been a success," said Mark Moutter, one of dozens of protest candidates who ran in the Ottaw...
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Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day. When she learned that a vehicle sped into a crowd of festivalgoers at the Filipino community event, she says she was ...
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CP NewsAlert: Trump says he'll meet with Carney 'within the next week'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House "within the next week." Trump says he spoke with Carney on the phone Tuesday and he expects to have a "great relationship" with Canada. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Pre...
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Canada's top court to decide whether to hear a trailblazing youth-led climate case
TORONTO - Canada's highest court is set to decide whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle planet-warming emissions. Thursday's decision could set the stage before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case where se...
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Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver's mayor says
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says people are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into the recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis that become a public safety crisis. Sim says the man accused of killing 11 people by driving a vehicle through a street lined with festival goers Saturda...
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World
A legacy of hope and laughter for Gaudreau brothers as family, friends and hockey community grieve
WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) - The family called him John. It wasn't until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the "Johnny Hockey" nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL. His mother, Jane, gleefully recalled the "Johnny Hockey" T-shirts and sing-song chants BC fans be...
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Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by fire from police
YORK, Pa. (AP) - An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also killed an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news conference Wednesday. West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, whi...
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Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, bringing to nearly two dozen the total number freed by the country in the past two months, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Taken together, Kuwait's pardons of 23 Americans since March - done as a goodwill gesture by the U....
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