Health
Alberta surpasses 300 measles cases as doctors warn of exponential increases
More than 300 people in Alberta have fallen ill from measles since March and a group of doctors are warning the virus could grow exponentially in the coming weeks. The Alberta government is reporting 16 new measles cases to bring the province's total count to 313. The rising number has prompted the association represen...
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Healthcare
Public Health Clinic moved temporarily
Alberta Health Services says the Grande Prairie Public Health Clinic has temporarily moved to the QEII Ambulatory Care Centre until further notice. Immunizations are being done out of the auditorium space in the QEII and plans are being developed to relocate other health programming normally offered in the provincial b...
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Peace Region
Workplace fatalities
Two Peace region oilfield companies sentenced for worksite explosion
Two Peace region oilfield companies pleaded guilty to one charge each under Occupational Health and Safety laws in Slave Lake court on April 30.Tamarack Valley Energy and Peace Pipefitting's charges stemmed from November 2022, when two workers were cutting a large tank with torches when an explosion occurred. Both work...
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Healthcare
Public Health Clinic moved temporarily
Alberta Health Services says the Grande Prairie Public Health Clinic has temporarily moved to the QEII Ambulatory Care Centre until further notice. Immunizations are being done out of the auditorium space in the QEII and plans are being developed to relocate other health programming normally offered in the provincial b...
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GPLT
GPLT's production of Much Ado About Nothing opens May 8
Grande Prairie Live Theatre's 2024-2025 season closes out with a staging of the Shakespeare classic Much Ado About Nothing.Director Agnes Pasko says the romantic comedy follows two couples in 16th-century Italy as they come together while dealing with mistaken identities, misunderstandings and witty disagreements."...
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Arbor Day
Harry Balfour School hosting Arbor Day ceremonial tree planting
The Grande Prairie Arbor Day Society will mark the annual tree planting holiday with a ceremonial tree planting at Harry Balfour School Thursday, May 8.The Society chooses a school every Arbor Day to receive the ceremonial first tree to be planted on the first Thursday of the first full week of May.This year's tree was...
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History
80th anniversary of VE Day
May 8, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.VE is short for Victory in Europe and is the day World War II officially ended in Europe.It continued into August of 1945 in the Pacific.Over a million Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the war. Of those, more than 42,000 were killed and almost 55,000 were wounded...
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2025 Federal Election
Voter turnout in Grande Prairie above national number
Elections Canada numbers show that voter turnout for the federal election was slightly above the national turnout in the Grande Prairie riding.Of the 83,264 people on the voters list, 59,000 came out to cast a ballot, giving a turnout of 70.85 per cent. That includes ballots that were counted and ones that were rejecte...
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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
Lottery Winner
$200K win on scratch ticket in High Prairie
A High Prairie local is $200,000 richer from a $10 100X THE CASH scratcher. Dale Smith says he enjoys playing instant-win lottery games like LIGHTNING LOTTO, POKER LOTTO, and the classic Scratch & Win tickets. Smith bought two Scratch and Win tickets on the day of the win, and says he couldn't believe his eyes when...
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Local Sports
Vigen gets third-highest bid at Ponoka Stampede tarp auction
Chanse Vigen had the third-highest sale at the chuckwagon tarp auction sale for the Ponoka Stampede.Vigen's tarp sold for $28,000. Luke Tournier and Kris Molle tied for the highest sale at $35,000 each.Other sales included Dayton Sutherland at $19,000, Cody Ridsdale at $16,000, Mitch Sutherland $14,000, Dean Dreger at ...
May 07, 2025
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Swimming
Piranhas hosting swim meet this weekend
The Grande Prairie Piranhas will host their Northern Lights Swim Meet Friday through Sunday at the Eastlink CentreA post on the city's website says 400 athletes and fans will be at the competition.The meet will mean that some facilities will not be available to the public at times.On Friday, the diving boards are unava...
May 02, 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
Health
Alberta surpasses 300 measles cases as doctors warn of exponential increases
More than 300 people in Alberta have fallen ill from measles since March and a group of doctors are warning the virus could grow exponentially in the coming weeks. The Alberta government is reporting 16 new measles cases to bring the province's total count to 313. The rising number has prompted the association represen...
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Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops pleased to hear new pope appointed
EDMONTON - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops says he is looking forward to working with the new pope. William McGrattan told reporters at an Edmonton church that he has met Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Leo XIV, a few times. He says the new pontiff is a sensitive, quiet and humble p...
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
Federal-provincial grant investment improving inclusiveness in child-care facilities
Applications are open for the second round of the Inclusive Spaces Program Grant, part of an effort to create more inclusive and accessible child-care spaces in Alberta.Applications close June 13 and up to $5 million will be distributed. The grants are funded through a joint $15 million federal-provincial investment un...
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YOU'RE NOT ALONE
Alberta government reaffirms support for youth during mental health week
This mental health week, the Government of Alberta is reminding young residents that help is out there, through initiatives like the Youth Suicide Prevention Program and Free Play for Kids Inc. Over 2024-2026, provincial officials say Alberta has added $1 million to Youth Suicide Prevention Grants, bringing the total t...
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Canada
Expert in B.C. says India-Pakistan tension at highest point since 1999
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs says concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen a conflict this intense in more than 25 years. M.V. Ramana, professor at the University of B.C.'s school of public policy and global affairs, say...
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Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops pleased to hear new pope appointed
EDMONTON - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops says he is looking forward to working with the new pope. William McGrattan told reporters at an Edmonton church that he has met Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Leo XIV, a few times. He says the new pontiff is a sensitive, quiet and humble p...
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Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled
VICTORIA - A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull in late 2024 after an avian flu outbreak, but family spokesperson Katie Pasitney says the animals living on her paren...
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More details needed about Carney's plans to revamp foreign service, union head says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to invest in Canada's foreign service, arguing that diplomacy is becoming increasingly important in a dangerous world. A union official representing foreign service officers and a senator who once served Canada overseas say they're optimistic about Carney's plans but they w...
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Grey whale washes ashore near Tofino, B.C. Cause of death unknown
TOFINO - A grey whale among a population that is listed as a special concern in Canada has washed ashore on a Vancouver Island beach. Parks Canada says the whale was spotted floating offshore on May 6, then it landed the next day on Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve near Tofino. The federal agency is warn...
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Ottawa, Indigenous capital group sign first-of-its-kind 10-year agreement
OTTAWA - Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514 million agreement to help boost entrepreneurship. Indigenous Services Canada says it's the first time it has approved a 10-year agreement under an economic development program meant to advance economic reco...
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World
Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify, under a new directive issued Thursday. Buoyed by Tuesday's Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban ...
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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the...
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from four countries. The Associated Press
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