Wildfire Season
Sturgeon Lake hazard reduction burning underway
Alberta Wildfire says they along with the Sturgeon Lake Fire Department have burnt 8.38 hectares as of Wednesday as part of hazard reduction burning. The project is happening in the community of Sturgeon Lake. It is anticipated to go until early May. Burns will be happening between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.Firefighters ...
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Memorial
City and County flags at half mast in memory of Battle of Vimy Ridge
Flags at City and County of Grande Prairie facilities are at half mast today.The flags are lowered to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the battle of Vimy Ridge.The World War One battle lasted four days in 1917 and resulted in the loss of almost 4,000 soldiers from Canada and the United Kingdom.The City of Grande...
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Peace Region
Wildfire Season
Sturgeon Lake hazard reduction burning underway
Alberta Wildfire says they along with the Sturgeon Lake Fire Department have burnt 8.38 hectares as of Wednesday as part of hazard reduction burning. The project is happening in the community of Sturgeon Lake. It is anticipated to go until early May. Burns will be happening between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.Firefighters ...
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Memorial
City and County flags at half mast in memory of Battle of Vimy Ridge
Flags at City and County of Grande Prairie facilities are at half mast today.The flags are lowered to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the battle of Vimy Ridge.The World War One battle lasted four days in 1917 and resulted in the loss of almost 4,000 soldiers from Canada and the United Kingdom.The City of Grande...
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Grande Prairie Public Schools
Grande Prairie Music Parents Association "enhancing programming" at four schools
Four new schools in the Grande Prairie Public School Division now have access to new instruments, thanks to generous community support. According to GPPSD, the Grande Prairie Music Parents Association helped not only create an "inclusive and vibrant musical community" but has also secured $4,852.19 in musical...
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Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County conducting annual waterline distribution flushing
Saddle Hills County is informing residents that several neighbourhoods are undergoing their annual waterline distribution flushing.Over approximately seven to 10 days, residents in Bonanza, Ksituan, Savanna and Woking may experience slight changes to water pressure, colour and may smell an earthy odour.Saddle Hills Cou...
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Community
GPRTA marking National Tourism Week
This is National Tourism Week, and the Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association is asking people to help in marking the occasion.They are being asked to share a picture of their favourite thing to do or place to go in this area on social media, using the hashtags #GPTourism and #TourismWeekCanada2025.The association...
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County Regional Fire Service
County of Grande Prairie to purchase new equipment for County Regional Fire Service
The County Regional Fire Service is getting some new equipment.At the meeting Monday, County of Grande Prairie Council directed administration to purchase replacement specialized equipment such as multiple self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders, hoses and nozzles and fittings.Some of the existing equipment was ne...
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Federal Election 2025
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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Liberal Party of Canada
Michael Fark: Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Yellowhead
Michael Fark, the Liberal Party of Canada's (LPC) candidate for the newly re-drawn Yellowhead riding, says he's stepping into the political arena with a wealth of practical experience and a focus on infrastructure, crisis management, and local economic development.Fark, who currently calls Jasper home, says he brings a...
Apr 07, 2025
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Local Sports
Local Hockey
Storm sweep Wolverines, advance to AJHL Finals
The Grande Prairie Storm are the North Division Champions after a series sweep of the Whitecourt Wolverines on Tuesday night.The Storm were able to get a 6-5 win on a power play 17 seconds into overtime to defeat the Wolverines in four games and advance to the AJHL Finals. There were over 2,100 people in attendance at ...
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Hockey
Player originally from Grande Prairie up for WHL award
A player originally from Grande Prairie is one of the finalists for the Rookie of the Year Award in the Western Hockey League.Lukas Sawchyn recorded 15 goals and 55 points in his first season with the Edmonton Oil Kings, putting him fifth in scoring among rookies in the WHL.He was third on the team in points and second...
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Local Hockey
Storm win Game 3, chance to sweep series Tuesday night
The Grande Prairie Storm beat the Whitecourt Wolverines 4-3 on Monday night in their AJHL North Division finals series. The Storm lead the series 3-0.Goal scorers included: Max Leduc, Chayse Laurie, Matthew Gillard, and Home Team Star of the Game Chase Christensen.The Storm have a chance to sweep, yet again, tonight (T...
Apr 08, 2025
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Agriculture
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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Agriculture
Farmland values continue to increase says FCC
Farm Credit Canada says the national average increase in farmland value was up 9.3 per cent in 2024.That was lower the one from 2023, but still ahead of the five-year average of 8.6 per cent and the 10-year average of 9.1 per cent.The increase for Alberta came in at 7.1 per cent. Saskatchewan had the highest increase a...
Apr 02, 2025
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant public address; health minister
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta's measles outbreak isn't dire enough for the province's top doctor for public health to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to do more to stop the spread.Alberta has reported 43 cases of the highly infectious disease over the past month.The Edmonto...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta moves to restrict public boards' power to police trustees, councilors
Alberta is looking to reduce the self-policing powers of elected public school boards and municipal councils.The changes are included in two bills put forward by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government.In one bill, Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver proposes pulling local council's codes of conduct a...
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top cop
Alberta RCMP name new commanding officer
Alberta RCMP have announced Assistant Commissioner Trevor Daroux will become the force's next commanding officer.Daroux has over 36 years of experience in policing, serving in both Calgary with CPS, and with the RCMP elsewhere.In 2017, he joined the RCMP and served as Director General National Crime Prevention and Indi...
Apr 08, 2025
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looking to increase surgery volume
UCP announce new funding model for acute care, critics say it's another step in wrong direction
With Acute Care Alberta now quite operational, the UCP shared Monday a new funding model for acute care is coming into play.The government claims its new model will increase accountability, efficiency, and volume of high-quality surgical delivery.As the UCP government pointed out, the health care system has, until now,...
Apr 07, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Two campaigns shift to Saskatchewan, Trump's trade war continues
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Two party leaders heading to Saskatchewan today The Liberal and NDP leaders will take their campaigns to Saskatchewan today as the federal election race nears the halfway mark. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to make an announceme...
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Canada adds more retaliatory tariffs as Trump's trade war hits the world
WASHINGTON - Canada amped up its retaliatory measures against Donald Trump's tariffs today as the United States president brought his trade war to the world. A 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports to the U.S. from most countries, and higher duties on dozens of nations, came into force just after midnight following da...
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Two federal party leaders in Saskatchewan today as campaign nears halfway point
OTTAWA - The Liberal and NDP leaders will take their campaigns to Saskatchewan today as the federal election race nears the halfway mark. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to make an announcement and speak at the First Nations Summit in Vancouver, before making his way to Saskatoon for a campaign event. There are 14 fede...
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Leaders take their campaigns to Western Canada as federal election nears midpoint
The leaders of the top three federal parties were campaigning Tuesday in Western Canada, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to crack down on offshore tax loopholes by appointing a tax task force.The Conservatives said the task force would be asked to make the rules simpler and more fair and would ensur...
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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight. Kasari Govender says B.C.'s approach to holding people under the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminator...
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'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encountered J-pod, part of the larger population of southern resident killer ...
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World
3 Americans convicted in Congo of an attempt to overthrow the government now face US charges
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo were charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department with staging an elaborate coup attempt aimed at overthrowing the African nation's government. A fourth man alleged by prosecutors to be a bomb-making expert was also charged for aiding...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to oust board members fired by president while case goes on
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to oust board members who oversee independent agencies, as a constitutional fight about presidential power plays out. The quick appeal to the high court follows a ruling two days earlier in which a divided appeals cou...
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Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for President Donald Trump's administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge's order requiring them to be reinstated. A split panel for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the government will probably win by showing th...
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