FireSmart
City of Grande Prairie launches FireSmart Home Assessment Program
The City of Grande Prairie is launching a free FireSmart Home Assessment Program to help residents reduce the risk of wildfire damage to their properties.Funded by a grant from the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta, the program is available between May and October for 200 homes in neighbourhoods that b...
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Measles Outbreak
Alberta Interim Chief Medical Officer shares Measles Op-Ed
An opinionated editorial (Op-Ed) has been published by Alberta's Interim Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sunil Sookram, regarding the recent Measles outbreak in Alberta; Measles is spreading-not just in other parts of the world, but right here in Alberta. This disease, once rare in Canada thanks to measles vaccines, is now ...
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Peace Region
GPPS
Grande Prairie Police Service updating service email addresses
The Grande Prairie Police Service is letting residents know there have been some updates to the email addresses for some of their services:Enforcement Services: es_contact@gppolice.com Mobile Outreach: mobileoutreach@gppolice.com Youth Outreach: youthoutreach@gppolice.com The phone numbers of all three services are cur...
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FireSmart
City of Grande Prairie launches FireSmart Home Assessment Program
The City of Grande Prairie is launching a free FireSmart Home Assessment Program to help residents reduce the risk of wildfire damage to their properties.Funded by a grant from the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta, the program is available between May and October for 200 homes in neighbourhoods that b...
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP arrests two people and seeks a third in identity theft investigation
Grande Prairie RCMP have arrested a pair of suspects following an identity theft investigation. On May 1, Mounties arrested two individuals in a black Kia Sportage with stolen plates, later learning the vehicle was purchased using a fraudulent loan obtained through identity theft. Three individuals were charged: Twenty...
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Local Business
Chamber of Commerce offering ways for businesses to prepare for emergencies
The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce wants to tell people in the Peace about building up resiliency for businesses in times of emergencies.The chamber is working with the Alberta Chambers of Commerce and the Red Cross.One thing being offered is the Red Cross Ready Program. This is meant to get business...
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final Wildfire update
Deer Ridge Estates wildfire "under control"
The County of Grande Prairie provided its final update on the Deer Ridge Estates wildfire. As of 3:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 6), the fire is classified as under control. As a result, GPREP has been deactivated, and fire crews from Northern Sunrise County and the MD of Smoky River have been sent home. Residents in the...
May 06, 2025
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Missing Persons
Peace Regional RCMP search for a missing man
Peace Regional RCMP are asking for the public's help with locating a 61-year-old man. Darin Walter Overholt was last seen in the Peace River area on April 29, around 11 p.m. on 100 Avenue in Peace River. Another possible sighting was reported on May 3 at 11:30 a.m., around 100 Street. He is described as: Light complexi...
May 06, 2025
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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
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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Local Sports
Local players part of national championship hockey team
Two players from Grande Prairie are part of a national hockey champion.Defender Madeline Renfree and forward Reanna Loberg were both with the Edmonton Junior Oilers U18 AAA team that won the Esso Cup on Sunday, April 27.The Oilers beat a team from Saskatoon 7-3 in the final, scoring all seven of their goals in the firs...
May 01, 2025
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Football
Elks players to give instruction to local football players
Some local football players have a chance to get some instruction from some CFL players this weekend.The Edmonton Elks are bringing their EE Hometown Tour to the Crosslink County Sportsplex Friday and Saturday. There will be camps for local players aged 11-18. The camps for minor football players will start at 6 p.m. o...
Apr 30, 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
Measles Outbreak
Alberta Interim Chief Medical Officer shares Measles Op-Ed
An opinionated editorial (Op-Ed) has been published by Alberta's Interim Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sunil Sookram, regarding the recent Measles outbreak in Alberta; Measles is spreading-not just in other parts of the world, but right here in Alberta. This disease, once rare in Canada thanks to measles vaccines, is now ...
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1:55 p.m. Wednesday, MAY 7
Province-wide Alberta Emergency Alert system test
A province-wide Alberta Emergency Alert system test will be conducted today at 1:55 p.m. (Wednesday, May 7). The Alberta government says this is being done as part of Emergency Preparedness Week, and the test will be broadcast on TV, radio, websites, social media and compatible phones. According to the province, these ...
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RCMP TIPS
Reduce your risk of auto-related theft this summer
The Alberta RCMP are sharing tips to help residents prevent theft of, and from, their vehicles this summer. In 2024, police recorded 8,272 auto thefts in Alberta RCMP jurisdiction, plus 5,998 thefts from vehicles. Of this total, 643 auto thefts and 502 thefts from vehicles occurred in May alone. RCMP report that trucks...
May 06, 2025
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Data 2 Action
Alberta RCMP works with partners to introduce new community response teams to fight drug crimes
The Alberta RCMP has introduced new community response teams in an effort to tackle drug crimes.To address the concerns of fentanyl, the RCMP has implemented quick response crime reduction teams designed to take on a variety of issues. The community response teams focus on outreach to improve safety, reduce victimizati...
May 06, 2025
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Canada
B.C. government appoints former chief justice review festival safety measures
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver. Premier David Eby says Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct the review &...
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Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA - Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says. The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country w...
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Quebec police watchdog investigating officer-involved fatal shooting in Far North
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer in the province's Far North. The watchdog - Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes - says members of the Nunavik Police Service on Tuesday night wanted to arrest someone who was inside a tent in Kangiqsualujjuaq, ...
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Court can weather suggestion accused spends 'rest of his goddamned life in jail': Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is confident the independence of the court won't be influenced by his feelings that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Filipino festival should "spend the rest of his goddamned life in jail." The B.C. branch of the Canadian Bar Association has criticized Eby f...
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Toronto school board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data
TORONTO - Canada's largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information. The Toronto District School Board says in a letter to parents and caregivers that it recen...
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'Every day is fun because I'm still alive,' says 110-year-old Canadian veteran
One of Canada's oldest veterans, Burdett Sisler, says it's not that hard to make it to 110 years old - all you have to do is stay alive. "Anybody can do it," the supercentenarian said in a recent interview. "I don't feel any different as any other day really, except I can't move as fast or think as fast....
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World
Judge says US must allow migrants a chance to challenge in court any deportations to Libya
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday found the Trump administration can't deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge their removal in court. The order from U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Massachusetts comes after attorneys said immigration authorities informed migrants ...
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President Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is tapping Casey Means, a wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post. Trump said in a social media post Thursday that Mea...
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3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Three former Memphis were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023. A jury took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all...
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