Grande Prairie Storm
Grande Prairie Storm open play at the Centennial Cup Friday night
The Grande Prairie Storm open play at the Centennial Cup Friday night in Calgary. They will take on the Greater Sudbury Cubs from Ontario. Game time will be 7:30. Head coach Chris Schmidt says after getting over the disappointment of losing in the AJHL final, the players are looking forward to playing again."I thi...
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RCMP
Sawed-off shotguns among items seized during search warrant in Bluesky
Fairview RCMP say a man has been arrested following a search warrant on a property that stemmed from a complaint of an assault with a weapon. On May 6, 2025, Mounties received the complaint and identified a suspect and with some investigation had discovered they were in possession of illegal firearms. A search warrant ...
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Peace Region
Grande Prairie Storm
Grande Prairie Storm open play at the Centennial Cup Friday night
The Grande Prairie Storm open play at the Centennial Cup Friday night in Calgary. They will take on the Greater Sudbury Cubs from Ontario. Game time will be 7:30. Head coach Chris Schmidt says after getting over the disappointment of losing in the AJHL final, the players are looking forward to playing again."I thi...
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RCMP
Sawed-off shotguns among items seized during search warrant in Bluesky
Fairview RCMP say a man has been arrested following a search warrant on a property that stemmed from a complaint of an assault with a weapon. On May 6, 2025, Mounties received the complaint and identified a suspect and with some investigation had discovered they were in possession of illegal firearms. A search warrant ...
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Health
Measles case confirmed in Grande Prairie & Valleyview area
Alberta Health Services has been notified of a person with a confirmed case of measles in the Grande Prairie area.This person has been confirmed to have visited several public spaces while infected: Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Obstetrics Unit May 1: 6:50 p.m. - 10:52 p.m.May 6: 7:40 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.Grande Prairie...
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Pest Control
City of Grande Prairie Mosquito Control Operations begin May 9
The City of Grande Prairie is set to being their mosquito control operations today, Friday, May 9.City crew's efforts will focus on temporary standing water locations that support the development of mosquito larvae and are within the designated control boundary.(Photo Credit: City of Grande Prairie)They will be using a...
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RCMP
Peace Regional RCMP investigating May 6 break-and-enter
Peace Regional RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a break-and-enter suspect.On May 6, Mounties responded to a report from a business in the area of 100 Street at around 4:00 a.m.The suspect had entered the building through a back garage door and set off the alarms once inside, fleeing before respond...
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Wildfires
GPFA wildfire danger holding at "very high"
After the recent wildfire in Deer Ridge Estates, the wildfire danger rating in the Grande Prairie Forest Area remains at very high. Alberta Wildfire says although we have received some rain, it is not enough to provide relief, and with the current conditions, firefighters expect an increase in fire behaviour.As a resul...
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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
Grande Prairie Storm
Storm coach up for CJHL Coach of the Year
Grande Prairie Storm head coach Chris Schmidt is one of the six nominees for CJHL Coach of the Year.Schmidt says it is an honour to be up for any award."It's been a good year. A lot of good kids. They've worked hard and they've kind of bought into what we're trying to do here.""That always makes it enjoy...
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Community
3D Children's Society fund raiser on Friday
The 3D Children's Society Ball Hockey & Soccer Tournament is set for today (Friday, May 9) at CKC Field.It will start at 8:30 a.m. Local school kids will be raising money to help other kids and families dealing with serious medical issues. The day will also include food trucks, a silent auction and a raffle.The fun...
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NWP
NWP launching new golf and women's hockey programs
Northwestern Polytechnic is expanding its athletics programming.The Wolves will have a golf team starting in September, with a new women's hockey team to hit the ice for the 2026/2027 ACAC season.NWP President and CEO Dr. Vanessa Sheane says this will provide a "significant advantage." "At the individual...
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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
Economy
Alberta adds 15,000 jobs in April
A new report from Statistics Canada says Alberta was one of the country's leaders in employment growth last month.It says around 15,000 Albertans found work last month, 14,100 of whom came into full-time positions. This largely helped to offset a decline in jobs from March.Quebec was the only jurisdiction to see a bigg...
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service alberta considering findings
Gov't of Alberta non-compliant with FOIP Act, says Information and Privacy Commissioner
Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner has found the Government of Alberta is non-compliant with processing access to information requests under the FOIP Act.The finding comes after Diane McLeod conducted a 21-month long investigation into 27 government departments.The full report can be read here.The investiga...
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health statutes amendment act
Alberta NDP raises alarm bells for Bill 55, but LaGrange silences claims
The Alberta NDP and other health-oriented groups say Bill 55, The Health Statutes Amendment Act, proposed by the provincial government, will destroy public health if passed.This comes following second reading of the legislation on Wednesday; it was tabled May 1.The office of Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the ND...
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PROVINCIAL
Dutch mayor declares renewed friendship with Medicine Hat decades after liberation
A regiment based in Medicine Hat helped to free a Dutch city 80 years ago - and its mayor wants to create a bond of friendship so it's never forgotten.Over the course of five days in November 1944, the South Alberta Regiment - now the South Alberta Light Horse - was instrumental in a Canadian effort to free the Municip...
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Canada
Ottawa looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for the pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy - facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic that were barely used. Early on in the pandemic...
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Indigenous groups keen to see Pope Leo continue reconciliation work
OTTAWA - Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis. Francis was recognized as an ally of Canada's Indigenous Peoples and was known for advancing reconciliation efforts and apologizing - both in the Vatican and in Cana...
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'Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting
MONTREAL - The political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday. The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November. Makivvik, a group tha...
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Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost
OTTAWA - A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were "wrongly rejected.&...
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White House downplays North American auto industry's concerns about U.K. trade deal
WASHINGTON - The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive. The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,00...
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Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis
A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking $200 million in emergency relief from the federal government to address the "critical" state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court, lawyers for the community said Friday. Pikangikum First Nation submitted a motion Thu...
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World
European leaders arrive in Kyiv amid push for 30-day cease-fire
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The leaders of four European countries arrived in Kyiv Saturday in a joint show of support as calls intensify for Russia to agree to a monthlong cease-fire in the war. The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom arrived together at the train station in Kyiv, where they are expecte...
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India says it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - India said it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at multiple Indian air bases in the country's Punjab state early Saturday. It's the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. Pakistan earl...
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Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor unions and cities, one of multiple legal challenges to Republican Pre...
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