Grande Prairie RCMP
Uttering threats complaint leads to 100th Street heavy police presence
Grande Prairie RCMP say they have cleared all resources from the area west of 100 Street, between 79 and 80 Avenues. Earlier today (Wednesday, January 1), Mounties had established a "heavy police presence" in the area, but said in an earlier release that there was "no ongoing risk to the public." In...
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County of Grande Prairie
Snow removal in Clairmont and La Glace Tuesday Dec. 31
County of Grande Prairie crews are conducting snow removal operations in the Hamlets of Clairmont and La Glace today.When the digital "no parking" signs are visible, that means temporary restrictions are in place and street parking is not permitted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to ensure crews work efficien...
Dec 31, 2024
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Peace Region
Grande Prairie RCMP
Uttering threats complaint leads to 100th Street heavy police presence
Grande Prairie RCMP say they have cleared all resources from the area west of 100 Street, between 79 and 80 Avenues. Earlier today (Wednesday, January 1), Mounties had established a "heavy police presence" in the area, but said in an earlier release that there was "no ongoing risk to the public." In...
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GPPS
Grande Prairie RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Service reports transition progressing smoothly
Another step has been made in Grande Prairie's transition to having a municipal police service.Five more members of the Grande Prairie Police Service have joined the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment as of the end of 2024, with four serving as general duty police officer, and one as a forensic investigator.Acting Detachme...
Dec 31, 2024
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County of Grande Prairie
Snow removal in Clairmont and La Glace Tuesday Dec. 31
County of Grande Prairie crews are conducting snow removal operations in the Hamlets of Clairmont and La Glace today.When the digital "no parking" signs are visible, that means temporary restrictions are in place and street parking is not permitted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to ensure crews work efficien...
Dec 31, 2024
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Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour making 26th annual stop in Grande Prairie Jan 10-12
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is returns to Grand Prairie next month for the 26th year in a row.The tour features award winners and audience selections from the over 400 entries submitted to the annual festival held in Banff, Alberta that celebrate achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmakin...
Dec 30, 2024
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Missing Person
High Prairie RCMP search for missing man
High Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a 32-year-old man. Mounties are concerned for the safety of Dion Alexander and are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact their local detachment.In the release, RCMP says he could also be in the Calgary or Red Deer area.Alexander is descr...
Dec 30, 2024
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Winter Recreation
Muskoseepi Park pond open for the season
The City of Grande Prairie says the pond at Muskoseepi Park is now safe for skating, just in time for the annual New Year's celebration.Residents are invited to attend Muskoseepi Park over the holidays to skate or take in the many other outdoor activities available. The City notes that rental skates will not be availab...
Dec 30, 2024
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Local Sports
AJHL
Grande Prairie Storm gearing up for the back half of the season
The Grande Prairie Storm have wrapped up play for 2024 with great success on the season so far.So far the Storm are 18-9-1-1 and second in the north division, which has led them to be in the CJHL top 20 rankings every week for the first time.The success is attributed to a more "old school, professional" play ...
Dec 26, 2024
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Local Sports
Local hockey teams wrap up 2024 portion of seasons
Ice action for local hockey teams will be halted for nearly two weeks for Christmas and New Year's break. GP StormThe AJHL's Grande Prairie Storm went on a three game road trip for their last games of 2024. They kicked off in Calgary Friday, losing 3-1 to the Canucks. The Storm went to Canmore on Saturday and lost to t...
Dec 23, 2024
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Local Sports
Hockey, skiing, 55+ curling update in Friday local sports
StormThe Grande Prairie Storm will finish the 2024 portion of their schedule with a three game road trip down south.The Storm will visit Calgary Friday, Canmore Saturday, and Calgary again on Sunday. The first two games start at 7 p.m. The Sunday game will start at 2 p.m. The Storm go into the weekend in second place i...
Dec 20, 2024
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Walter Paszkowski Farm Leadership Award applications open until January 10
Alberta Canola says applications are open for its Walter Paszkowski Farm Leadership Award. One canola farmer in Alberta will be given $5000 bursary to participate in the National Farm Leadership Program for 2025.It is meant to develop leaders and is meant to fit into what a release from Alberta Canola calls a "hec...
Dec 20, 2024
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Agriculture
AFSC deadlines approaching
AFSC has a bunch of deadlines coming up by the end of the year.December 20 is the last day to submit requests for loan disbursements.The last day to buy livestock price insurance is December 19 while December 23 is the last day to request a claim. Online requests for revolving loan funding must be in by 6 a.m. on Chris...
Dec 19, 2024
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Agriculture
Grande Prairie man enters Agribition competition for first time at age 82, winds up third
A Grande Prairie man recently received a lot of attention for being the oldest competitor at a competition at Regina's Canadian Western Agribition.Gordon Frentz is 82. He wound up finishing third in Agribition's chore team competition."How I came to want to go there is I've been watching it on YouTube for the last...
Dec 16, 2024
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Alberta
85 NEW MILLIONAIRES
2024 a big year for lotto wins in western and northern Canada
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) has released its recap of the year, and in western and northern Canada, 85 new millionaires shared in more than $319.3 million in winnings. In Alberta, there were 55 millionaire wins totalling $237.3 million. Calgary saw 22 prize wins totalling more than $108.3 million, and...
Dec 31, 2024
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AGRICULTURE
Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy
Jason Bradley spent 20 years of his career as ranch manager at a 50,000-acre grazing operation in west-central Alberta, so he understands why people react with skepticism to the idea of raising a herd of cattle on a working solar farm. "The first thing people think is, 'You can't put cattle on (a solar farm). They...
Dec 30, 2024
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Economy
Paying down debt top financial priority for Canadians in 2025: CIBC poll
CIBC says paying down debt is the top financial priority for Canadians heading into 2025.In its annual Financial Priorities poll, CIBC found Canadians continue to see rising costs for household goods and high interest rates as their biggest financial concerns.Keeping up with bill payments is the second biggest priority...
Dec 30, 2024
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30-year-old charged
Family of 9-year-old Calgary girl who died after car crash 'crushed' by the loss
The family of the nine-year-old Calgary girl, Victoria Desjardins, who died after a Boxing Day car wreck says they're "absolutely crushed" by the loss."We are completely overwhelmed with grief and utterly devastated that our family will forever be incomplete," reads a statement from the family relea...
Dec 30, 2024
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Canada
B.C. teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken off of supplemental oxygen and is no longer infectious. The letter, which was published Tuesday and provides a summary an...
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Canadian man, 38, dies in avalanche in Utah mountains
MONTREAL - Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old David Éthier was recovered Tuesday. Deputy Arlan Bennett says Éthier had been splitboarding in the Millcree...
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Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year's Day tradition
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn't deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year's Day tradition. Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto. Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Inni...
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Quebec cyclist dies after falling from bike and colliding with parked car
MONTREAL - A 31-year-old cyclist has died after falling off his bike and colliding with a parked vehicle in downtown Sherbrooke, Que. Police say in a news release that the crash happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday on Dépôt Street. The investigation ended around 2 a.m. determined the death was not criminal. Poli...
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New Quebec recycling system takes effect, shifts more responsibility to producers
MONTREAL - Quebec's recycling system is getting an overhaul to reduce waste and take the burden off municipalities. A single organization called Éco Entreprises Québec is to now manage recycling across the province on behalf of companies that produce packaging and paper. Quebecers will be able to put most...
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Trump's top priorities: Experts watching for how president-elect uses Day 1 powers
WASHINGTON - A new year will bring Donald Trump back to the White House and start a fresh wave of anxiety as America's closest neighbours prepare for the Republican's disruptive agenda and looming threats of massive tariffs. It's long been tradition for the incoming president to have an ambitious 100-day plan. Republic...
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World
US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by Islamic State
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, the president said. The FBI said it was inv...
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US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by Islamic State
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, the president said. The FBI said it was inv...
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A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area has killed 3 people and injured at least 20
HONOLULU (AP) - A New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured 20 others , authorities said. The accident occurred just before midnight outside a home, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a statement. The neighborhood is near Honolulu's internat...
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