Lottery
Grande Prairie couple wins $200,000 with lottery ticket
A Grande Prairie couple has won $200,000 through their Lucky Lines Extravaganza ticket.Allan Granberg says Lucky Lines was his favourite scratch-and-win ticket before the windfall, but now he and his wife Anne love it.The Granbergs says they plan to put the winnings towards their mortgage and getting rid of their payme...
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Rodeo
Hard 8 Rodeo out at Evergreen Park this weekend
The rodeo season kicks of Friday night and Saturday down in Evergreen Park for the Hard 8 Rodeo. Owner and Promoter of Hard 8 Roughstock Dwayne Sorken says there will be over 100 competitors at the third annual event. "The real success I feel is the support of our local cowboys and the up and coming young stars of...
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Peace Region
Lottery
Grande Prairie couple wins $200,000 with lottery ticket
A Grande Prairie couple has won $200,000 through their Lucky Lines Extravaganza ticket.Allan Granberg says Lucky Lines was his favourite scratch-and-win ticket before the windfall, but now he and his wife Anne love it.The Granbergs says they plan to put the winnings towards their mortgage and getting rid of their payme...
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Rodeo
Hard 8 Rodeo out at Evergreen Park this weekend
The rodeo season kicks of Friday night and Saturday down in Evergreen Park for the Hard 8 Rodeo. Owner and Promoter of Hard 8 Roughstock Dwayne Sorken says there will be over 100 competitors at the third annual event. "The real success I feel is the support of our local cowboys and the up and coming young stars of...
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Road Work
County of Grande Prairie extending Range Road 123 bridge closure
The County of Grande Prairie says the bridge closure on Range Road 123 will last longer than planned.The bridge is now expected to be closed until Wednesday, April 16 while crews do maintenance work. During this time there is no through access, but a detour around the bridge has been set up on Range Road 122.
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Crime
GP RCMP CRU makes drug trafficking arrest following traffic stop
Grande Prairie RCMP have arrested a suspect for drug trafficking related charges. On April 5, the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit stopped a vehicle for expired registration, with further investigation revealing the suspect was involved in drug trafficking. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 215 gram...
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GPop Culture Fair
GPop Culture Fair 2025 runs April 12-13
The fifth annual GPop Culture Fair will take place in Grande Prairie this weekend.The indie pop culture event features various vendors and events for all ages.This year's guests include local indie horror author CK Smith, comic creator Dasha Frost, and comic and game creator Josh Soren.This year's special guest is awar...
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Local Singer
Grande Prairie singer releases first children's song
A story about her husband's childhood from her mother-in-law inspired the newest work from a Grande Prairie musician.Esther Ling's new work is a children's song called Cheeky Wind. It is being released on Friday, April 11 on streaming platforms. She says the story was that cousins were playing outside when a tomato fel...
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Federal Election 2025
People's Party of Canada
Candidate Profile: Shawn McLean (PPC) - 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 10, 2025
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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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Local Sports
Rodeo
Hard 8 Rodeo out at Evergreen Park this weekend
The rodeo season kicks of Friday night and Saturday down in Evergreen Park for the Hard 8 Rodeo. Owner and Promoter of Hard 8 Roughstock Dwayne Sorken says there will be over 100 competitors at the third annual event. "The real success I feel is the support of our local cowboys and the up and coming young stars of...
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Grande Prairie Storm
Three Storm players make AJHL North Division All-League Team
Storm players make up half of the AJHL's North Division All-League Team.That includes goalie Nicholas Jones, defenceman Logan Cunningham and forward Tomas Marinkovic.Two Whitecourt Wolverines; defenceman Xavier Lacoste and forward Jalen Blanchet; and a Fort McMurray Oil Baron forward Danny Akkouche, round out the teamG...
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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 ...
Apr 09, 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...
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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
Jasper National Park
Fatality inquiry for Columbia Icefield bus rollover to be held in June
A fatality inquiry is to take place in June for the three people killed five years ago when a tour bus tumbled down an embankment on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park.Three people died and 14 suffered life-threatening injuries after the bus lost control and landed on its roof in the popular tourist destinat...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling
Alberta's government is looking to give the green light to hydrogen as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says will boost demand and reduce emissions.If passed, legislation tabled by Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf will allow utility companies to blend hydrogen into their supply of natural gas provided c...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta spending $900,000 to upgrade monitoring as wildfire season begins
As Alberta heads into the heart of wildfire season, the province is committing almost $1 million to upgrade its early-warning systems.Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says $900,000 is being allocated to upgrade and expand its network of 150 weather stations.These stations monitor environmental conditions, like temperature...
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Independent police
Alberta Sheriffs says proposed Bill 49 amendments could undermine effectiveness of police
The Government of Alberta introduced Bill 49 on April 7, which was met with mixed reactions from agencies across the province.According to the province, if the bill is passed, the Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act will amend four pieces of legislation.More information can be found on the gover...
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Canada
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
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Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week
MONTREAL - The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province's highest court dismissed Rozon's appeal filed in the midst of his...
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Carney warns of signs that global economies are slowing amid Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says there are signs that the global and Canadian economies are slowing. Carney took another day off the campaign trail today to convene his Canada-U.S. cabinet committee today after a raucous week of White House tariff policy. Markets have been in turmoil since Trump escalated his t...
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P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island apologized today to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. Christopher Griffin's painting, "The Crossing," shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as...
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In the news today: Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his election campaign yet again to deal with the fallout of U.S. tariffs. Carney is expected to chair a meeting this morning with his cabinet...
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Most Canadians say they expect to feel U.S. tariffs, want Canada to fight back: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs - and most believe Canada should fight back. The poll, which was conducted by Leger for the Association of Canadian Studies, also says that most respondents report their level of trust in Americans has droppe...
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World
Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
JENA, La. (AP) - Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of kicking the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations out of the U.S. Immigration Judge Jamee E. Comans...
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A convicted killer who was mistakenly released from jail is caught 2 weeks later
ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that a convicted killer who was mistakenly released from a Georgia jail has been caught two weeks later in Florida - ending days of anxiety for the victim's family outside Orlando who feared he might harm them over their role in the trial. Kathan Guzman, 22, was supp...
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Suspected bomb strikes near offices of Greek railway company in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A suspected bomb exploded Friday outside the Athens offices of Hellenic Train, Greece's main railway company. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Police cordoned off the area, along a major avenue in the Greek capital, where residents said a loud explosion had occurred Friday night. Local...
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