RCMP
Fairview RCMP seize 91 firearms, stolen goods, from same property
Fairview RCMP say they continue to investigate after firearms and stolen property were recovered during separate searches.Mounties say on April 5, information from the public led to a search of a property in Fairview. Police seized 91 firearms plus ammunition. Some of the weapons were marked with handmade price tags an...
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Measles Outbreak
Alberta's top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine
EDMONTON Alberta's top doctor for public health says officials are working to contain the spread of measles as case counts continue to rise. Health officials say there are 58 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta and that they are paying close attention to rising case counts within the south and central zones. Chief me...
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Peace Region
RCMP
Fairview RCMP seize 91 firearms, stolen goods, from same property
Fairview RCMP say they continue to investigate after firearms and stolen property were recovered during separate searches.Mounties say on April 5, information from the public led to a search of a property in Fairview. Police seized 91 firearms plus ammunition. Some of the weapons were marked with handmade price tags an...
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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 pay...
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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...
Apr 11, 2025
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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
Chuckwagons
Calgary Stampede tarp auction breaks record for highest average bid
After the World Professional Chuckwagon Association tarp auction for Stompede broke records, the auction for the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby did the same.This year's sale saw the highest-ever average bid at $142,222.22, with all but three of the 27 tarps selling for at least $100,000.The sale total of $3.84 mill...
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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...
22h ago
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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...
Apr 11, 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
Provincial Politics
Alberta government and auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health probe
The Alberta government and its auditor general are at odds over the province's decision to bring its lawyers directly into the investigation surrounding multimillion-dollar health contracts.The issue arose after the Opposition NDP revealed a leaked email from Alberta Health that directs public servants to contact lawye...
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Measles Outbreak
Alberta's top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine
EDMONTON Alberta's top doctor for public health says officials are working to contain the spread of measles as case counts continue to rise. Health officials say there are 58 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta and that they are paying close attention to rising case counts within the south and central zones. Chief me...
17h ago
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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...
Apr 10, 2025
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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...
Apr 10, 2025
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Canada
Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
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Poilievre heads to Carney's riding, announces help for military veterans
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is announcing a plan to improve supports for military veterans during a visit his main rival's turf today on the federal election trail. Poilievre is slated to hold a press conference in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, where Liberal Leader Mark Carney is campaigning to win a s...
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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'Asleep at the wheel': Michigan city braces for impact of Trump's tariffs
FLINT - Just north of downtown Flint, Mich., a two-story red brick building known as Factory One sits as just one reminder of the rich history here of the American automobile industry. The factory, the birthplace of General Motors, still stands as a beacon of innovation in the Michigan city where the number of autowork...
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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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World
Iran says 'indirect talks' begin with a US envoy over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - Iran and the United States have begun negotiations in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, made the announcement on the social platform. "These talks will be a held at a location planned by the Omani hosts with representa...
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Polls open in Gabon's first presidential election since the 2023 military coup
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Voters in Gabon headed to polling stations on Saturday in the first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts have predicted an overwhelming victory for the interim president who led the coup. Some 920,000 voters, including ov...
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Trump proclaims himself 'in good shape,' but the results of his physical aren't immediately released
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had an annual physical on Friday and concluded, "I did well," praising his own heart, soul and cognitive ability while noting medical reports from White House doctors may not be ready until the weekend. The 78-year-old, who in January became the oldest in U.S. history ...
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