Provincial Politics
Alberta's request to question fired health executive over confidential emails granted
A judge has granted Alberta's government its request to question the former head of the provincial health authority about confidential emails she is accused of keeping and sharing without permission.It's the latest development in a high-profile lawsuit launched by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former chief executive of Al...
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Fire
Fire at Hines Creek sawmill
The Zavisha Sawmill in Hines Creek caught on fire early Saturday morning according to public reports.There has been no official word on the extent of damages to the sawmill or if there were any injuries/fatalities in the incident.No word from authorities has been given to the Everything GP newsroom on the matter.
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Peace Region
Fire
Fire at Hines Creek sawmill
The Zavisha Sawmill in Hines Creek caught on fire early Saturday morning according to public reports.There has been no official word on the extent of damages to the sawmill or if there were any injuries/fatalities in the incident.No word from authorities has been given to the Everything GP newsroom on the matter.
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Wildfires
New wildfires in GPFA
UPDATED - As of 5:30 p.m. on April 20, a wildfire (GWF007) in the Grande Prairie Forest Area has been downgraded to under control. The fire is located south of Highway 49, about 35 km southwest of Spirit River.A fire broke out on the south side of the Dunvegan bridge (GWF005) on Friday, April 18. It is located west of ...
Apr 19, 2025
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Missing person
Missing teen in Grande Prairie
The Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking public assistance in finding 17-year-old Dumkenechukwu Nwaigwe.He wsa last heard from on April 17, 2025. Mounties are concerned for Dumkenechukwu's wellbeing and would like to speak with him. He is described as:5'8" tallBlack hairBrown eyesDumkenechuckwu was last seen wearing a ...
Apr 19, 2025
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP search for a suspect with a stolen credit card
Grande Prairie RCMP are trying to identify a suspect who allegedly used a credit card without the owner's permission. At the end of March, Mounties were made aware of this incident and noted two transactions totalling $336.67 made by the suspect, without the knowledge of the card owner. Pictures of the suspect were obt...
Apr 19, 2025
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"Applications now being accepted for Fall 2025"
NWP launches remote BEd program for Fort Vermillion students
Northwestern Polytechnic has partnered with the Fort Vermillion School Division to "bridge education opportunities in the north." A new deal between the two schools will now give the first remote cohort of Fort Vermillion students access to NWP's new four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education degree (BEd). NW...
Apr 19, 2025
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Missing Person
Missing woman in Grande Prairie
UPDATE on April 19, 2025 - Grande Prairie RCMP would like to inform the public that Amanda Nugent has been located safe.-------------------Mounties in Grande Prairie are asking for the public's assistance in locating 42-year-old Amanda Nugent. Nugent was last seen in Grande Prairie on March 10, 2025, and police are con...
Apr 18, 2025
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Federal Election 2025
Liberal Party of Canada
Candidate Profile: Maureen McLeod (Liberal) - 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 17, 2025
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Federal Election
Business confidence, pipelines, housing among the topics covered in Chamber federal forum
All six federal election candidates in the Grande Prairie riding took part in an election forum hosted by the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce on Zoom Tuesday night. All candidates went two or three at a time answering questions that had been submitted, before all candidates were asked to respond to qu...
Apr 16, 2025
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Rhinoceros Party
Candidate Profile: Donovan Eckstrom (Rhino) - 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 14, 2025
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Local Sports
Storm
AJHL final starts Good Friday with the Storm at the Canucks
The Grande Prairie Storm will be hunting for more than brightly coloured eggs and chocolate bunnies in Calgary on Easter weekend.The Alberta Junior Hockey League final starts on Good Friday in the Stampede City. Face-off time between the Storm and Calgary Canucks will be at 7 p.m.The Storm are 8-0 so far in the playoff...
Apr 18, 2025
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Local Sports
D3 Junior and High School Rodeo and Cowgirl Triathlon in Grande Prairie this weekend
Evergreen Park is hosting a plethora of rodeo events this Easter weekend. The Alberta High School Rodeo D3 Freedom Rodeo is happening Friday through Sunday for Junior High and High School contestants. There will be bareback riding, bareback steer, barrel racing, breakaway roping, tied down roping, ribbon roping, saddle...
Apr 17, 2025
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Local Sports
Player originally from Grande Prairie included in NHL Central Scouting rankings
NHL Central Scouting has released its final ranking for the 2025 NHL Draft and a player originally from Grande Prairie is included.Lukas Sawchyn in ranked 69th among North American skaters, up from 119th in the mid-term rankings.Sawchyn is a forward with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League.The Oil Kings...
Apr 17, 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
Provincial Politics
Alberta's request to question fired health executive over confidential emails granted
A judge has granted Alberta's government its request to question the former head of the provincial health authority about confidential emails she is accused of keeping and sharing without permission.It's the latest development in a high-profile lawsuit launched by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former chief executive of Al...
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THE PAPACY
Pope Francis was humble and present during landmark trip, Alberta priest says
A Medicine Hat-born Catholic priest, who was charged with a crucial role when Pope Francis made a rare visit to Canada three years ago, says the late pontiff was thoughtful, humble and took care to be present in the moment.Rev. Cristino Bouvette, a priest with the Diocese of Calgary based in Strathmore, was charged wit...
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MICHIGAN, OHIO, ILLINOIS
Minister Matt Jones travelling south to promote trade, energy and investment
The Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, Matt Jones, is travelling south to promote Alberta's potential for trade, energy and investment. Jones will travel to Michigan, Ohio and Illinois from Apr. 21-24 to strengthen economic relationships and tout Alberta's competitive advantage. He will meet with U.S. officials and b...
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the best protection
AHS encourages getting up-to-date on your shots for National Immunization Awareness Week
Alberta Health Services is encouraging residents to check up on their health records and get up-to-date during National Immunization Awareness Week, April 21-30.The message is even more important as the province is dealing with multiple outbreaks of measles.AHS says the best protection is immunization.The MMR-Var vacci...
Apr 21, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of th...
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Jury selection set to start in former world junior hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in...
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'Keep the doors open': Ministers call on next pope to do more for LGBTQ+ people
Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis. Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013. "He was asked, 'What do you think about homosexuality?' And he gave the nicest, most ...
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Archbishops of Toronto, Montreal to hold mass for Pope Francis
TORONTO - Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of the soul of the pontiff at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica before meeting with the media. The Vatican announced yesterday that Francis had di...
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Tories expected to release platform as federal election campaign nears its end
OTTAWA - As the federal election campaign nears its end with less than a week to go before voting day, all federal party leaders are making their last pitches to Canadians on why they deserve their vote. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to unveil his party's costed platform today, while the Liberals and...
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Canada's Choice
Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.The last day of advance voting in the general election saw federal leaders scattered across the country, pitching plans on homebuilding a...
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World
Cardinals meet at Vatican to choose date for Pope Francis' funeral
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals have decided that the public viewing of Pope Francis will begin Wednesday in St. Peter's Basilica, after his casket is taken by procession from the Vatican hotel where he lived. The master of liturgical ceremonies, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, issued the rubrics for the procession by mandate ...
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Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
BOSTON (AP) - Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard earlier this month, Trump's administration had...
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Wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez convicted in bribery scheme
NEW YORK (AP) - Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business dealings or legal troubles. The jury returned its verdict in the same federa...
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