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Wildland fire brought under control west of Grande Prairie
A wildland fire that broke out near Hermit Lake Wednesday afternoon has been brought under control by area fire crews.The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service, along with the City of Grande ...
May 6, 2020 Photo: County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service
Province adds 70 new COVID-19 cases, over 300 recoveries Wednesday
One of the two active cases of COVID-19 in the City of Grande Prairie is reported to have recovered Wednesday, as the province added 70 new cases for May 6.This means there is now one active case, whi...
May 6, 2020 A case in the City of Grande Prairie is one of 333 recoveries reported in Alberta on Wednesday (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Analysis: The NBA is proceeding with extreme caution
The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting on Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where local and state governments have sign...
May 6, 2020
JDA Kings forward Rudyk commits to Grand Canyon University
County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings forward Justin Rudyk has announced his commitment to play college hockey at Grand Canyon University in the American Collegiate Hockey Association next season. Grand ...
May 6, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP Staff
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies aged 73
BERLIN - Florian Schneider-Esleben, a co-founder of German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, has died, record label Sony said Wednesday. He was 73. Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony sa...
May 6, 2020
Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu may form government
JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges, clearing the way for him and his main...
May 6, 2020
Blackfalds shooting incident ends with man dead near Leduc
A 27-year-old man is dead and a police officer seriously injured following a confrontation near Leduc that came after a bystander was shot Wednesday morning in Blackfalds.At 8:15 this morning, Blackfa...
May 6, 2020 Photo: Canadian Press
Grande Prairie man charged following theft of Bonnyville ambulance
A Grande Prairie man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly stole an ambulance in Bonnyville on Friday.Bonnyville RCMP say they got a call around 7:00 p.m. on May 1 about an ambulance that w...
May 6, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak in northern Saskatchewan 'of concern:' top health officer
REGINA - Canada's chief public health officer says a COVID-19 outbreak gripping Saskatchewan's far north is an area of concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says not only is the region remote, but it's home t...
May 6, 2020
Summer wildfire risk high as researchers project a hot, dry summer
Research from the Meteorological Service of Canada, long term weather projections from Environment and Climate Change Canada, fire agencies' information on moisture conditions, and predictions from in...
May 6, 2020