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GPPS to assume all city policing duties by October
The Grande Prairie Police Service has entered it's final phase of the Grande Prairie police transition. GPPS says they are two years ahead of schedule and have a date set for the force to assume all c...
Apr 22, 2026 GPPS (Image Credit: EGP Staff)
Alberta and South Korea sign MOU on global energy, manufacturing
The Government of Alberta has secured another deal with a South Korean partner.Announced Tuesday, the province says it has secured an MOU with Hanwha Group to attract investment and strengthen its rol...
Apr 21, 2026 L-R: Mr. Byungkeun Jun, Head of Energy Business Development Division, Executive Vice President, Hanwha Energy; His Excellency Mr. Ki-mo Lim, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Canada; Mr. Jae-Kyu Lee, CEO, Hanwha Energy Corporation; Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta; Joseph Schow, Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration; Martin Long, Minister of Infrastructure (Image Credit: Supplied)
Clairmont RCMP arrests three known suspects in stolen vehicles
Three prolific offenders in the Grande Prairie area have been arrested in less than a week.Mounties with the Clairmont detachment say on Wednesday, Apr. 15, they located a vehicle that was reported st...
Apr 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Erika Rolling/Everything GP Staff)
Federal pause on gasoline, diesel tax takes effect today, after Iran fuel price spike
OTTAWA - Ottawa's temporary suspension of some fuel taxes kicks in today, with Canadians likely to save 10 cents per litre on regular gasoline, and four cents on a litre of diesel. Prime Minister Mark...
Apr 20, 2026
Spring Home & Garden Show on this weekend
Today (Friday, April 18) is Day 1 of the 2026 Spring Home & Garden Show.Hours will be 4-9 p.m. in the TARA Centre at Evergreen Park.The show will continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a....
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Grande Prairie Hom and Garden Show/Facebook)
Alberta's governing UCP to revisit proposed riding changes before next election
Alberta's governing United Conservatives are looking to take another run at redrawing provincial riding boundaries, a move the Opposition NDP calls a cynical backdoor scheme to rig the October 2027 ge...
Apr 16, 2026 Alberta Legislature
ASIRT finds GP RCMP officer "entitled to defend himself"
ASIRT has concluded an investigation into a Grande Prairie RCMP-involved shooting in January. On Jan. 6, a man was driving to his farm in the County of Grande Prairie and witnessed an SUV ignore poste...
Apr 15, 2026
Storm drop Game 7 of the North Division final in overtime
The post-season run for the Grande Prairie Storm ended Tuesday night in heart-breaking fashion.A Brendan Ruskowski goal at the 10:54 mark of the first overtime period gave host Whitecourt a 2-1 win ov...
Apr 15, 2026 Faceoff during Game 6 of the Grande Prairie Storm and Whitecourt Wolverines on April 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Erika Rolling)
City facilities & services experiencing phone outage
City of Grande Prairie phone lines are experiencing a disruption.The City says AccessGP (311), City Hall, Eastlink Centre, Design Works Centre and Bonnett's are all experiencing a system transition is...
Apr 14, 2026 City Hall GP (Image Credit: EGP Staff)
Record-breaking attendance for AJHL North Final Game 6
The Grande Prairie Storm forced a decisive Game 7 in the North Final with Whitecourt on Sunday, Apr. 12, thanks to a dominant 5-1 win, while setting a new franchise attendance record.It was standing r...
Apr 13, 2026 GP Storm (Image Credit: EGP Staff)