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Childcare "substantially underfunded" says head of national organization
An organization that represents childcare facilities says $10/day child care will cost a lot more than what is currently being spent. The Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs (ACE) says the...
May 13, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 274250714 © Oasisamuel | Dreamstime.com)
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
Grande Prairie City Council met on Monday. Council approved its new property tax bylaw. It calls for a 4.34 per cent increase on the municipal portion of the property tax bill. City officials say of t...
May 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Galbraith.)
Eight court updates, including forcible confinement, drug trafficking, and human trafficking cases
Forcible confinement, shots fired, at Grande Prairie home leads to jail sentence Alberta Justice says the man charged after a woman was assaulted and held at gunpoint at a Grande Prairie home in late ...
May 11, 2026 (Image Credit: EverythingGP staff.)
Police presence at South Bear Creek park
Grande Prairie RCMP are advising the public of a heavy police presence in South Bear Creek as officers conduct an operation.RCMP understands there is an event taking place at the park today and wants ...
May 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Grande Prairie RCMP)
Grande Prairie-raised pilot set to perform at home with the Snowbirds this summer
There will be some local flavour when the Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform at the Grande Prairie Regional Airshow this summer. The Snowbirds say in a social media post that Captain Iain Muir will fly...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: screenshot from a video on the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Facebook page.)
GPPS & RCMP investigate City Centre shooting
Grande Prairie RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Services are asking for the public's help with a shooting investigation from Tuesday, May 5.Officers responded to a shots-fired report on 101 Street and 1...
May 07, 2026 GPPS (Image Credit: EGP Staff)
Arrest made in 2025 City Centre shooting
One suspect is in custody after a shooting in Grande Prairie's City Centre in November left a man paralyzed.RCMP say officers responded to an alleyway near 100 Ave and 96 Street on Nov. 10, 2025, afte...
May 05, 2026
Heavy police presence ended in Peace River
Update on Monday, May 4, at 7:45 p.m. - The police operation has ended and Mounties are thanking the public for their cooperation. No details have been shared by RCMP about the operation.Peace River R...
May 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Galbraith.)
Tickets, arrests, and towed vehicles during GPES initiative
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services has been working with Vehicle Safety Investigators to remove some rust-buckets from local roadways. GPES says this was done as part of an initiative to remove unsaf...
May 01, 2026 Unsafe Vehicle 1 (Image Credit: CC: GPES)
RCMP investigate armed robbery in Fox Creek
Fox Creek RCMP are investigating an armed robbery at a local gas station from earlier this month.In the early hours of April 9, a man entered the Circle K while armed with a kitchen knife and bear spr...
Apr 30, 2026