RCMP
RCMP on scene at an oil lease road blockade in northern Alberta
PEACE RIVER, Alta. - Police say they're present at a blockade of an oil lease road in northern Alberta but aren't enforcing an injunction for members of a local First Nation to clear the site. Cpl. Mathew Howell says RCMP are keeping the peace and trying to get representatives of Obsidian Energy and the Woodland Cree F...
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RCMP
Three people charged after Fort Vermillion shelter-in-place order
Fort Vermillion RCMP has provided an update on the shelter-in-place that went into effect on Monday, May 6. Mounties say around 3:20 p.m. they received a report of shots fired near a home outside of the hamlet, where a man was shot. Police say he has non-life-threatening wounds. Officers then were informed the suspect ...
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Peace Region
RCMP
RCMP on scene at an oil lease road blockade in northern Alberta
PEACE RIVER, Alta. - Police say they're present at a blockade of an oil lease road in northern Alberta but aren't enforcing an injunction for members of a local First Nation to clear the site. Cpl. Mathew Howell says RCMP are keeping the peace and trying to get representatives of Obsidian Energy and the Woodland Cree F...
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wildfires
City Hall issues fire ban for Grande Prairie
A fire ban is now in place in Grande Prairie.City Hall says in a release that it is putting the ban in place because of the dry weather and fire hazard.The ban means that all fire permits are now suspended and that any fires now burning must be put out.Any outdoor recreational fires, with the exception of natural gas, ...
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RCMP
Three people charged after Fort Vermillion shelter-in-place order
Fort Vermillion RCMP has provided an update on the shelter-in-place that went into effect on Monday, May 6. Mounties say around 3:20 p.m. they received a report of shots fired near a home outside of the hamlet, where a man was shot. Police say he has non-life-threatening wounds. Officers then were informed the suspect ...
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RCMP
Dawson Creek RCMP continue search for wanted man after weapons, other items seized
Dawson Creek RCMP say a search for a wanted man will continue after weapons and other items were seized from an industrial lot on Monday (May 6). Mounties say they got a report that a wanted man was spotted near the industrial property on 115 Street. The man had left by the time police arrived. A search of that propert...
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County of Grande Prairie
Fire ban issued for County of Grande Prairie
A county-wide fire ban has been issued for the County of Grande Prairie.Effective as of 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, all outdoor fires are prohibited, including backyard fire pits, open pit burning, burn barrels, brush piles and fireworks.Propane appliances, such as barbecues are still permitted.The ban was issued due t...
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Applications being accepted
Residents invited to get involved with the City's Canada Day celebration
The City of Grande Prairie is now accepting applications to join in on their Canada Day festivities. In the release, the City said this is an "unmatched opportunity to showcase your organization," as residents can either enter a float in the parade or occupy booth space in Muskoseepi Park. Applications for bo...
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Local Sports
National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
Mayor Jackie Clayton welcomes the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
The City of Grande Prairie has shared a statement from Mayor Jackie Clayton, welcoming those part of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship to Grande Prairie:"I am pleased to welcome the athletes, coaches and spectators who have travelled from across the country to Grande Prairie for the 2024 National Aborigi...
May 06, 2024
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Local Sports
Team Canada bobsleigh pilot helping out when RBC Training Ground comes to Grande Prairie
Team Canada bobsleigh pilot will be among those working with young athletes that come for testing when RBC Training Ground stops in Grande Prairie Monday.Eden Wilson is hoping sharing her story will provide some encouragement for others."When it comes to what's available to athletes if they pursue a sport at a nat...
May 05, 2024
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Local Hockey
Fourteen teams taking part in National Aboriginal Hockey Championships taking place in Grande Prairie
Fourteen teams from across the country, seven girls squads and seven boys, are in Grande Prairie for the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.That will include 350 players, aged 14 to 17.There will also be 100 coaches, plus officials and spectators, at this tournament.Host Society Vice Chair Chenoa Esau says there ...
May 04, 2024
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Agriculture
Agriculture
GGC official critical of latest federal budget
The executive director of Grain Growers of Canada says the newest federal budget document is 400 pages long, but only mentions agriculture six times.Kyle Larkin says agriculture is a $135 billion industry that accounts for one in nine jobs in Canada.He adds there are "some major pieces missing.""There wa...
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Agriculture
Seeding underway in the Peace
Some crop is in the ground in the Peace.Valhalla farmer and Grain Growers of Canada chair Andre Harpe says what is done varies from place to place."I've actually heard of some seed going in the ground north of Dawson Creek ten days ago, ten days ago to two weeks.""It is very varied right now. It's one of...
May 02, 2024
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Wildfire Danger
Wildfire hazard high in GPFA, moderate in PRFA
GPFASome cool, wet weather means the wildfire hazard is down to moderate in the Grande Prairie Forest Area.A fire restriction remains in place. No new fire permits are being issued and existing ones are cancelled, restricted, or suspended. Safe wood campfires are still allowed.There have been 24 fires since January 1 t...
May 01, 2024
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Alberta
Alberta
Alberta UCP facing growing pushback following introduction of municipalities bill
It was a long time ago, but Jan Novotny still remembers the tanks rumbling through his hometown of Prague in 1968 when the Soviet Union enforced its will on the people of what was then Czechoslovakia.On Monday, he stood outside the Alberta legislature in a gentle rain, holding a sign aimed at the province's United Cons...
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Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is appointing a new committee to look into ways to speed up reclamation of tailings ponds in the province's oilsands. The province says in a release that the committee will examine potential policies and options that would allow reclamation to happen as quickly and safely as possible....
May 07, 2024
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Alberta
Alberta providing $30 million in new sport and recreation funding
The province is investing in new funding for sport and recreation facilities in Alberta.As part of Budget 2024, the province is directing $30 million through the new Active Communities Initiative to support recreational facilities.Minister of Tourism and Sport Joseph Schow says, "Across Alberta, the local skating ...
May 06, 2024
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RCMP offers safety tips for Emergency Preparedness Week
Albertans are encouraged to be ready for an emergency.May 5 to 11, 2024 marks Emergency Preparedness Week across the country. The theme for this year's initiative is 'Be Prepared. Know Your Risks', with the intent being to encourage citizens to understand the risks in their local area and learn what actions they can ta...
May 05, 2024
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: B.C. government hit by 'sophisticated cybersecurity incidents'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province has identified "sophisticated cybersecurity incidents" involving government networks. David Eby says the provincial government is working with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and other agencies to determine the extent of the incidents, but there i...
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B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it "prohibition 2.0." Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemp...
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Case against ex-Mountie charged with helping China can go ahead in Quebec, judge says
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher's bid to quash the indictment against him. Lawyers for the 61-year-old argued in April that the char...
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Timeline of slayings of 4 women in Winnipeg, demands to search a landfill for remains
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has admitted to killing four women but claims he's not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. His trial began Wednesday. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, 2022 - Police say an unidentified wom...
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Jewish students say they don't feel safe, as MPs probe antisemitism at universities
OTTAWA - Jewish students from major Canadian universities appeared on Parliament Hill today to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs, including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about a...
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Former journalist Joyce Napier named Canada's ambassador to the Vatican
OTTAWA - Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada's new ambassador. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier's appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the new role. Napier's 40-year career as a journalist included ti...
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World
Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic round out top 3
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Player - his third time winning the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in league history have accomplished. He averaged 26....
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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
MIAMI (AP) - Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man's family said Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the ...
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Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah - the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza - over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN, ...
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