Missing Person
Fairview RCMP ask for public help locating a missing man
Fairview RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a missing male. 46-year-old Willis Robichaud, a resident of Fairview, was last heard from on December 27, 2023, and advised friends he would be traveling to Lethbridge. Robichaud is described as: 5 feet 8 inches tall200 poundsBald with Blue eyesScar on left cheek ...
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Alberta
Municipal Affairs minister says municipalities in the Peace should be cheering Provincial Priorities Act
Albert's Minister of Municipal Affairs says he hopes municipalities in the Peace would be "cheering us on" when it comes to the government's Provincial Priorities Act.The government's website says this legislation would require entities in Alberta to obtain approval from the provincial government before makin...
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Peace Region
Arts and Theatre
Hometown co-producer and actress on the silver screen in theatrical premiere Friday
Grande Prairie native Erin Neil will be getting her moment in the spotlight this Friday evening, when feature film Re:Uniting hits the big screen in her old stomping grounds.The Canadian film "follows six best friends from college, now in their 40's, who reconnect for their 25 year reunion weekend. As secrets are ...
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Missing Person
Fairview RCMP ask for public help locating a missing man
Fairview RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a missing male. 46-year-old Willis Robichaud, a resident of Fairview, was last heard from on December 27, 2023, and advised friends he would be traveling to Lethbridge. Robichaud is described as: 5 feet 8 inches tall200 poundsBald with Blue eyesScar on left cheek ...
8h ago
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Alberta
Municipal Affairs minister says municipalities in the Peace should be cheering Provincial Priorities Act
Albert's Minister of Municipal Affairs says he hopes municipalities in the Peace would be "cheering us on" when it comes to the government's Provincial Priorities Act.The government's website says this legislation would require entities in Alberta to obtain approval from the provincial government before makin...
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Earth Day
Uride planting trees for every booking to celebrate Earth Day, April 22
Uride Grande Prairie is making a step towards environmental restoration this Earth Day.The ride-sharing service is partnering with Canadian company Flash Forest to pledge to plant one tree for every trip booked through its service on April 22.The initiative is part of Uride's Good Deeds Program to foster meaningful cha...
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Regional Fire Service
County fire crews conducting training over the weekend
Over the weekend, County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service crews will be involved in wildland-urban interface firefighting training.Training activities will take place in the Pine Valley Subdivision and Camp Tamarack from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 21.The Count...
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wildfires
Wildfire hazard moderate in GPFA, some carryover fires declared extinguished
Environment Canada says Grande Prairie recorded two centimetres of snow on Tuesday. That, plus the cooler weather, has lowered the wildfire hazard to moderate in the Grande Prairie Forest Area.Wildfire watchers say three fires that started last spring are now considered extinguished.The Sturgeon Lake Complex that start...
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Local Sports
Volleyball
Grande Prairie born player headed to Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame
A Grande Prairie-born, Saskatoon-raised player is going into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame.Gavin Schmidt played for the national team from 2007 to 2016 after playing in the ACAC and at the university level.He won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and represented our country in the...
Apr 16, 2024
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2024 Northwest Alberta Sports Excellence award recipients
The winners of the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's 2024 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence awards were announced at a ceremony at Clarkson Hall on Friday, April 12.Two new categories were added this year, the Junior Official of the Year award, and the Spirit of Sport award.Thirteen athletes, community member...
Apr 15, 2024
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Chuckwagons
Top bid of $160,000 for drivers from the Peace at the Rangeland Derby tarp auction
Chanse Vigen and Dayton Sutherland tied for the top bid among drivers from the Peace at Thursday's tarp auction for the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby.The tarps on their wagons sold for $160,000.00 each. They were third overall behind Kris Molle's $210,000.00 and Kurt Bensmiller's $175,000.00. Molle drew the top bi...
Apr 12, 2024
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Agriculture
Spring Thaw
County of Grande Prairie implements gravel road bans
The County of Grande Priaire will be implementing road bans on all gravel roads, starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 19.During the ban, all gravel roads will be at 75 per cent axle weight, with anyone wanting to operate overweight on any of the affected gravel roads requiring a permit. The county issues these road ban...
Apr 17, 2024
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4-H
Grande Prairie 4-H member wins provincial competition
A 16-year-old from Grande Prairie won the recent 4-H Alberta Provincial Communications Competition.Waylon K. - his last name was not released because of his age - finished first among 28 competitors with a speech about "defying expectations and being yourself," according to a release from competition sponsor ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Agriculture
April 30 the deadline to become an Open Farm Days host
April 30 is the deadline for interested operations to sign up to be host farms for Alberta Open Farm Days.CEO Tim Carson says 110 places had signed up to be hosts as of last Thursday.He says worries about drought and wildfires have not kept any interested places from taking part."We had to have some alterations ov...
Apr 16, 2024
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Alberta
Strengthening affordable housing system
Province provides record funding for all community housing operators
The Alberta government says they intend to strengthen the province's affordable housing system through Budget 2024 by providing record funding to all 48 housing providers to operate community housing. Community Housing is defined as a mix of single-family homes, apartments and townhomes, where the rent is based on 30 p...
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Alberta
Municipal Affairs minister says municipalities in the Peace should be cheering Provincial Priorities Act
Albert's Minister of Municipal Affairs says he hopes municipalities in the Peace would be "cheering us on" when it comes to the government's Provincial Priorities Act.The government's website says this legislation would require entities in Alberta to obtain approval from the provincial government before makin...
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Alberta introducing new electricity regulations
The provincial government is introducing new regulations to make electricity more affordable.Under the new regulations set to be introduced this spring, default electricity rates will be stabilized by being set for each provider every two years.The province says this will significantly reduce spikes in prices for Alber...
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reducing timelines
Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner implements process changes for efficiency
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has implemented two sets of process changes that they claim will improve timelines and support the office's work under its three legislative mandates.The Government of Alberta said this week that the changes were made at the start of April. One se...
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Canada
Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted
BURNABY, B.C. - The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl. Chris Dibblee told the inquest jury that he almost immedia...
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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments today in advance of the rule changes on May 1 that limit short-term rental units to...
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Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
TORONTO - The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it. The legislature has a long-standing rule that members can...
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Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
OTTAWA - Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll keep on the path toward self-government, but the future of a contentious bill set to do just that is now uncertain. The Métis Nation - Saskatchewan was included in a piece of federal legislation set to recognize Métis governments in th...
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B.C. woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Nanaimo, B.C., woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been trapped alone for almost four weeks. Carol Love says she is watching the tides at the Vancouver Island lagoon and will be playing the violin at ever...
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Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class. Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske wants union leaders to do everything they can to expose him before the next federal election. Bruske delivered her call ...
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World
The Latest | Iran fires air defense batteries and diverts flights after explosions
Iran fired air defense batteries Friday and some flights were diverted or grounded after reports of explosions near a major airbase and nuclear site where drones were spotted. It was unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions are high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli...
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The Latest | Iran says air defense batteries fire after explosions reported near major air base
Iran fired air defense batteries Friday reports of explosions near a major air base at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions remain high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli military did not i...
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Flights divert around western Iran as one report claims explosions heard near Isfahan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Commercial flights began diverting their routes early Friday morning over western Iran without explanation as one semiofficial news agency in the Islamic Republic claimed there had been "explosions" heard over the city of Isfahan. The incident comes as tensions remain high i...
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