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• County of Grande Prairie begins road work on Rr 53 - EverythingGP

  20-05-2026 21:40 via news.google.com
  County of Grande Prairie begins road work on Rr 53  EverythingGP
  
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• Valleyview man arrested in 2024 hit and run fatality

  03-06-2026 21:14 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  RCMP arrested a Valleyview man and charged him related to an incident that happened 18 months ago and resulted in the death of a 34-year-old Sturgeon Lake woman.Preston Goodswimmer, 38, was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and failure to stop.Police responded to the early morning incident around 6:30 a.m. The unnamed woman was struck by a vehicle on Highway 43 near Sturgeon Lake, approximately 15 kilometres west of Valleyview.When officers arrived they found eme
  
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• PHOTOS: Midway and more - youth Stompede fun!

  01-06-2026 23:53 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  A collection of photography at the 2026 Grande Prairie Stompede!
  
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• Motowylo takes second straight GP Stompede title

  01-06-2026 19:09 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  Despite overcast conditions, the racetrack held up well for the $40,000 Championship Final Heat featuring Obrey Motowylo, Darcy Flad, Troy Dorchester, and Luke Tournier.When the dust settled, defending champion Obrey Motowylo, assisted by outriders Ethan Motowylo and Hayden Motowylo, successfully defended his title to capture the 2026 Grande Prairie Stompede Championship and the $20,000 winner’s cheque.Competing from barrel position number one in the Championship Final, Motowylo recorded
  
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• PHOTOS: Grimshaw Mile Zero Fan Summit part three is confirmed

  31-05-2026 18:31 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  You read it right here first – Grimshaw’s Mile Zero Fan Summit will return for a third year in 2027.Producers Chance and Catherine Gerk said after increasing 2025’s first year attendance – part three of the Northern Alberta Fan Con is already a go and planning underway for next year.Come the end of the May 23, 2026 Fan Summit- Chance Gerk was ready to be unplugged for the day after a costume-packed Cosplay Contest wrapped the Saturday event.“We doubled the number o
  
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• Vigen: fastest Friday time for the second consecutive Stompede evening

  31-05-2026 00:15 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  When Friday’s Grande Prairie Stompede Championship night was complete, Chanse Vigen posted the fastest time of the night for the second consecutive evening with a run of 1:15.17.Competing from barrel number two in the tenth and final heat, Vigen guided the Medallion Energy Services/Horse Lake First Nation outfit to the day money, finishing 54 one-hundredths of a second ahead of two-time Grande Prairie Stompede champion Jason Glass.Defending champion Obrey Motowylo, Troy Dorchester, and Ev
  
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• Grande Prairie Stompede Day 2: Vigen posts fastest time

  29-05-2026 18:51 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  After ideal weather conditions greeted competitors on opening night of the Grande Prairie Stompede Championship in Grande Prairie, Alberta, night two was contested under partly cloudy skies and a comfortable 30°C. Once again, track conditions were excellent, setting the stage for some outstanding performances. When the dust settled, former Grande Prairie champion Chanse Vigen posted the fastest run of the evening with a blistering time of 1:14.68.Competing out of barrel number one in the te
  
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• Grande Prairie fires continue, chief pushes prevention

  29-05-2026 12:22 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  Most of the fires that Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to in a 48-hour-period, were suspected or proven to be human-caused.Grande Prairie’s fire chief, Mark VanWerkhoven described the losses as preventable and having enormous and significant impacts on the community. “In current conditions, a cigarette flicked out a vehicle window or off a balcony can have catastrophic impacts. Regretfully, we’ve seen these impacts firsthand in recent weeks. We are urgently asking res
  
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• MacMaster and Leahy family take to Grande Prairie stage

  29-05-2026 10:35 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their seven children are stepping their way onto the Douglas Cardinal Performing Arts Centre June 4.MacMaster and Leahy, both musicians and known for their fiddle playing, met in the 90s. He, from Ontario and a member of the Leahy Family, toured Canada and beyond with his musical family. She, from the island of Cape Breton, with her musical expertise was wowing audiences everywhere she went.His sister played him a bootlegged cassette copy of one of her perfo
  
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• No musseling in: time to be vigilant and keep invasive species out

  26-05-2026 18:48 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  Now is the time for Peace region boaters and fishers to step up and seek inspection – to avoid the spread of invasive species.Now through Sept. 30, Megan Evans with the Alberta Invasive Species Council says the message is pretty simple to keep invasive species – specifically Quagga and zebra mussels.“The main idea with boating and watercraft is cleaning, draining, and drying,” she says.Quagga and zebra mussels originate from the Caspian and Black Sea regions in Eastern E
  
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• With reservoirs full, Dawson Creek lessens water conservation efforts

  26-05-2026 01:29 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  
  Citing a fully recharged Bearhole Lake, access to Kiskatinaw River water, and full city water reservoirs, effective Monday the City of Dawson Creek returns Stage 1 of their water conservation measures protocols.Mayor Darcy Dober noted Friday at a Dawson Creek Rotary meeting, the change was slated for Monday’s city council agenda.“Over the past several months, the City team has done an incredible job closely monitoring conditions, tracking data, and planning for a range of scenarios
  
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• Grande Prairie firefighters battle early morning blaze

  22-05-2026 06:21 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  An early morning fire in Grande Prairie had responders battling a structure fire in the city’s Crystal Ridge area.A Grande Prairie Fire Department media release says the call came in around 6:30 a.m. on May 21. The caller reported flames coming through the roof.When GPFD units and firefighters arrived they were able to determine everyone was outside of the mobile home. One casualty was treated for smoke inhalation and no other injuries were reported.“On arrival the occupants of the
  
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• Wildfire southeast of Grande Prairie being held at five hectares - EverythingGP

  21-05-2026 21:40 via news.google.com
  Wildfire southeast of Grande Prairie being held at five hectares  EverythingGP
  
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• Seniors Week: Grande Prairie Museum Heritage Village Tours - City of Grande Prairie

  21-05-2026 20:50 via news.google.com
  Seniors Week: Grande Prairie Museum Heritage Village Tours  City of Grande Prairie
  
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• Two Grande Prairie residents charged following Hinton crime spree - Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune

  21-05-2026 12:25 via news.google.com
  Two Grande Prairie residents charged following Hinton crime spree  Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune
  
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• Two Grande Prairie residents charged following Hinton crime spree

  21-05-2026 12:17 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  Two Grande Prairie residents face charges related to several thefts in Hinton.Tyler James Hodgson, 28, and Jada Lynn Thwaites, 25, were arrested on May 13 when police connected them to several events in the mountain town. RCMP received several calls related to theft. They noticed that the same vehicle appeared to be involved.Officers responded to calls about a theft from a delivery truck at the Ace Liquor Store at the Parks West Mall earlier in the day.They learned a male suspect entered an unl
  
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• UPDATE: Wildfire south of Grande Prairie now classified as being held - My Grande Prairie Now

  21-05-2026 04:05 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Wildfire south of Grande Prairie now classified as being held  My Grande Prairie Now
  
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• Online threat brings police to High Prairie area schools - Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune

  20-05-2026 20:12 via news.google.com
  Online threat brings police to High Prairie area schools  Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune
  
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• Online threat brings police to High Prairie area schools

  20-05-2026 20:06 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  There is an increased RCMP presence at High Prairie area schools after Tuesday when RCMP were made aware of a social media post threatening a High Prairie area school.Sources report a TikTok post possibly threatening E.W. Pratt School Division and High Prairie Elementary School. There is an increased presence at all High Prairie schools, with High Prairie RCMP, High Prairie RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) and Western Alberta District GIS have been called in to assist on investigations.
  
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• Smaller impact for education tax in Grande Prairie, but could change next year - EverythingGP

  20-05-2026 19:30 via news.google.com
  Smaller impact for education tax in Grande Prairie, but could change next year  EverythingGP
  
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• Suspect at large after violent shootout - Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune

  19-05-2026 21:37 via news.google.com
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• Suspect at large after violent shootout

  19-05-2026 21:36 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  A man is still at large, while another has life-threatening injuries, say RCMP.High Prairie RCMP have obtained arrest warrant in attempted murder investigation after a May 16 shootout in the Kapawe’no First nation, Alta.At around 6 p.m. in Kapawe’no First nation, Alta., two individuals known to each other, fired shots at each other in a local cul-de-sac. One of the individuals was struck and ended up collapsing nearby while the other drove off and has yet to be apprehended.“Th
  
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• High Prairie RCMP: Suspect at large after violent shootout

  19-05-2026 21:36 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  A man is still at large, while another has life-threatening injuries, say RCMP.High Prairie RCMP have obtained arrest warrant in attempted murder investigation after a May 16 shootout in the Kapawe’no First nation, Alta.At around 6 p.m. in Kapawe’no First nation, Alta., two individuals known to each other, fired shots at each other in a local cul-de-sac. One of the individuals was struck and ended up collapsing nearby while the other drove off and has yet to be apprehended.“Th
  
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• Grande Prairie Forest Area - May 16, 2026 - Government of Alberta

  17-05-2026 00:51 via news.google.com
  Grande Prairie Forest Area - May 16, 2026  Government of Alberta
  
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• No quarter: ninth international pinball tournament returns to Edmonton

  16-05-2026 16:50 via dailyheraldtribune.com
  Pinball wizards and video game enthusiasts, and some of the best pinball champions in Canada, and the IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association), are assembled in Edmonton Thursday through Sunday for all kinds of steel ball banging and supple wrist action.Cut to The Who’s T ommy . Or the Elton John cover tune. More than 250 pinball machines, 50 classic arcade games, and four IFPA sanctioned pinball tournaments come in the 9th annual incarnation of YEGPIN; going at Millennium Place o
  
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• Grande Prairie lacrosse player to soon represent Alberta at nationals for a second time - EverythingGP

  16-05-2026 14:05 via news.google.com
  Grande Prairie lacrosse player to soon represent Alberta at nationals for a second time  EverythingGP
  
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• Grande Prairie and area celebrating International Museums Day - EverythingGP

  15-05-2026 19:19 via news.google.com
  Grande Prairie and area celebrating International Museums Day  EverythingGP
  
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• Oil and gas workers injured in bus rollover near Grande Prairie - Medicine Hat News

  15-05-2026 03:22 via news.google.com
  Oil and gas workers injured in bus rollover near Grande Prairie  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Oilfield worker bus crash near Grande Prairie sends 17 to hospital - MSN

  15-05-2026 02:50 via news.google.com
  Oilfield worker bus crash near Grande Prairie sends 17 to hospital  MSN
  
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• Road work season begins in the County of Grande Prairie - EverythingGP

  14-05-2026 21:54 via news.google.com
  Road work season begins in the County of Grande Prairie  EverythingGP
  
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