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The City of Grande Prairie invites residents to GP Grows: Dig It on Sunday, May 4 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Activity & Reception Centre, located at 9401 Park Road.

Sponsored by Servus Credit Union and supported by Farm Credit Canada and KLon Services, this free event provides seed potatoes, seed onions and triple-mix soil to promote home gardening and healthy living for approximately 600 to 700 residents. Supplies are available on a first-come, first-served basis—just be sure to bring your own pail or container, up to a maximum of 10 gallons.

The Western Dairy Expo wrapped up Saturday in Saskatoon. 

This year's event featured 200 Holstein and about 60 Jersey cows and heifers and was judged by Paul Trapp a product acquisition specialist with Semex USA out of Wisconsin, and his associate judge Jon Larson.

Some of the highlights from the Holstein Show:

Richard Le sent a text to his 16-year-old son on Saturday at about 8 p.m., saying the rest of the family would be leaving the Lapu Lapu Day festival shortly. Instead, Richard, his wife Linh Hoang and their five-year-old daughter Katie were run down moments after the text was sent, Richard's brother, Toan, said Monday.

Police and witnesses have said a black SUV raced down a street lined with food trucks, scattering people in its wake, killing 11 and injuring dozens of others, some of whom remain in hospital in critical or serious condition. 

Multi-species cover crops are proving to be a valuable tool in improving soil health and boosting farm productivity, according to ongoing research led by Dr. Bharat Shrestha at Beaverlodge Research Farm. Dr. Shrestha, the biology study lead in soil health and fertility development, is part of a collaborative project under the Peace River Living Lab initiative, funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Lab program.

Update: 

April 29 at 09:00: 911 phone services for Northern Alberta are now fully and independently operational. If you have an emergency, call 911. GP911 is built with backup systems to ensure it keeps working without interruption, even if one part of the system fails.

Nicole Troyer, from Grande Prairie, is gearing up for an incredible challenge that is now official. Starting June 10, she will embark on a monumental 790 km run across Alberta, from Lloydminster to Demmitt, running a marathon each day for 19 days to raise awareness for mental health. 

Nicole has been planning this project for a year, and she emphasizes the importance of mental and moral support from those around her.  

"The success of this run lies in the support of the people around me," she says. 

After baptizing hundreds of college students and leading thousands in worship, evangelist Jennie Allen was overjoyed to baptize her very own daughter on Sunday. 

"Baptizing our daughter at her incredible church in College Station last night was a highlight of my life!" says Allen on social media. 

Southern Alberta irrigators enter the growing season with full reservoirs following the much drier conditions of previous years.

Irrigation reservoirs in southern Alberta are looking a lot better than they have in recent years.

“We are going into the year with full reservoirs, which is nice, especially since the snowpack in the mountains is still in that lower quartile,” said Alex Ostrop, chair of the Alberta Irrigation Districts Association (AIDA) and board member of the St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID).

A gospel music icon has died. 

Garry Jones, an award-winning musician and producer, died Sunday after a brief battle with metastatic cancer. 

On Sunday, Bishop T. D. Jakes announced that he would be stepping down as lead pastor at Potter's House in Dallas, TX. 

To take over, Jakes announced that his daughter, alongside his son-in-law, will be taking over leadership of the church.