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The occasional spring snowfall is not unusual for Western Canada, bringing additional moisture prior to seeding.

Parts of southern Alberta including areas around Calgary, Olds, Airdrie, Beiseker and Three Hills received another blast of winter over the weekend, with more snow overnight making travel challenging.

Meteorologist Drew Lerner with World Weather Inc says a significant snowstorm is going to continue to occur in the southeast part of Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba today with some other areas seeing some light snow or rain.

County of Grande Prairie residential street sweepers will be in the neighbourhoods of Whispering Ridge and Westlake starting today.

The county will be turning on the digital “No Parking” signs along streets, temporary parking restrictions are in place and street parking is not permitted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to ensure crews can work efficiently.

Information provided by the County of Grande Prairie

Emmy award-winning comedian Nate Bargatze is using his comedy as a service to God. 

Although he does not want to be labelled as a faith-based comedian, Bargatze says that he is trying to create shows that are safe for the entire family. 

Update: Valleyview RCMP would like to inform the public that Highway 43 has reopened for travel.

Investigation revealed that a cyclist was travelling in the middle of a westbound lane and was not seen by a Semi-Truck until it was too late.

Though the Semi-Truck attempted to avoid the cyclist, it was unable to do so and, unfortunately, the cyclist was pronounced deceased on scene. Charges are not currently being sought in regards to this incident. 

The thoughts of the Alberta RCMP are with the family and friends of the deceased.

A judge has granted Alberta's government its request to question the former head of the provincial health authority about confidential emails she is accused of keeping and sharing without permission, including to media.

The government's request was made last month when it filed for an injunction in the high-profile lawsuit launched by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former chief executive of Alberta Health Services.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.

The last day of advance voting in the general election saw federal leaders scattered across the country, pitching plans on homebuilding and health care.

Poilievre was in Toronto Monday afternoon speaking to an audience with CARP, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. He was asked whether he would put any taxes on equity saved in Canadians' homes.

Romans 1:20

"For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."

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Luke 9:51

When Jesus tells us to "seek first the kingdom of God," the very word "seek" implies a strong-minded pursuit. J. B. Phillips paraphrases the idea with "set your heart on." The Amplified Bible says, "Aim at and strive after." The Greek text of Matthew's Gospel states a continual command: "Keep on continually seeking...." The thought is determination, which I define as "deciding to hang tough, regardless." 

On March 24, 2025, Grande Prairie RCMP were advised that a credit card had been used without the permission of the owner. Two transactions in particular were noted, totalling $336.37, and a picture of the suspect was obtained from one of the retailers, her likeness confirmed by the second. Attempts to identify the suspect have yet to succeed.

Grande Prairie RCMP is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to please call the Grande Prairie RCMP at 780-830-5700. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers.

The City of Grande Prairie is launching a new tool called AccessNow at the Eastlink Centre and Design Works Centre to enhance visitor experience.

AccessNow is an online dashboard created to communicate amenity status for within a 20-minute accuracy window as either available, partially available or unavailable due to planned or unexpected maintenance, contaminations and more.

If an amenity is operational, it displays green; if the amenity is partially operational, it displays yellow; and if the amenity is not operational, it displays red.