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The RCMP’s Musical Ride, an iconic Canadian spectacle recognized at home and abroad, and a symbol of tradition, honour, and pride, will be trotting across Alberta this summer. Spectators can expect to be wowed as the Musical Ride troop, made up of up to 32 RCMP officers and their horses, perform intricate formations and drills set to music at shows in a community near you!

On Monday, June 9, 2025, the Fort St John RCMP received 7 reports of vehicles being rummaged through after they were left unlocked overnight. Frontline police officers conducted a door-to-door canvass to try to get video surveillance as well as to determine if additional vehicles were entered. Additional files may be created as a result of the canvass.

The Fort St John RCMP want to remind the public that locking their vehicles while unattended is the easiest way to protect your vehicle and your belongings.

In April 2025, Grande Prairie RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) received information through INTERPOL regarding a male in Grande Prairie, Alta., who was luring children online into sending him intimate images. On June 9, 2025, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Grande Prairie, resulting in the seizure of multiple electronic devices and a firearm. An arrest was also made.

As a result of the investigation, Isaac Thomas Emson (19), a resident of Grande Prairie, was charged with:

Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday.

The report on GCStrategies — one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday — says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal organizations between 2015 and 2024.

The maximum value of those contracts was more than $90 million but only $65 million was paid out.

UPDATE: June 11, 2025

Overnight conditions reduced fire activity, but heavy smoke limited visibility, impacting planned operations. Today, progress continues on the Kiskatinaw River Wildfire as weather conditions are expected to improve. 

The size of the wildfire is 21,679 hectares. The evacuation order and alert issued by the County of Grande Prairie remain in effect. 

Operations 

UPDATE: June 11, 2025

Overnight the wildfire crossed into the west side of the Moonshine Lake Provincial Park boundaries. The Savanna Fire Department is standing by, ready to protect structures. The County of Saddle Hills is constructing a fire guard between the wildfire and Moonshine Lake in coordination with Alberta Parks. Blueberry and Happy Valley fire departments are also supporting firefighting operations in the area.

A report says new cleanup rules for renewable energy sites are hurting the competitiveness of Alberta's industry.

Business Renewables Centre-Canada analyzed the reclamation security requirements for renewables in 27 jurisdictions and found Alberta's are now the most costly. 

Under a code of practice for solar and wind projects published last week, the Alberta government says operators must provide an estimate for the cost of dismantling turbines and panels, removing underground concrete infrastructure, hauling waste away, replanting vegetation and other items. 

Mark and Karin Elford of Wood Mountain ranch near the Saskatchewan/Montana border, and have been named the Saskatchewan Stock Growers 2025 TESA winners.

Since 1996, TESA, or The Environmental Stewardship Award, has recognized producers who go above and beyond standard industry conservation practices and set positive examples for other cattle producers and the general public.

The Liberal plan to give first-time homebuyers a tax break on a newly built home could have substantial impacts on housing affordability — with a few caveats — a new analysis finds.

The Liberal government introduced legislation on June 5 to eliminate the GST portion from new home sales of up to $1 million for first-time buyers, which works out to as much as $50,000 off the cost of a new build or a substantially renovated unit.

For homes sold above $1 million, the GST relief is phased out as the price tag nears $1.5 million.

A government push to steer Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 mail workers toward common ground hit a big pothole Monday.

As an increasingly acrimonious impasse drags on, Canada Post rejected a framework put forward by the union for a binding arbitration process, which Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu asked the parties to work toward just five days earlier.