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1 week ago | 
everythinggp.com | Tanner Smith
Crews battling a fire in northern Alberta are now safe after losing radio contact and took shelter from a runaway wildfire that's inching closer to the community. A spokesman for Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says two teams of firefighters are heading to Slave Lake after losing contact while they worked to battle a blaze west of Fort McMurray. The ministry says access to the area has been restored and it is relieved that the firefighters were unharmed.
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1 week ago | 
baseballhq.com | Jeremy Deloney |Tanner Smith |Chris Lee |Chris Blessing
Pictured: Brandon Sproat (RHP, NYM)Our minors team will be evaluating prospects every other week throughout the baseball season. They will provide updates on some of the risers and fallers, along with providing injury updates and promotions/demotions. Please note: This is not intended to be a ranking nor all-inclusive list of the prospects whose rankings have increased or decreased “the most”.
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1 week ago | 
everythinggp.com | Tanner Smith
Grande Prairie Police Service After the recent $7 million provincial funding announcement for the Grande Prairie Police Service took place on Wednesday, May 27, GPPS is making headlines once again.
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1 week ago | 
everythinggp.com | Tanner Smith
With the ongoing heat wave, the EverythingGP Newsroom reached out to the City of Grande Prairie asking about local splash parks. The City says that the Muskoseepi Park splash park is open for the season. However, the splash park at Lion's Park has yet to open, but City officials say they expect that to open soon, with a release regarding splash park operations to be provided in the coming days. At this time, all County of Grande Prairie splash parks remain closed.
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2 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Tanner Smith |Corbin Young
Hunter Brown On the Edge of Cy Young ContentionHunter Brown through April 2024 had an 11.84 ERA, and looked far from living up to any promise he showed as a hard throwing top pitching prospect. He leveled up from there, adding a sinker, which dramatically helped him limit slug (41.6% in April, league-leading 20.2% ROS among qualified pitchers) and lower his ERA to 2.51 from May 2024 onwards.
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2 weeks ago | 
everythinggp.com | Tanner Smith
The wildfire danger level in the Grande Prairie Forest Area remains very high. Alberta Wildfire is asking residents to use caution while outdoors this weekend, due to high forecasted temperatures and an ongoing wildfire burning 30 km east of Bonanza.
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2 weeks ago | 
everythinggp.com | Tanner Smith
Alberta Wildfire is reporting that a High Level Forest Area fire that began in 2023 has been fully extinguished. HtZ001 began burning along the Alberta-NWT border in 2023 on both sides of Highway 35, before a combined team of firefighters from Alberta, NWT and other provinces managed to bring it under control. Underground hot spots remained and the wildfire was able to re-emerge in May 2024, where provincial and territorial crews battled it once again.
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2 weeks ago | 
lethbridgenewsnow.com | Tanner Smith
By Paramedics Services Week - May 18-24 May 18, 2025 | 11:00 AM As part of Paramedic Services Week, Alberta Health Services is inviting Albertans to say thanks for playing an “integral role in serving the public.” As part of this initiative, Albertans are invited to send an online thank-you note to all paramedics for their “hard work and professional care.” AHS called EMS an “essential component to Alberta’s healthcare system” and values their hard work. Which is why, “this week is about...
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3 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Tanner Smith
Stats as of start of play 5/11/2025We have not had any significant controversies about the ball so far in the 2025 season but that does not mean that conspiracy is not afoot. In an article from The Athletic (Lance Brozdowski does a nice job here for non-Athletic subscribers), we received details that umpires are tightening the strike zone in 2025 compared to previous years.
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3 weeks ago | 
everythinggp.com | Tanner Smith
The Grande Prairie RCMP Special Investigative Unit (SIU) has made a pair of arrests, stemming from a sexual assault investigation. Mounties say on Monday, May 5 they received a report of sexual offences against a youth, allegedly taking place between August and December of 2024. With help from the Grande Prairie Caribou Centre, Mounties were able to investigate these allegations.
