RCMP
Fairview RCMP make a pair of unrelated arrests while executing a warrant
A prolific offender and wanted individual was arrested after Fairview RCMP executed an arrest warrant at a residence on Thursday, Feb. 26. Mounties say the warrant was successful and 40-year-old Bonnie Casselton, a resident of Fairview, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for charges that include break-and...
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Court
Twelve-year sentence in sexual assault case involving former Grande Cache EA
Alberta Justice says a 12-year jail sentence has been handed down in a sexual assault and child pornography case involving a former educational assistant out of Grande Cache.JJ Lenin Butler was given the sentence on February 27. Butler had earlier been found guilty at trial in Hinton Court of King's Bench of three char...
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Peace Region
Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County launches Community Safety and Community Priorities Survey
Saddle Hills County is inviting residents to take part in a survey that will help identify policing priorities.The Community Safety and Community Priorities Survey is part of the RCMP's Community Priorities plan.Residents are encouraged to share their views on issues such as:Rural break-ins and theftTraffic safety and ...
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Snow clearing
Snow clearing operations for City and County of Grande Prairie
Residential snow clearing will continue the City of Grande Prairie's Week B Neighbourhoods Tuesday, Mar. 3. City crews will be working in Country Club Estates, Countryside North and South, Signature Falls and Country Club West. In the County, crews will be working in Whispering Ridge, Westlake Village and the Hamlet of...
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RCMP
Fairview RCMP make a pair of unrelated arrests while executing a warrant
A prolific offender and wanted individual was arrested after Fairview RCMP executed an arrest warrant at a residence on Thursday, Feb. 26. Mounties say the warrant was successful and 40-year-old Bonnie Casselton, a resident of Fairview, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant for charges that include break-and...
8h ago
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Court
Twelve-year sentence in sexual assault case involving former Grande Cache EA
Alberta Justice says a 12-year jail sentence has been handed down in a sexual assault and child pornography case involving a former educational assistant out of Grande Cache.JJ Lenin Butler was given the sentence on February 27. Butler had earlier been found guilty at trial in Hinton Court of King's Bench of three char...
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Court
Five-year jail sentence handed to accused after two children stabbed in Grande Prairie incident
Alberta Justice says the person charged after two kids were stabbed in an incident last year in Grande Prairie has been given a total jail sentence of five years.The accused was given a 54-month jail sentence Monday in Grande Prairie court on a charge of aggravated assault, plus a consecutive sentence of six months in ...
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Cold warning
Cold warning in effect for far north parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba
Environment Canada has issued a cold warning for the northern Peace.It's part of a broad warning, stretching from the Alberta-B.C. border to Hudson Bay in Manitoba.Locally, the warning starts just north of Hawk Hills up to the NWT border.With the wind chill, temperatures are expected to drop to near minus 40, and resid...
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Local Hockey, Wolves volleyball from the weekend
StormThe Storm won their lone game of the weekend, beating visiting Lloydminster 6-5 in overtime Friday night.Colin Doherty scored the game-winner.The announced attendance was 1288.The Storm host Whitecourt Tuesday in the Indigenous Celebration game. Face-off time will be 7 p.m.NWJHLIn the Northwest Junior Hockey Leagu...
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Local Sports
Local hockey, ski hills this weekend
StormThe Storm will host Lloydminster Friday night.Face-off time will be at 6 p.m. The second- place Storm are three points back of first-place Whitecourt.Both teams have clinched playoff spots.The Bobcats are third in the north, six points back of Grande Prairie. NWJHLIn the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs, La...
Feb 27, 2026
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Curling
Last Brier for Team Gushue starts Friday
The 2026 Brier that starts Friday in St. John's will be the last for Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue team.The Gushue side will open against Quebec in the first draw. It will start at 4 p.m. Friday Alberta time.Beaverlodge's Geoff Walker has been the lead on the Gushue rink for many years, during which time the ...
Feb 27, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
County of Grande Prairie to launch video series on local agriculture
The County of Grande Prairie will be saluting the agriculture industry in a new video series.The series is called Rooted in the County. The first video in the 17-part series will be released on Friday (Feb. 27) on the County's YouTube channel.New ones will be revealed on the following Fridays.A release from the county ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food releases statement on Canada's Agriculture Day 2026
February 10, 2026, marks Canada's 10th annual Agriculture Day. Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Health MacDonald has released a statement in recognition of the day and what it means to Canadians. Minister MacDonald says the government sees the hard work producers put in and the essential role they play in ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Agriculture
Canada's Agriculture Day coming up on February 10
Tuesday, February 10, will mark Canada's Agriculture Day.This will also be the 10th anniversary of the day the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity says is a time for "honouring the hardworking individuals who bring food to our tables and the incredible contributions of agriculture to our nation's prosperity, health...
Feb 08, 2026
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Alberta
Health
Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn't blame physicians for delay
Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic the government and doctors can find a way to hire the emergency department triage liaison physicians he previously promi...
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Alberta's Smith looking to ditch clock changes as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing clocks twice a year.British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will spring forward an hour for the final time Sunday in ...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's premier says conflict in Iran underscores need for new Canadian pipeline
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province's oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions have seen global oil prices jump since American-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend. Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Ho...
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Health
'Good health policy;' Alberta's Smith calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rules
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to walk back its restrictions on nicotine pouches, arguing the rules are a barrier for those trying to quit smoking. The pouches are sold behind the counter at pharmacies, and only one brand has been authorized for sale by Health Canada. Smith and one of her ministers...
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Canada
Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing in 2023 testifies at his murder trial
VANCOUVER - A man accused of murder in a fatal stabbing at a Vancouver Starbucks has been called to testify at his trial after his defense lawyer argued he was suffering mental illness on the day of the killing. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not g...
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How sticky-fingered thieves use hot glue to find break-in targets in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into. Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby repo...
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Witnesses called at civil trial for Quebec cardinal suing accuser for defamation
MONTREAL - Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses today in his defamation suit against a woman who named him ...
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Pierre Poilievre set to give speech in London during first official trip overseas
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to speak at a think tank in London, England, today. He is on his first official trip abroad as Opposition leader with stops planned in both the U.K. and Germany. In London today he will deliver the M...
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Rising foreign investment in Canada doesn't tell the whole story, economists say
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the flow of foreign direct investment into the economy came close to a two-decade high last year, while economists caution the volume of capital entering Canada isn't the only metric that matters. Agency data released la...
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Quebec hotels reporting lacklustre bookings for March break week
MONTRÉAL - Hotels across Quebec are reporting a relatively quiet March break week. A survey by the province's main hotel association shows there are fewer overall bookings this week compared with last year's March break, with most primary and secondary...
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World
Macron orders France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East. Macron s...
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Georgia school shooting suspect's father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter
WINDER, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. Colin Gray also was found guilty of all ot...
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Iranian drones hit the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, while hundreds are reported dead in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital with a drone early Tuesday as it kept hitting targets around the region, while the United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what U.S. President Do...
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