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Enchaced camera surveillance, stiffer panhandling fines floated in safety report
WINNIPEG - A report from the Manitoba Police Commission says the province should consider enhanced security cameras, a crackdown on panhandlers and other measures to improve safety in downto...
Dec 03, 2019
Storm sign local product Schellenberg, make moves before December cut-down date.
The Grande Prairie Storm have announced the signing of local product Austin Schellenberg.Schellenberg, a native of Grande Prairie, has spent the last three seasons playing in the WHL, serving time wit...
Dec 03, 2019 Photo Credit: WHL
B.C. murder suspect with Grande Prairie connection arrested in California
A man wanted in connection with a first-degree murder charge in British Columbia has been arrested in California.Police in the United States say 28-year-old Brandon Teixeira is in prison pending extra...
Dec 03, 2019 Teixeira was wanted for the 2017 murder of 28-year-old Nicholas Khabra in Surrey B.C.
Alberta RCMP pens parody, “Thieves’ Favourite Things,” for theft awareness
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The holiday season brings joy and presents to many, and according to Alberta RCMP, a lot of theft.There were 130 mail thefts across the province in December 2018 and over 120 in Janua...
Dec 03, 2019
Support pours in for Red Deer baby recovering from brain surgery
Central Albertans have stepped up in a big way to help a young Red Deer family whose infant son is recovering from recent brain surgery.Well over $16,000 has been raised through a GoFundMe campaign in...
Dec 03, 2019
Alberta legislature adjourns after body found on steps
WARNING: Details in this story may be upsetting to some readers.EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature has adjourned after a body was found on the front steps of the building.Edmonton police say they were...
Dec 02, 2019
RCMP search warrant leads to drug and weapons seizures and charges
The Grande Prairie RCMP Drug Unit with assistance from the General Investigation Section and the Crime Reduction Unit conducted searches on two separate apartments and one vehicle November 22. The sea...
Dec 02, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Grande Prairie RCMP
Park Hotel to be demolished by spring of 2020
It looks like what many have described as an eyesore in downtown Grande Prairie will soon be coming down.The building that formerly housed the Park Hotel may be gone by the end of spring next year.Cit...
Dec 02, 2019 Photo: Curtis Galbraith
Grande Prairie man charged in stolen property investigation
Grande Prairie RCMP say a tip about stolen property being stored at a city residence has led to charges against a 46-year-old man.The tip came in earlier this fall. A search of the home on Saturday tu...
Dec 02, 2019 Photo supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP
Peace Wapiti Public School Division loses $2-million in grants
Cuts in Budget 2019 have caused a loss of three major grants to school divisions across the province, including the Peace Wapiti Public School Division.School Divisions were expecting to lose the $730...
Dec 02, 2019 Peace Wapiti Public School Division