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UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say device thought suspicious was not an explosive
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say the device that was first thought to be suspicious was not an explosive.Mounties say they got a report just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday about a suspicious device in the ...
Jul 22, 2023
Street Performers Festival happening this weekend
The Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival takes over downtown this weekend.The festival starts at 4:45 this afternoon (Friday) with the show continuing until 9:45 p.m. Saturday's hou...
Jul 21, 2023
CP News Alert: Helicopter crashes near Peace River during firefighting operation
PEACE RIVER, Alta. - The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter involved in firefighting operations has crashed in northwestern Alberta.The agency says investigators are heading to the scene.Sp...
Jul 20, 2023
Fire hazards rated moderate for Grande Prairie, Peace River Forest Areas
The wildfire hazard is listed as moderate in the Grande Prairie Forest Area. It currently has 10 active fires with two being held and the rest under control. A list of active fires can be found here. ...
Jul 19, 2023
City committee recommends council approve another $1.2 million for the Coordinated Care Campus project
A city hall committee is recommending council approve another $1.2 million dollars into the Coordinated Care Campus, the permanent supportive housing facility going into the former Stonebridge Hotel.T...
Jul 19, 2023
Three-month Peace River RCMP investigation leads to two arrests
As part of an ongoing investigation that started in May, conducted by Peace River RCMP, two suspects who were allegedly trafficking drugs, have been arrested.On July 13, RCMP executed a search warrant...
Jul 18, 2023
NWP's National Bee Diagnostic Centre receives $1.75 million grant
Funding from a federal government program has landed in the Peace Region for research and innovation at Northwestern Polytechnic's National Bee Diagnostic Centre located in Beaverlodge. The $1.75 mill...
Jul 17, 2023
Work on 68 Avenue to start Monday
City Hall says some road work on 68 Avenue is starting Monday.New pavements will be installed in the westbound lanes between Knowledge Way and Kateri Drive.Crews will also be replacing some of the cur...
Jul 16, 2023
Tenille Townes, High Valley score CCMA nominations
The nominees 2023 Canada Country Music Association awards have been announced and two acts from the Peace are up for awards.Tenille Townes has five nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Fema...
Jul 14, 2023
Odyssey House fundraiser GrandeCon set for this weekend
GrandeCon returns to Grande Prairie for its second version this weekend.The pop culture gathering is a fundraiser for Odyssey House, Grande Prairie's women's shelter.Wrestling legend Bret "The Hitman"...
Jul 14, 2023