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Grande Prairie's Finton family shares $1 million lotto win

Dennis, Jane, and Lucas Finton are splitting $1 million amongst themselves after winning the top prize on an ULTIMATE instant ticket on November 21, 2022. The trio's winning ticket was picked up by De...

Jan 03, 2023

Charges laid after New Year's Eve incident

For the second time in less than a week, a firearms-related event led RCMP in Grande Prairie to start a shelter in place order. The latest incident took place Saturday night at around 9:47 p.m., when ...

Jan 01, 2023

Grande Prairie RCMP looking for witnesses of alleged indecent act

Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for witnesses that can possibly identify a suspect alleged to have performed an indecent act at the Shoppers Drug Mart on 108th street (Wapiti Road). Mounties say at ar...

Dec 30, 2022

The County facilities half-masting to honour late County Councilor

The County of Grande Prairie is offering its condolences to the family of a former County councilor.Raymond Gilkyson passed away on, Monday, December 19 at the age of 77.He was born and raised in the ...

Dec 29, 2022

Slave Lake RCMP charge 83-year-old following drunk driving death

A woman is dead after what Slave Lake RCMP are calling a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian.The incident occurred around 12:23 am on Tuesday in the community of Smith, located about 71 km so...

Dec 29, 2022

Spirit River Emergency Department closed for 36 hours

Due to staffing issues, the Emergency Department at the Central Peace Health Complex in Spirit River is closed temporarily. From 7:00 p.m. on December 27, to 7:00 a.m. on December 29, the ED will be c...

Dec 27, 2022

Freezing rain and snowfall warnings for Peace region

Environment Canada has issued weather warnings across the Peace region for December 26 for both freezing rain and snowfall. In the Grande Prairie - Beaverlodge - Valleyview and Hinton - Grande Cache a...

Dec 26, 2022

NORAD all set to track Santa Claus during his Christmas eve journey

The military agency known for tracking incoming aerial threats to North America will once again be tracking a much less threatening visitor on Saturday. NORAD's Christmas tradition of keeping Santa Cl...

Dec 24, 2022

Evacuation order rescinded near Tomslake

Following a tanker truck crash carrying hazardous material between Pouce Coupe and the Alberta boundary on Wednesday afternoon, the evacuation order for the community of Tomslake has been rescinded. A...

Dec 22, 2022

Evacuation order issued for area near Tomslake after tanker truck crash

The Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation order for an area close to Tomslake after a tanker truck crash.The order includes a one-kilometre radius at the junction of Highway 2 and 198...

Dec 21, 2022