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Charges laid after drugs seized from Pinnacle home and vehicle
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's organized crime unit has laid charges against a 24-year-old city resident after executing a search warrant as part of an investigation.Nearly $50,000 in dru...
Dec 02, 2022

Beaverlodge introduces Justin Beaver and Beaverly!
After tough deliberations at the Beaverlodge council meeting on November 28, the town's roadside attraction, the world's largest beaver officially has a name... Justin Beaver!The beaver mascot that ma...
Dec 02, 2022

ASIRT take over investigation with officer involved shooting
On December 1, at around 1:23 p.m., Maskwacis RCMP received a call from a concerned resident saying that a male had a firearm and had been discharging it in the rural area.Upon arrival, officers had a...
Dec 02, 2022

Extreme cold warning blanketing northwestern Alberta
Temperatures are expected to dip near minus 40 in the Peace region Thursday with very cold overnight temperatures persisting into the weekend.Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for mo...
Dec 01, 2022

Seismic activity felt across Northern Alberta
Earthquakes Canada recorded seismic activity in three different locations across Northwestern Alberta on Tuesday,Two of the reports came from an area northeast of Reno, near Peace River.The first eart...
Nov 29, 2022

Alberta Major Crimes Unit investigating homicide in High Prairie
On Tuesday, November 29, High Prairie RCMP received a firearms complaint at 1:43 a.m. in the area around 50 Street and 52 Avenue.After they arrived, Mounties spotted a nearby vehicle, where a deceased...
Nov 29, 2022

City Council approves of 1.71 tax budget increase for 2023
Grande Prairie City Council unanimously approved of a 2023 tax budget increase of 1.71 per cent.The increase is one of the lowest increases in the province and almost half the size of the projected th...
Nov 28, 2022

UCP and NDP announce priorities heading into new legislative session
The fourth sitting of the 30th Alberta Legislature starts tomorrow, and both the United Conservative and New Democratic's have announced their intentions heading into the Fall Session.UCP UCP House Le...
Nov 28, 2022

Council to discuss future of soon-to-be vacant land in Avondale area in 2024 budget talks
At the recent city hall budget talks, councillors voted to add an unfunded item for $10 million to the 2024 budget to implement a re-development plan for the land where the Leisure Centre is currently...
Nov 26, 2022

Salvation Army in desperate need of volunteers for Christmas Kettle campaign
The Grande Prairie Salvation Army are one week into their 2022 Christmas Kettle campaign but have not been able to open some of their locations due to a severe shortage of volunteers. Captain Peter Ki...
Nov 25, 2022