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Albertans have the chance to give their condolences to the Royal Family
The government of Alberta is offering Albertans the chance to give their condolences to the Royal Family.Residents can send online messages, or scroll through a photo gallery curated by the Alberta go...
Sep 09, 2022

Local and provincial leaders issue statements on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
A statement from Grande Prairie City Hall on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II calls her death "a momentous day in history."The Queen died Thursday, September 8 at the age of 96. She was Britain's lon...
Sep 08, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch and Canadian head of state, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a statement. The announcement came hours after the pa...
Sep 08, 2022

More on the death of stabbing suspect Myles Sanderson
ROSTHERN, Sask. - Mounties say Myles Sanderson, a suspect in a deadly series of stabbings in Saskatchewan, went into medical distress a short time after he was taken into custody. RCMP say Sanderson h...
Sep 07, 2022

Myles Sanderson, suspect in 10 stabbing deaths in Saskatchewan, dead
UPDATE: RCMP announced Wednesday evening that Myles Sanderson died after being captured. ROSTHERN, Sask. - RCMP say Myles Sanderson, a suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage northeast of Saskatoon over ...
Sep 07, 2022

International FASD Awareness Day Walk in Muskoseepi on Thursday
The Northwest Peace FASD Network is partnering with other agencies in the Grande Prairie area to bring awareness to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in September. International FASD Awareness Day is on...
Sep 07, 2022

Bearhole Lake wildfire not posing threat to County of GP
The Grande Prairie Forest Area is not threatened by the out-of-control Bearhole Lake wildfire as of September 6. The fire west of the Alberta-B.C. border is estimated at approximately 5,846 hectares i...
Sep 06, 2022

Kelly Lake area residents to evacuate due to Bearhole Lake wildfire
The Peace River Regional District is directing residents of Kelly Lake to evacuate immediately due to the Bearhole Lake wildfire, which is out of control and estimated at 5,200 hectares in size. Smoke...
Sep 04, 2022

ASIRT decides no charges to be laid against officer involved in 2017 high speed chase
An RCMP officer will not be charged for his role in a 2017 high-speed chase that ended with a two-vehicle collision that resulted in one death. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team recently wrap...
Sep 02, 2022

Grande Prairie's New Horizon Co-op wins national award for modular farm
A Canadian Grocer's 2022 Impact Award for Sustainability has been awarded to Grande Prairie's New Horizon Co-op in Trader Ridge. After only a short amount of time being in the community, the modular f...
Sep 01, 2022