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Saddle Hills County gets $2 million for Central Peace Regional Water Treatment Plant

The provincial government has granted $2 million in funding for the proposed Central Peace Regional Water Treatment Plant in Saddle Hills County. Through the Water for Life program, 90 per-cent of the...

Jul 31, 2022

RCMP looking for murder suspect they say is armed and dangerous

Peace River RCMP say the Alberta Serious Crimes Branch is looking for a murder suspect considered armed and dangerous.Brenon Gray, 31, of Cadotte Lake is described as: 185 lbs and 5'4 Brown eyes Brown...

Jul 30, 2022

Record breaking heat in Grande Prairie this week

On Wednesday and Thursday, Grande Prairie saw the highest temperatures recorded since 1942!32.9 degrees Celsius was reached on Wednesday, beating the previous record of 29.2 degrees Celsius in 2009. T...

Jul 29, 2022

Grande Prairie Fire Department gets brand new engine

A brand new fire engine has joined the City of Grande Prairie Fire Department and will soon be responding to emergency scenes.A 2022 Spartan Gladiator Classic Smeal Custom Pumper will be retiring a fr...

Jul 29, 2022

Man dead after shooting on Woodland Cree Nation

Peace Regional RCMP says a man shot at a private home Tuesday in the Woodland Cree Nation has died.The 35-year-old had been treated on scene before being taken to an Edmonton hospital.Mounties were ca...

Jul 28, 2022

Two regional candidates in provincial UCP Leadership Debate

Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA and former Finance Minister Travis Toews and Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen are two of seven candidates in the running to become the new leader of the United Conservati...

Jul 28, 2022

RCMP stop attempted bank robbery in downtown Grande Prairie last week

On Wednesday, July 20, at around 2:00 p.m. a male suspect entered the Scotiabank in the downtown core, demanding a large sum of money and threatening people with explosives. The Grande Prairie RCMP re...

Jul 27, 2022

Heatwave makes it way to Peace Region this week

A heat warning has been issued by Environment Canada in Grande Prairie, as well as most of the Peace Region. For more than five days, temperatures are expected to rise over 29 degrees Celsius with ove...

Jul 26, 2022

Motorcycle driver dead after collision Sunday in Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie RCMP says a motorcycle driver has died after a collision between his machine and a pick-up.Mounties say the collision happened around 12:45 Sunday afternoon at 108 Street and 79 Avenue....

Jul 25, 2022

Drug trafficking investigation leads to large seizure and charges from rural property

The Peace River General Investigation Section with the assistance of the Western Alberta District Criminal Intelligence Coordinator initiated an investigation into drug trafficking in the Peace River ...

Jul 25, 2022