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Grande Prairie Composite dismissed for remainder of day due to unsubstantiated threat, PWA students return to classroom
UPDATE:The Grande Prairie RCMP advise the public that Grande Prairie Composite High School will be closed for the remainder of the day due to the RCMP's investigation of a threat made towards The Comp...
Apr 06, 2022
Alberta RCMP warns against speeding as spring approaches
With spring having sprung in the Peace Region, RCMP officers across Alberta are reminding motorists to follow the rules of the road and obey the posted speed limits. Sgt. Darrin Turnbull with Alberta ...
Apr 05, 2022
City Hall to look at a healing centre for Grande Prairie
A presentation from a local man on drug use he has seen on Grande Prairie streets has led to City Council asking administration to look at the potential to establish a healing centre.The presenter had...
Apr 05, 2022
Big Hearts for Big Kids marks a successful return to in-person performance
The 12th edition of Big Hearts for Big Kids will go into the record books as the most successful one to date in terms of funds raised.Over $450,000 was raised on Saturday night, shattering the previou...
Apr 04, 2022
Warkentin calls for reduction in taxes and federal spending in 2022 federal budget
With the 2022 federal budget set to be delivered this week, the MP for Grande Prairie Mackenzie hopes to see the reduction of taxes unveiled in the House of Commons. Chris Warkentin says that with the...
Apr 03, 2022
‘I am very sorry:’ A look at the history, hurdles of papal apologies
First Nations, Inuit and Mtis residential school survivors, knowledge keepers, elders, and youth have wrapped up meetings with Pope Francis at the Vatican with a historic apology.The delegation was th...
Apr 01, 2022
RCMP arrest Adam Pearson for first-degree murder after two years on the run
The RCMP Major Crimes Unit says 27-year-old Adam Pearson has been arrested after two years on the run for the first-degree murder of Cody Michaloski.Back on Oct. 13, 2019, police located Michaloski de...
Mar 31, 2022
Sexsmith Fire Department welcomes first-ever full-time firefighter
The Town of Sexsmith has officially welcomed its first full-time firefighter to its fire department. Mayor Kate Potter says the move to hire a full-time firefighter to the Sexsmith Fire Department is ...
Mar 31, 2022
Northern lights could shine bright throughout Peace Region over next few days
The nighttime skies in Grande Prairie and the Peace Region could be lit up by the northern lights over the next few days.According to the Facebook group Alberta Aurora Chasers, a weather office in the...
Mar 30, 2022
Warkentin calls on Trudeau government to get rid of carbon tax ahead of April 1 increase
Grande Prairie-Mackenzie MP Chris Warkentin is demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government put an immediate end to the carbon tax.The call to end the carbon tax comes as the fed...
Mar 29, 2022