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RCMP looking to identify suspect wanted in shooting incident
Grande Prairie RCMP is hoping someone can help them identify a suspect wanted in relation to reports of shots being fired at a residence in the Patterson Place neigbourhood back in October. Mounties s...
Dec 02, 2021

RCMP investigating fatal rollover near Highway 672
The Grande Prairie RCMP and emergency crews are on the scene at Highway 672 (Emerson Trail) and Range Road 70 in the County of Grande Prairie following the report of a single-vehicle rollover involvin...
Dec 01, 2021

Patients moving from QEII to GPRH December 4
With the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital set to open its doors to the public, Saturday, December 4 is expected to be a very busy day for those helping transfer patients from the QEII to the new h...
Dec 01, 2021

Alberta confirms first Omicron variant COVID-19 case
Alberta's chief medical officer of health confirmed Tuesday afternoon the province has identified its first Omicron variant COVID-19 case.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the case was found in a recent travelle...
Nov 30, 2021

Veterans Memorial Garden O'Canada Walkway set to honour past, present and fallen soldiers
An official Honour Roll will soon be placed at the O'Canada Walkway at the Veterans Memorial Park in Grande Prairie to honour those who have or are currently serving in the military. The project, OPER...
Nov 30, 2021

Effort to bring Queen's Bench judge to Grande Prairie moves ahead
The effort to have a Court of Queen's Bench judge in Grande Prairie has taken a step ahead.Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has written to Mayor Jackie Clayton to say that the Court of Queen's Ben...
Nov 29, 2021

Highlights from Monday's Grande Prairie City Council meeting
City budget talks start Thursday. Among the items to be discussed will be putting another $200,000 into the Economic Recovery Program. Since it started in 2020, the program has given out 106 grants wo...
Nov 29, 2021

YMCA of Northern Alberta sees uptick in waitlist calls following $10 a day childcare announcement
The YMCA of Northern Alberta Childcare is welcoming the $10 a day childcare announcement with open arms. The announcement came on November 15 from the federal and provincial government which is set to...
Nov 29, 2021

Beaverlodge's Geoff Walker to represent Canadian curling team at 2022 Beijing Olympics
Beaverlodge's Geoff Walker is off to his first Olympic Games.Walker and Team Gushue defeated Team Jacobs 4-3 Sunday night in Saskatoon at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials to secure the right to rep...
Nov 28, 2021

Some Peace Region ranchers may have to sell herds because of drought-caused feed shortage
A Beaverlodge rancher who sits on the Alberta Beef Producers Board of Directors says feed supplies have been "stretched very thin" after the drought.Mike Nadeau says some ranchers may have to sell the...
Nov 28, 2021