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The Grande Prairie area has been placed under a severe thunderstorm watch Thursday by Environment Canada.The weather office says conditions are favourable for severe thunderstorms to develop which cou...

New resources to support Grande Prairie's economy will soon be on the way.On Thursday it was announced that Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) is being established by the Government of...

A heat warning has been issued for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area Wednesday afternoon.The warning comes as Environment Canada says daytime highs around 29 degrees combined wit...

A County of Grande Prairie farmer says he is feeling disappointed after he discovered hay which he had grown and baled was stolen off his property this past weekend.That hay belonged to 17-year-old Br...

Alberta Justice says a Peace River man has been given an eight-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge.Daniel Sawan was given 13-and-a-half months credit for time already spe...

Alberta Justice says an incident in Rycroft last October that saw a police vehicle rammed by a man in a stolen pick-up has led to a two-year jail sentence against the driver.Jesse William Jackson of P...

Long-time Grande Prairie City Council member Kevin O'Toole has made it official that he'll be seeking another term on council in October.O'Toole has been on council for a decade and says while this wi...

Valleyview RCMP say a 44-year-old man is dead after a vehicle rollover Saturday.The crash happened just after 5 p.m. on July 31 on Highway 43 at Range Road 230.Police say the man was ejected from his ...

Grande Prairie will be home to Alberta's newest drug treatment court.Drug treatment courts are designed to help break the cycle of addiction-motivated crime by giving non-violent offenders access to j...

A meeting to talk about rural crime and Alberta having its own police force heard some emotional stories from people victimized by criminals.One woman talked about being attacked in her home in front ...