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Keystone XL pipeline project officially terminated
The Keystone XL pipeline project has officially been terminated. TC Energy and the provincial government confirmed the news in separate news releases Wednesday afternoon. The government release says t...
Jun 09, 2021

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended in Grande Prairie area
UPDATE (9:15 p.m.): The severe thunderstorm watch for the Grande Prairie area has ended. -------------- UPDATE (7:13 p.m.): All severe thunderstorm warnings have ended for the Grande Prairie area. A w...
Jun 09, 2021

UPDATE: Former AHS North Zone top doctor accused of sexual offences against young child
The former lead medical officer for the Alberta Health Services' North Zone has been charged by Grande Prairie RCMP for sexual offences against a young child that allegedly took place between 2018 and...
Jun 08, 2021

Grande Prairie's Minic hoping for strong performance at Canada Olympic swimming trials
Grande Prairie's Catherine Minic is heading to the Canada Olympic swim trials next week in Toronto.The swim trials will take place in Toronto from June 19-23 at the Pan Am Sports Centre. The original ...
Jun 08, 2021

Great Northern Casino to re-open Thursday
For the first time since December 12, 2020, the Great Northern Casino will open its doors to the public on Thursday.The re-opening of the Great Northern Casino comes as Alberta moves into Stage 2 of i...
Jun 08, 2021

Referendum question on equalization introduced in Alberta legislature
Premier Jason Kenney introduced a motion in the legislature Monday to put a referendum question on equalization on the ballot of municipal elections this fall.Kenney says Albertans will be heard throu...
Jun 07, 2021

Grande Prairie to host PBR Canada Cup event October 1-2
The 2021 PBR Canada Cup Series will be returning to the Swan City this October, as Grande Prairie will host an event from October 1-2.This is the sixth season of the PBR Canada Cup series and this sea...
Jun 07, 2021

Grande Prairie woman walking 215 kilometres in honour of Kamloops residential school kids
A Grande Prairie woman says she is going to walk 215 kilometers throughout the month of June to honour the 215 children whose remains were confirmed to be buried at the site of the former Kamloops res...
Jun 06, 2021

Walk held to honour residential school victims
Close to 100 people gathered at Centre 2000 Friday evening to participate in a walk to honour the 215 children whose remains were confirmed to be buried at the site of a former residential school in K...
Jun 04, 2021

Grande Prairie sees highest rate of opioid-related fatalities in 2021's first quarter
New data released by Alberta Health (AH) shows five more people died as a result of an accidental acute drug poisoning in March of 2021 in Grande Prairie.Those fatalities, all of which were linked to ...
Jun 04, 2021