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Faust RCMP say arrest made after murder
UPDATE July 12: Faust RCMP say 42-year old Anthony Knott of Edmonton has been charged with murder and is due in Slave Lake court July 16.Faust RCMP say a suspect has been arrested after a murder in Ki...
Jul 11, 2025

Grande Prairie hosting 2025 Special Olympics Alberta Provincial Summer Games
The Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games kick off in Grande Prairie Friday, July 11.The games will see athletes with learning disabilities compete in ten different sporting events.Games Manager Lisa ...
Jul 11, 2025

Motorcyclist caught speeding 106 km/h in active construction zone
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services says they want to remind motorists to obey the rules of reduced speed limits in construction zones to keep other road users and workers safe. On Wednesday, July 9, ...
Jul 10, 2025

AHS confirms measles case in Fairview
Alberta Health Services has confirmed a person infected with measles was in a public setting in Fairview while infectious.Individuals who visited the Fairview Freson Bros. July 7, between 5:30 p.m. an...
Jul 09, 2025

Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America as summer travel gets underway
Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher. The province's former chief medical officer of hea...
Jul 09, 2025

Average rent down 6% in Alberta
According to the most recent National Rent Report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation, the average asking rents in the country were down 2.7 per cent in June compared to a year ago, for the ninth consecutive...
Jul 08, 2025

County of Grande Prairie Council investing to "support residents during most challenging times"
The County of Grande Prairie recently presented a cheque to the Compassion House Foundation in Edmonton.Compassion House provides safe and affordable accommodations for women in rural areas who must t...
Jul 08, 2025

Grande Prairie youth in custody after June stabbing
Grande Prairie RCMP say a city cab driver is now home and recovering after a stabbing incident at the end of June. On June 28, at 2 a.m. RCMP received a call regarding a taxi driver who was stabbed in...
Jul 07, 2025

Vigen atop the aggregate following Day 3 at Calgary Stampede
Three consecutive second-place runs has given Grande Prairie's Chanse Vigen the top spot in the aggregate following Sunday night's running of the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby. A downpour before th...
Jul 07, 2025

Grande Prairie Chuckwagon driver ties for second at Day 2 of Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby
Chanse Vigen's run at the 2025 Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede saw him tie for second and third place.At Day 2 of the Derby, Grande Prairie's Vigen had a time of 1:12.31, tieing him with Jamie...
Jul 06, 2025