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Updates to five court cases
Guilty plea in MD of Smoky River drug arrestAlberta Justice says one of the two people charged after a 2024 drug arrest in the MD of Smoky River has pleaded guilty to one charge.Muhktar Ali of Nampa a...
Apr 15, 2025
Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda, something no prim...
Apr 14, 2025
Candidates, voter information for the federal election
Federal election day is two weeks away.There are six candidates running in the Grande Prairie riding:Donovan Eckstrom, Rhinoceros PartyElliot McDavid, IndependentShawn McLean, People's Party of Canada...
Apr 14, 2025
GP RCMP CRU makes drug trafficking arrest following traffic stop
Grande Prairie RCMP have arrested a suspect for drug trafficking related charges. On April 5, the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit stopped a vehicle for expired registration, with further investiga...
Apr 11, 2025
Grande Prairie with highest increase in average rents in March year-over-year
A new report says Grande Prairie had the fastest growing cost to rent an apartment in March, while at the same time being one of the most affordable places in Canada. The report from Rentals.ca says G...
Apr 11, 2025
Storm and Canucks to meet in AJHL final
The Alberta Junior Hockey League final will start on Good Friday in Calgary The Grande Prairie Storm will visit the Canucks for Game 1 on April 18. Face-off time will be 7 p.m. Game 2 will be played i...
Apr 10, 2025
Fatal vehicle rollover on Highway 674 Wednesday night
One man has passed away following a vehicle rollover in the County of Grande Prairie. Grande Prairie RCMP say on Wednesday April 9, at 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a single vehicle rol...
Apr 10, 2025
In Alberta, Carney follows Poilievre in pledging to speed up resource projects
Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an ``energy superpower'' to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to spee...
Apr 09, 2025
New use for old medicine unit at QE II
New transition care space will be established at the QE II Ambulatory Care Centre.It will be located in an old medicine unit and include 19 beds.Grande Prairie Regional Hospital senior operating offic...
Apr 08, 2025
UCP announce new funding model for acute care, critics say it's another step in wrong direction
With Acute Care Alberta now quite operational, the UCP shared Monday a new funding model for acute care is coming into play.The government claims its new model will increase accountability, efficiency...
Apr 07, 2025