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Veterans Memorial Park adding Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer
Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park plans to add a Soldiers of Suicide Memorial this summer. An unveiling and weekend of healing is planned for August 15 to 17. Spokesperson Renee Charbonneau says...
Apr 06, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Parliamentary Protective Service warns of lockdown for East Block
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Protective Service says there's a lockdown in place on Parliament Hill. The service issued a warning on Saturday afternoon for anyone in East Block, which houses parliamenta...
Apr 05, 2025

Road win for Storm in Round 2 playoff opener
The Storm opened Round 2 of the AJHL playoffs with a 4-1 win in Whitecourt Friday night.Nicholas Jones made 32 saves to pick up the victory in net. Brandon de Haas, Will Harris, Alec Hall and Chase Ch...
Apr 05, 2025

Gun and drugs seized following Peace River traffic stop
On Monday, March 24, 2025, members of the Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Highway 986 and Range Road 203 where a man was sleeping inside. Officers atte...
Apr 04, 2025

GPPS shuts down Cobblestone flop house
The Grande Prairie Police Service's Community Standards Unit says it has shut down a flop house in Cobblestone that was a safety hazard for the community.Police say they were first called to the home ...
Apr 03, 2025

ATCO reporting several power outages in the Peace
UPDATE 2: The power outage that had impacted over 200 ATCO customers in the Richmond Industrial Park has ended, according to the ATCO outages map.Defective equipment was given as the cause. There were...
Apr 03, 2025

Cedar Point operating at full capacity, has high rate of people going to independent living, says official
Cedar Point, the housing support facility for Grande Prairie's homeless population, is operating at near capacity.It has 50 people staying there currently. There is room for 64.The Mustard Seed commun...
Apr 02, 2025

Grande Prairie RCMP make multiple drug-related arrests in February
During a virtual media event, Grande Prairie RCMP announced four separate events in February where the RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit made arrests related to the possession of illegal drugs.On Feb. 3, 20...
Apr 02, 2025

'Liberation Day': A timeline of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling he planned to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected...
Apr 02, 2025

Tariffs prompt price drop, concern for farmers, says Peace Country Alberta Grains delegate
An Alberta Grains delegate from the Peace says farmers are very concerned about tariffs. Woking farmer Jesse Mayer says canola prices dropped after China imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canol...
Apr 01, 2025