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Three members of the Official Opposition visit Grande Prairie

Three NDP MLA's are in Grande Prairie this week, where they are visiting with local councillors, meeting with the public, and attending the Growing the North Conference.Joe Cecei, the Critic for Munic...

Feb 19, 2020 NDP supporters gather at Grande Prairie Coffee Co. to meet and talk with the MLAs (photo by Liam Verster)

Blockade supporting Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs on rail line in Edmonton

EDMONTON - A blockade has been set up on a Canadian National Railway line on the western edge of Edmonton in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in British Colu...

Dylan Payne Feb 19, 2020

Escaped bison remain at large in Hythe area

The Beaverlodge RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye out for a group of bison roaming around the Village of Hythe and surrounding area after they broke free from a trailer on Tuesday evening.Beav...

Feb 19, 2020 This photo was taken by a Hythe resident on Tuesday evening, as the bison roamed around the village. RCMP say all 15 bison remain at large at this time (Photo: Facebook / Hythe Fire Department)

New education funding model to take effect in 2020-21 school year

For the first time in 15 years, the Alberta Government is rolling out a new funding model for K-12 education. The new formula will reallocate grants and change the way students are counted. The govern...

Feb 19, 2020 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange made the announcement on Tuesday in Edmonton (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Parkside Inn project to end in October

The Protective and Social Services Committee was presented with an update to the Parkside Inn supportive housing pilot project at Tuesday's committee meeting. Katherine Schmidt, the Housing and Homele...

Feb 18, 2020 Parkside Inn in the summer of 2018 (photo: Curtis Galbraith)

Eight awards handed out at annual Passionate Hearts Celebration

Individuals, teams, and businesses that have helped to improve the quality of life, or enhance social services in their community were recognized at the 14th annual Passionate Hearts Celebration and L...

Feb 18, 2020 John Neudorf of NTL Pipelines is presented with the Passionate Heart Business Award at the 2020 Luncheon on Friday, February 14 (From L-R: City of Grande Prairie Councillor Jackie Clayton, Jared Holmquist with NTL Pipelines, NTL Pipelines President/Owner John Neudorf, County of Grande Prairie Councillor Karen Rosvold. Photo: EverythingGP Staff)

Peace Country athletes claim gold at 2020 Alberta Winter Games

Zone 8 is bringing home a total of 21 medals from the 2020 Alberta Winter Games, which wrapped up on Family Day Monday in Airdrie.The zone, which represented the majority of Peace Region athletes, cla...

Feb 18, 2020 Grande Prairie's Aiden Armstrong claimed two gold medals, along with a bronze at the games this past weekend (Photo: 2020 Alberta Winter Games / Chad Goddard / Chad Goddard Photography)

Court update: stolen mailbox keys lead to jail time, trials set in two other cases

Alberta Justice says two people charged after an arrest involving stolen Canada Post keys earlier this year have pleaded guilty.Grande Prairie RCMP said at the time Matthew Gilbert and Teanna Moyles w...

Peace River area placed under extreme cold warning

Areas to the north of Grande Prairie have been placed under an extreme cold warning Monday afternoon, as wind chill values are expected to dip down to -40 over night.The warning has been issued for th...

County fire crews respond to rural blaze near Wembley

Investigators are looking into the cause of an early Sunday morning fire near Wembley. County fire crews from Wembley, Beaverlodge and La Glace responded to a call at 2:45 AM of a residential blaze at...