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No injuries following emergency landing of aircraft near Bear Lake

A small aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in a farmer's field northwest of the Grande Prairie Airport, shortly after take off on Christmas Day, after the plane's engine lost power.The p...

Dec 25, 2019

Holiday season can bring loneliness for some

The holiday season has arrived and for a lot of people it means that it's time to gather with family and friends and enjoy some company.However, for a lot of people it can be a difficult time. Many pe...

Dec 24, 2019 Photo: dreamstime.com

No fentanyl-related overdose deaths in GP in third quarter of 2019: Report

The latest report from Alberta Health on opioid related poisoning deaths in 2019 shows a dramatic drop in the fatality rate here in Grande Prairie.The rate per 100,000 dropped from 51 at the end of Ju...

Dec 24, 2019 Canadian Press File Photo

Year-End Interview: Chris Warkentin

2019 was a busy year in federal politics. The SNC Lavalin scandal was followed by an election that saw the Liberals re-elected with a minority, then Green leader Elizabeth May and Conservative leader ...

Dec 24, 2019 Chris Warkentin was re-elected as Grande Prairie-Mackenzie MP in October's federal election. Photo by Emily Keller.

Grande Prairie RCMP charge five more in impaired driving blitz

Five more people have been charged by Grande Prairie RCMP with criminal impaired driving, as a result of a continued effort to reduce impaired driving this holiday season.After charging four people th...

Dec 23, 2019 The RCMP's Mobile Breath Test Unit racked up more drunk drivers this past weekend (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Storm head into Christmas break with back-to-back wins

The Grande Prairie Storm defeated the Olds Grizzlys and Calgary Canucks this past weekend, both by the scores of 5-1 to head into the Christmas break on a winning note.On Saturday in Olds, the team wa...

Dec 23, 2019 Photo Credit: Shane Clausing

Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires

TORONTO - Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against the deadly wildfires devastating vast tracts of several Australian states. The Canadia...

Dylan Payne Dec 22, 2019

Cooking appliances cause fires in County Friday and Saturday

County Regional Fire Services have been busy responding to three calls over a 15 hour period Friday night and into Saturday morning. Two of those calls for service were for fires caused by cooking app...

Dec 21, 2019 Photo: Facebook / County of Grande Prairie

Fog advisory ended for Peace Country

UPDATE: Environment Canada has ended the fog advisory for Grande Prairie and the rest of the Peace Country.A fog advisory is effect for an area from Manning to Grande Prairie, and all the way across t...

Dec 21, 2019

Man shot and killed at Walmart in south Red Deer

A 69-year-old man is dead after he was shot at the Walmart Superstore in south Red Deer.Cst. Shelly Nasheim with Alberta RCMP says the man was shot in the entrance to the store at around 6:45 p.m.He w...

Dec 21, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)