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Alberta MPs to push federal government to help farmers

The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenize says he and his colleagues have committed to five things to help farmers who still have crop out in the field.Chris Warkentin says in a news release that list inclu...

Nov 08, 2019 Photo by Oleg Zaikan from www.dreamstime.com

RCMP investigating after vehicle damaged outside of Great Northern Casino

Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects responsible for damaging a vehicle outside of the Great Northern Casino in October.At approximately 2 a.m. on October 25, t...

Nov 08, 2019 Suspects pictured in top left corner (Photo courtesy of Grande Prairie RCMP)

Practice for emergency personnel Wednesday at Grande Prairie Airport

Close to 50 people took part in an emergency exercise Wednesday at the Grande Prairie Airport. The group included RCMP members and firefighters, along with volunteers, GPRC students and people from Te...

Nov 08, 2019

County asks drivers to use caution on slick roads

The County of Grande Prairie is asking drivers to exercise caution while on the roads.The inclement weather, including a winter storm that has already brought freezing rain, has led to poor road condi...

Nov 08, 2019

New custom fire trucks will soon serve County of Grande Prairie

Brand new, bigger, and better equipped fire trucks will soon be operating in Bezanson and La Glace. County of Grande Prairie's Regional Fire Service's Chief, Dan Verdun, says the new trucks will repla...

Nov 08, 2019 Photo: Facebook / County of Grande Prairie

RCMP testing turns up dangerous mixtures in seized drugs

Grande Prairie RCMP's Drug Section says lab testing has turned up stronger drugs in what were initially believed to be heroin and cocaine.Those included carfentanil and fentanyl. Other substances foun...

Nov 07, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Tim Horton's Smile Cookie Campaign raises record-breaking amount for pediatric healthcare

The 2019 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign ran this past September and raised a record-breaking amount.A total of $62,080.11 was raised for the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation.The money ra...

Nov 07, 2019 Cheque presentation for the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation (Photo: Emily Keller)

Hard times in oil patch discussed at council

Recent news of Husky Energy layoffs and of Canadian energy company Encana changing their name and moving to the US for more investor opportunities, oil and gas workers are saying Alberta is struggling...

Nov 07, 2019

Province says criminals will no longer be able to sue homeowners

WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Alberta is making changes to prevent homeowners from being sued if they injure people committing crimes on their property. Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer says the government will...

Nov 06, 2019 Ministers Jason Nixon, Rick Wilson and Doug Schweitzer announced further steps to combat rural crime Wednesday. Photo supplied by the province.

Saddle Hills County declares agriculture disaster

Saddle Hills County has joined the County of Grande Prairie in declaring a municipal agriculture disaster.A post on the Saddle Hills County Facebook page says a lot of the crop has not been harvested ...