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Grande Prairie drug bust leads to four arrests

Four people are facing charges after a Monday drug bust in Grande Prairie.Police say the search in a hotel room turned up cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, crystal meth., mushroom pills, and illegal cannabis...

Jul 31, 2019 Photo supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP

Final day to apply for spot on Minister's Youth Council

If you had the chance to speak with the Provincial Education Minister, what would you say?Junior and senior high school student's who would like to have their voices heard on issues at the provincial ...

Jul 31, 2019 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange (second from right) will lead the council of 32 student's from across Alberta. (Photo: Facebook / Adriana LaGrange)

Only troublesome issues bring MPs to Ottawa in the summer: Warkentin

It was an unusual site in Ottawa Tuesday. MPs were called back to Ottawa after the Globe and Mail reported that two former Canadian ambassadors were told to keep quiet about this country's recent dipl...

Jul 31, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

PBR Canada series coming to Grande Prairie

PBR bull-riding is coming to Grande Prairie. The October 5 show will be held at Evergreen Park. Dave Anderson with BuckWild Entertainment says bringing this event here has been talked about for severa...

Jul 30, 2019 Jared Parsonage is the current leader of the PBR Canada standings. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

Toy exhibit now open at Grande Prairie Museum

The Grande Prairie museum has a new exhibit for adults and children alike.I had one of those: 100 Years of Toys and Games has opened at the museum and will feature a variety of toys and games from eac...

Jul 30, 2019 I had one of those: 100 Years of Toys and Games

44% of Albertans are within $200 of insolvency: Report

The amount of people in Grande Prairie and the rest of Alberta on the edge of financial bankruptcy remains at very high levels.The Consumer Debt Index, a report produced by the accounting firm MNP, st...

Jul 30, 2019

Two murder cases due back in Grande Prairie court next month

Two murder cases were in Grande Prairie Provincial Court Monday.Allan Hamelin and Harlin Martineau made a brief appearance by closed-circuit television from the Peace River Correctional Centre.They we...

Jul 30, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Exactly claims the Alberta Derby

It was a beautiful day for horse racing at Evergreen Park Sunday as the 2019 Alberta Derby took centre stage.Following the scratch of #4 "Its All Good", the four remaining horses raced just over a mil...

Jul 29, 2019 (photo credit to Evergreen Park's Twitter account)

Court update: jail time in July incident, trial date set after December theft

Alberta Justice says a July incident where homeowners cornered a suspect until police arrived has led to a six-month jail term for the man charged.Arlen Jake Camille Ferguson of Horse Lake admitted to...

Jul 29, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

City, province partnering to offer collaboration grant

A Collaboration Grant is now available for organizations in Grande Prairie that are working to make a positive social difference in the community.The City of Grande Prairie and the Alberta Government'...

Jul 29, 2019