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Impaired Driving Bus visits Grande Prairie area for the weekend

Drunk drivers beware: The Impaired Driving Bus is here.The RCMP will be deploying their Mobile Breath Test Unit this weekend around the Grande Prairie area at various check stops, looking to bust drun...

Jul 12, 2019 Photo: Shaun Penner

Bait quad used to track theft suspects

Beaverlodge RCMP say a bait quad led them to a couple of theft suspects.Police put out a quad equipped with a GPS tracker in an area near Hythe June 14. Mounties say this same area had seen a dozen br...

Jul 12, 2019

Horse Lake man charged after stealing, crashing vehicle

A Horse Lake man is facing several charges following the recovery of a stolen vehicle. Police were notified of an erratic driver at around 7 a.m. on Wednesday on Highway 43 near Highway 672. It was re...

Jul 11, 2019

RCMP say bogus bills are being used in Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie RCMP say they are investigating several incidents where counterfeit money has been used at local businesses. Police say they had 20 such reports in recent days involving bills of variou...

Jul 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Council to discuss new economic development strategy for Grande Prairie

A city committee is recommending council approve a new economic development strategy.The city's senior economic development officer Rebecca Leigh says this is meant to be a long-term plan."The intent ...

Jul 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Local artists nominated for Canadian Country Music Awards

The nominations are in and the Peace Country will be well represented at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards this September. Grande Prairie's Tenille Townes has been nominated for four award...

Jul 11, 2019

Man prohibited from driving Canada-wide pulled over and charged in Hythe traffic stop

A man prohibited from driving in Canada is facing charges after he was pulled over in Hythe. According to RCMP, on the evening of June 22, around 10 p.m. officers pulled an SUV over for an occupant re...

Jul 11, 2019

Charges laid in swan fireworks shooting incident

Alberta Justice and Solicitor General have confirmed to EverythingGP that charges have been laid in the case of a video showing a family of trumpeter swans seemingly being shot at with fireworks or fl...

Jul 10, 2019

RCMP advising residents of illegitimate paving business

If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.Grande Prairie Rural RCMP are advising the public to watch for door-to-door service peddlers after responding to an incident on July 4, involving a trave...

Jul 10, 2019

Tornado confirmed south of Grande Prairie Monday

Environment Canada says there was a tornado south of Grande Prairie Monday. The twister, described as weak, swept through northern Alberta around 4:40 p.m. Monday and touched down about 75 km south of...

Jul 10, 2019 Photo credit: The Weather Network