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Alberta RCMP start new initiative to combat car theft
Summer in Alberta is a popular time for vacations, but is also when the highest number of vehicle property crimes occur.Last year, from June 1 to August 30, there were more than 3,200 vehicle thefts a...
Aug 07, 2019

Colder and wetter July than normal in Grande Prairie
Mother nature hasn't been too kind to the Swan City so far this summer with the amount of the rain the City and the region has received.Environment Canada Meteorologist Dan Kulak revealed that July 20...
Aug 07, 2019 (photo credit to Curtis Galbraith)

Section of Township Rd. 711 closed; paving starts near Spruce Villa Estates
The heavy rainfall in recent days has done some significant damage to a stretch of Township Road 711 (southwest of Grande Prairie), where the road crosses Spring Creek.With that, effective at 4 p.m. W...
Aug 06, 2019

Grande Prairie man gets jail time for 2017 Jasper police chase
A Grande Prairie man has pleaded guilty to five different criminal code counts stemming from a police chase in Jasper back in 2017.In a release sent out Tuesday by Alberta RCMP, police said 44-year-ol...
Aug 06, 2019

Flagger nearly abducted near Fort St. John over weekend
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - RCMP in northeastern British Columbia say a road flagger working alone on a remote stretch of road fought off an abduction attempt.A news release says the woman was directing tra...
Aug 06, 2019

"Some interesting things" turning up at local dinosaur bone beds
A field crew from the University of Alberta has been busy exploring some dinosaur bone bed sites in the Peace Country this summer. They have been working at Pipestone Creek, along with two others call...
Aug 06, 2019 Photo from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Facebook page.

Lights Claim Silver at Tier I Provincials
The Northern Lights Baseball Academy have returned to Grande Prairie with a silver medal from Tier 1 U18 AAA provincials in Sherwood Park. After scoring twice in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Calg...
Aug 05, 2019 photo courtesy Facebook

More Road Work Projects Begin on Monday
Four more road rehabilitation projects will get started today in the city.Areas that will see work include 100th street between 84th and 99th avenues, 100th street between 101 and 104 avenues, Resourc...
Aug 05, 2019

Lights into Semi Finals at Tier 1 U-18 AAA Baseball Provincials
The Northern Lights Baseball Academy will face the Calgary Bandits in semi final action Sunday morning at Tier 1 provincials in Sherwood Park. The Lights finished atop their pool with a 2-1 record aft...
Aug 04, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Northern Lights Baseball Academy

Jet boat tours among fund-raisers planned by PJC Dinosaur Museum
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum thinks it has found a unique way for people to see some of its bone bed sites.It will be offering jet boat tours August 10.Museum curator Corwin Sullivan says the ...
Aug 02, 2019