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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

Alberta Derby set for Sunday afternoon at Evergreen Park

The best horses in the province will embark on Grande Prairie this afternoon for the annual Alberta Derby.The derby is one of the hardest races to get into in Alberta as explained by Evergreen Park's ...

Jul 28, 2019 (photo credit to Evergreen Park)

RCMP getting air support from military in hunt for homicide suspects

The RCMP are getting some help from the Canadian military as they continue the hunt for two young homicide suspects in northern Manitoba.Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tweeted last night that th...

Jul 27, 2019

Edmonton pair nabbed for cocaine possession in Grande Prairie

A number of searches over a one-week span by the Grande Prairie RCMP Municipal Drug Section has led to the seizure of cocaine and cash.Between July 17 and 24, a hotel room, a home and two vehicles wer...

Jul 27, 2019 Photo: Grande Prairie RCMP

Murder suspects may have left the Gillam area: Manitoba RCMP

Mounties in Manitoba are asking that anyone who may have unwittingly helped two teen homicide suspects leave the area where they were last seen to come forward.Cpl. Julie Courchaine says police aren't...

Jul 26, 2019

Development permits, lower speed limit to be discussed by Beaverlodge town council August 12

Beaverlodge town council has some things to discuss at a special town council meeting called for August 12.That includes a couple development permits plus the idea of lowering the speed limit in town ...

Jul 26, 2019 Photo from the Town of Beaverlodge Facebook page

Marten Beach evacuated, Highway 88 closed due to flooding

An evacuation order has been issued for a hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124, which is about 200 kilometres north of Edmonton.Heavy rainfall has caused the Marten River to ...

Jul 26, 2019