Peace Region

Two community groups receive money from Rotary Club of Grande Prairie

The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie presented cheques to two different community groups Friday. One for $50,000 went to the Sexsmith and District Museum as part of its grain elevator restoration project...

Feb 14, 2020 Metis Nation of Alberta Local 1990 (left) and Sexsmith & District Museum (right) receiving cheques

Over a dozen protesters march against UCP cuts and privatization of health care

Sixteen supporters of United Nurses of Alberta (UNA), Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), and Canadian Public Employees Union (CUPE), took to the streets over the lunch hour on Friday, Febru...

Feb 14, 2020 Union supporters walking down 98 St (photo by Liam Verster)

Manslaughter guilty plea in Peace Region murder case

Alberta Justice says a preliminary hearing in a Peace Region murder case has ended with a guilty plea to a charge of manslaughter with a firearm.Randy Stephen Fiddler entered the plea Wednesday in Gra...

Feb 14, 2020

Family Day events in Grande Prairie, Wembley, Sexsmith and Valleyview

Family Day is coming up this Monday and there's lots to do in the Peace Region. Here are a few of the events going on in the area.Grande Prairie: Nitehawk Adventure ParkNitehawk Adventure Park and the...

Feb 14, 2020 Muskoseepi Park skating rink. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing

Grande Prairie second highest selling Valentine's Day gift market for Walmart Canada

Grande Prairie is the second top-selling Valentine's Day gift market for Walmart Canada. Plush toys, Valentine's Day trading cards and novelty gag gifts make up the top three for the most popular item...

Feb 14, 2020

QEII Hospital welcomes new OB/GYN

The QEII Hospital has gained another specialist.Alberta Health Services announced Friday that Dr. Modupe Omole has been practicing in Grande Prairie as an obstetrician and gynecologist, also known as ...

Feb 14, 2020 Dr. Modupe Omole (Photo: Alberta Health Services)

Peace Country farmer calling for federal action on rail blockades

One Peace Region farmer says unless there is action from the federal government, the situation with blockades on railways will get worse.The blockades are part of protests across Canada in support of ...

Feb 14, 2020

Snow squall warning ended for Peace Country

UPDATE (5:00 a.m. Feb. 14): The snow squall warning has ended in all areas.Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a snow squall warning for many parts of the Peace Country Thursday evening. ...

Feb 13, 2020

Multiple counterfeit money reports in Fort St. John leads to two arrests

Fort St. John RCMP have charged two suspects after nearly two-dozen reports of people using counterfeit money.Mounties say they got 22 reports over the past few weeks of phony $50 and $100 bills being...

Feb 13, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Man charged after dangerous incident involving a stolen truck

A man from Paddle Prairie is facing charges after a dangerous incident in the Manning-Dixonville area.Peace Regional RCMP say another driver saw a pickup that had been stolen in Manning going south on...

Feb 13, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith