Peace Region

House destroyed in fire north of Teepee Creek

County Regional Fire Services says no one was injured in a house fire north of Teepee Creek last night. The call came in just before midnight to a fire on Range Road 30 near Township Road 750.When cre...

Apr 18, 2019

Kenney ready to get to work with new majority government

Premier-Designate Jason Kenney is looking forward to getting to work right away with his new majority government.The leader of the United Conservatives spoke in front of the legislature building in Ed...

Apr 17, 2019 Premier-Designate Jason Kenney speaking to the media in Edmonton on Wednesday (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Cash Reward being offered for information that leads to arrest of B.C. murder suspect

A combined $55,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of B.C. murder suspect Brandon Nathan Teixeira. He is wanted for the murder of a 28-year-old Surrey man back on Octo...

Apr 17, 2019 Teixeira is wanted for the 2017 murder of 28-year-old Nicholas Khabra in Surrey B.C.

Local Alberta Party candidates reflect on election results

Alberta Party candidates are feeling mixed emptions after Tuesday's provincial election. Both Grant Berg in Grande Prairie and Jason Jones in GP-Wapiti finished third.Party leader Stephen Mandel faile...

Apr 17, 2019 Alberta Party candidate for Grande Prairie Grant Berg (Left) and GP-Wapiti candidate Jason Jones (Right). Photo/ Courtney Almeida

Grande Prairie Outdoor Pool expected to be opening this summer

This summer we can expect the opening of the long-awaited Grande Prairie Outdoor Pool.Interim General Manager at the Community Knowledge Campus Angela Redding says progress on the project is weather d...

Apr 17, 2019 Grande Prairie Outdoor Pool - Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Local NDP candidates weigh in on results of Provincial Election

With the votes in, the unofficial results show the United Conservatives have won with a UCP majority. NDP supporters were at the party office last night, where NDP candidate for Grande Prairie Todd Ru...

Apr 17, 2019 NDP candidate for Grande Prairie Todd Russell thanking supporters at the campaign office on April 16, 2019.

Allard, Toews win as part of “Blue Wave” across Alberta

It was a blue wave across the Peace Country and the rest of Alberta, as the United Conservatives took a convincing majority government, knocking out the NDP after just one term in power.Tracy Allard w...

Apr 17, 2019 Photo: Shaun Penner

Fire advisory issued for Peace River Forest Area

A fire advisory is now in place for the Peace River Forest Area.The Wildfire Information Office says while there is still a lot of snow in the back country, a lot of areas have exposed, dry grass.Camp...

Apr 16, 2019 Photo supplied

Local LGBTQ+ groups react to Edmonton Pride Festival cancellation

After reports surfaced last week about the cancellation of the 2019 Edmonton Pride Festival, local LGBTQ+ groups are speaking out about the controversial topic. The Pride Society of Grande Prairie say...

Apr 16, 2019

Advance polling turnout could delay official election results

Depending on how tight the races in local ridings are, and how many people voted in advance polls in each constituency, we may not know official results of the election for a few days.Almost 225,000 p...

Apr 16, 2019