Grande Prairie RCMP is looking for a missing 26-year-old man from Fort McMurray. Dillen Jacobi was last seen in Grande Prairie on Saturday, April 27. Grande Prairie RCMP is worried for his wellbeing and would like to speak with him. He is described as: Pale complexion; 5 feet, 9 inches tall; 140 pounds; Brown hair; Bro...

A gala event happening in mid-May will showcase artwork created by Grande Prairie residents with disabilities or experiencing homelessness.The Art Unity Collective is a pilot project from Centerpoint Facilitation Inc. displaying artwork in various downtown businesses to raise awareness of artistic talents within our co...

Two additional air tankers and two-night vision-equipped helicopters are being added to the province's list of equipment to be prepared for wildfire season 2024. These pieces of equipment are contracted out. Alberta now has three-night vision helicopters on hand.As wildfire behaviour is usually subdued at nighttime wit...

Business owners in the County of Grande Prairie are encouraged to participate in a survey to help establish business priorities.The County has launched the sixth Business Retention & Expansion survey to better understand the future plans and needs of local businesses and how business owners view the community. The ...

Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an "operational issue."Various news outlets reported the company shared by email that it was a cybersecurity incident and that the store closures were ...

A significant investment is being made in Coaldale.The Government of Alberta has announced that a $222-million cold storage facility is being built in the town by NewCold, with construction to begin "almost immediately".The facility will offer capacity for Alberta food processors to boost production. Official...

Alberta's Mid-Sized Mayor's Caucus has issued an official statement, regarding "open dialogue" with the provincial government. Following the Conservative Party's announcement about the proposed Bill 20 and Bill 18. Bill 20, if passed in legislation, would see the provincial government gain more power over com...

The Government of Alberta is taking steps to better prepare for and respond to wildfires.The province will purchase two additional air tanker groups and two new night vision-equipped helicopters.These types of fire fighting helicopters were piloted during the 2023 fire season, and officials say it allowed for improved ...

You might notice an AltaLink helicopter flying over your community this week.The company says it is conducting an aerial patrol of its electrical transmission facilities around parts of the province. The annual work allows the company to do a visual check of its transmission lines and surrounding vegetation.The patrols...

Drumheller, known as the Dinosaur Capital of the World, once again honed their namesake as over 3,000 people dressed up as dinosaurs to try and set a new world record. The unofficial record of 1,163, set last year in Dundurn, Sask., appears to be shattered as people from across the country flocked to Drumheller Saturda...

OTTAWA - Mike Duheme is the new head of the RCMP, after filling in the role on an interim basis for the past year. Duheme was named interim commissioner in March 2023 following the retirement of Brenda Lucki. The Prime Minister's Office says in a press release Duheme's permanent appointment will bring stability to the ...

QUEBEC - The co-spokesperson of Quebec's second-largest opposition party has resigned only months into the job. Émilise Lessard-Therrien says the four months she spent as the public face of Québec solidaire left her completely exhausted, and she's been on leave since March. She wrote on social media that ...

OTTAWA - Legislation to create new oversight body tracking Canada's reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of the bill as amended by the Senate. The soon-to-be-enshrined law would create a council of 13 directors to oversee Ottawa...

OTTAWA - India has summoned Canada's envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh at the Khalsa Day rally in Toronto on Sunday. The rally commemorates t...

OTTAWA - The Crown is asking a judge to consider an Ottawa man's pro-Hamas comments at a Toronto protest to be an aggravating factor in sentencing for breaching the bail conditions of an unrelated charge. The Crown says Mohammed Assadi was supposed to be living under house arrest with his sister in Ottawa while out on ...

WOODSTOCK, N.B. - Police officers across New Brunswick are no longer investigating thefts of fuel from service stations unless there is a threat to public safety. Earlier this month, the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police sent a letter to petroleum retailers across the province, saying the change was needed ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng "Charlie" Saephan, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery that he and hi...

PHOENIX (AP) - Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in the case against George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of del...

NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) - It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood. Three of the four black-and-white striped animals were quickly captured, but the fate of the fourth wasn't immediately known Monday, Washington State Patrol Troope...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Numerous law enforcement officers carrying out a task force operation were shot Monday afernoon as they came under fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said. Officers from several agencies in the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out the investigation in a suburban neighborhood when &qu...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador announced Monday it has filed a complaint at the top U.N. court against Mexico over its decision to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador's highly criticized raid on the Mexican Embassy earlier this month. Ecuador's Foreign Ministry said in a st...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Uruguay's former guerilla-turned-president, Jose Mujica, best known for transforming his tiny country into one of the most socially liberal in all of Latin America, said Monday that he has esophageal cancer. Mujica, 88, said he was diagnosed during a routine medical checkup last Friday. He said t...