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Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts

HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...

May 06, 2020

Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...

May 06, 2020

Rotary Club of Grande Prairie wraps up Dream Home Lottery

A Clairmont resident and her family will soon be moving into their new home in Taylor Estates, after their ticket was drawn in the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie Dream Home Lottery. Patti Avery, along ...

Apr 25, 2020 Patti Avery (photo Left, with her family and Rotary Club of Grande Prairie president Steve Madden, won the dream home, while Oluwadamilar Ayanleke (photo Right with his family and Madden) won the 50/50 Cash jackpot. Photos courtesy Kevin Hilgers/Rotary Club of Grande Prairie

Mass killing in Nova Scotia began with attack, binding of girlfriend: source

HALIFAX - A source close to the investigation says a killer's murderous rampage across Nova Scotia began with him attacking and binding his girlfriend, and that she managed to escape and eventual...

Apr 24, 2020

2020 Arctic Winter Games cancelled over Coronavirus concerns

Athletes from Grande Prairie and other Peace region communities that qualified for this year's Arctic Winter Games will not be heading to Whitehorse after all. Concerns over the Coronavirus have led o...

Mar 08, 2020

Alberta Fishing Week runs Feb. 15-22

Alberta Fishing Week is currently running from Feb. 15-22.The week includes Family Fishing Weekend (Feb. 15-17), when Albertans can experience the fun of fishing without a licence.Any public body of w...

Feb 17, 2020

Government to evacuate Canadians from quarantined Princess Diamond cruise ship

The federal government says it will evacuate Canadians quarantined aboard a cruise ship docked in Japan. They've been stuck on the Diamond Princess cruise ship for 10 days amid an outbreak of the nove...

Feb 16, 2020

Fire keeping investigators away from train derailment in rural Saskatchewan

GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says a fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment in Saskatchewan and investigators can't access the site. It says one investigator...

Feb 07, 2020

Mixed reports from North American groundhogs

Canada's most prominent groundhogs have had their say.Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam emerged from his burrow northeast of Halifax Sunday morning, and his handlers say he saw his shadow.But in Ontario ...

Feb 02, 2020

Funding announcements made during STARS Hangar dance

STARS Air Ambulance celebrated their 10th annual Hangar Dance fundraiser on Saturday night with a couple of significant announcements. Both the County of Grande Prairie and Saddle Hills County announc...

Feb 02, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP Staff