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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99

LONDON - Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has die...

Apr 09, 2021

30 years after Victoria's Michael Dunahee vanished, a new sketch is being released

VICTORIA - It has been 30 years since Michael Dunahee disappeared from a playground in Victoria in a case that became one of the largest missing child investigations in Canada. The Victoria Police Dep...

Mar 24, 2021

Helicopter crash victims identified as parents, two children in family of seven

DEBOLT, Alta. - Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year's Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern ...

Jan 03, 2021

UPDATE: Missing girls found safe

UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say Aprilia and Murphy Jones have both been located safe and unharmed. Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for the public's help in locating a pair of young girls. They say 13-...

Jan 01, 2021

'If not now, then when?' COVID-19 spurs some Canadians to make big changes

TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of Canadians across the country, causing many to lose their jobs or businesses, or to adapt to a new life spent mostly at home. Some are leaning i...

Dec 29, 2020

Canadian soldier killed in Netherlands in Second World War identified

OTTAWA - The Defence Department says it's identified remains of a Canadian soldier buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War. Trooper Henry George Johnston's identit...

Nov 02, 2020

Soldier dies after live fire exercise at CFB Wainwright

A Canadian soldier has died during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta.The Department of National Defence offered more details Sunday following next of kin notification, saying that 29-y...

Nov 01, 2020

Tenille Townes kicks off CCMA Awards weekend with a pair of awards on Saturday night

Canadian Country Music Association awards weekend has gotten off to a great start for Grande Prairie's Tenille Townes. She picked up both songwriter and video of the year for "Jersey on the Wall" duri...

Sep 27, 2020

Whitecourt man scratches his way to lottery win

A Whitecourt man turned a driving lesson for his daughter earlier this summer into a huge financial windfall. Although not a regular Zing scratch ticket player, Anthony Paine took a break from the ear...

Sep 16, 2020

Continued generosity of Grande Prairie businesspeople leads to more flowers delivered to local seniors

For the second time in as many weeks, the generosity of Grande Prairie business people has brought a smile to some seniors in the city. On Friday afternoon, Gypsy Bloom Flower Truck delivered 100 bouq...

Sep 05, 2020