Category Archives: Local News
60 year old man sentenced in Cold Lake break and enter
A Red Deer man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant and arrested by Cold Lake RCMP this summer has been sentenced to three years in jail. On December 18, 60 year old Leonard Roy McGillis was sentenced in C...
Dec 26, 2024
Santa and his reindeer are Cleared to Fly in Canadian airspace
Santa's sleigh has been cleared for travel in Canadian airspace, the federal government announced on Monday just ahead of the busy holiday season. In a press release Monday, Minister of Transport and ...
Dec 23, 2024
Pioneering Métis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87
Muriel Stanley Venne, a trail-blazing Mtis woman known for her Indigenous rights advocacy, has died. Venne, born in Lamont, Alta., was one of the first appointees to Alberta's Human Rights Commission ...
Dec 23, 2024
19 year old dead after crash in northwest Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating after a fatal collision on December 19. At 12:30 p.m., Mounties were called to Range Road 63 between Highway 43 and Range Road 720. RCMP said a 19-year-old woman ...
Dec 21, 2024
Fraud Speeding ticket scam circulating in Alberta
RCMP are warning the public about a text message scam involving speeding violation tickets. RCMP have received reports of a scam that is circulating throughout Alberta. The scam involves the victim re...
Dec 21, 2024
City of Grande Prairie is lifting priority road parking bans
The City of Grande Prairie has lifted the parking ban for permanent snow routes. As of 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 20, bans have been lifted for Priority 1 and 2 roads. Temporary bans will still be in...
Dec 20, 2024
RCMP searching for a man who attacked a boy in Beaumont
RCMP are looking for a man who attacked a boy walking his dog in Beaumont. Mounties say the boy was in Martine Park on Tuesday with his dog at about 9 p.m., when he was approached by a man who asked w...
Dec 20, 2024
Elks acquire Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo for Mcleod-Bethel Thompson
A decision had to be made this off-season for the Montreal Alouettes with QB Davis Alexander set to become a free agent and Montreal not being able to keep both of their star throwers. A Grey Cup MVP ...
Dec 20, 2024
Council report finds that Edmonton is the 'City of Jails'
A new report released from Edmonton City Council has showed come concerning numbers related to Inmates who are released from across the province who make their way to Edmonton. This, because Edmonton ...
Dec 20, 2024
Grande Prairie Friendship Centre Gears Up to Celebrate Winter Solstice
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre will host the Winter Solstice Celebration at the Evergreen Park Old Timer's Cabin on December 20. Shelia Moerkoert, communications coordinator with the Grande Prai...
Dec 20, 2024 Grande Prairie Friendship Centre's Winter Solstice
