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Major Crimes has taken over the investigation into a homicide that occurred at the Joussard Sand Pits near High Prairie in the early hours of April 3

For the second day in a row, Alberta Health is reporting 1,100 new cases of COVID-19.

Grande Prairie RCMP is asking the public for assistance in identifying and locating two suspects involved in a robbery at convenience store in March

County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Services say the fire at oilfield site near Range Road 81 has been brought under control. Latest air quality tests done at the site show no further risk to the public.

Given there was too much uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 restrictions in place, JDA Kings General Manager and Head Coach Kyle Chapple says the league and most of its teams were left with no other option.

UPDATE: Fire crews say the fire on an oil lease near Range Road 81 and Township Road 722A is under control

The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service and Wembley Fire Department are on the scene and says between 5,000 and 6,000 liters of gasoline spilled into the east ditch.

UPDATE: Peace Wapiti Public and Peace River school division buses added to the list

In 2020, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams' Internet Child Exploitation unit saw a record 2,100 new investigations launched, which is more that 50 per cent from the previous year

"Whether that would be school for kids living in the shelter, some individuals are working online and a lot of court and legal proceedings have switched to an online capacity. Normally a phone or a laptop is important, but in these particular circumstances the level of importance has really increased.

The Knock Out Interest movement was started by the BC Federation of Students, which is a provincial advocacy group, and they are being supported by a number of advocacy groups and organizations across the country, including the Alberta Student Executive Council

The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service says it has dispatched crews to multiple structure fires over the last 48 hours amid the ongoing deep freeze gripping the province

With existing restrictions, a timeline to get back on the ice won’t be known until January, Alberta’s Jr. ‘A’ league anticipates

The RCMP have charged two Grande Prairie residents for child pornography offences, following a lengthy investigation that began in 2018

The County of Grande Prairie is down three active cases to 18 and up four recoveries to 190. One new case has been detected, making the total 209

The league and union agreed to a 56-game schedule that includes an all-Canadian North Division for the 2020-21 season only because of border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic

The derailment sent 99 grain cars and two locomotives off the tracks, killing conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell and trainee Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer

Despite the recent COVID-19 restrictions implemented by the Alberta Government on November 12, the County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings will be allowed to get back on the ice sooner rather than later.

Chamber chair Larry Gibson says Centre 2000 has been instrumental to the Chamber.

The grand prize home, which has been built in Taylor Estates by Unique Home Concepts, is valued at $1.3 million

For the second straight day, the City of Grande Prairie added two new cases of COVID-19 and also saw six more recoveries for Monday, November 24. That brings the number of active cases in the Swan City down to 78.

Observers say the start of construction on the Minnesota portion of the Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline after six years of delays has lifted spirits, along with the advance of construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Of those new restrictions, all indoor social gatherings are prohibited across Alberta. Outdoor social gatherings will be limited to 10 people and cannot have an indoor component. The complete list of new restrictions can be found in the story below

511 Alberta is reporting ice/snow covered roads and poor visibility on several area highways this morning. We have also received several calls of stuck vehicles at the Dunvegan and Smoky hills. Slow down and drive with caution as the snow continues to fall. For the latest road conditions across Alberta: https://511.alberta.ca/#:Alerts

If we do not change our trajectory, the implications are grim.

While the deficit increased from the $7.3-billion estimate outlined in the amended Budget 2020, the deficit is actually $2.8-billion less than projected in the first quarter

Coffey was in the Swan City representing Environmental 360 Solutions (E360S), a company he has been a partner with for just over two years. E360S recently merged with Alliance Disposal, based in the County of Grande Prairie

The Valleyview RCMP are looking for those responsible for the theft of a trailer earlier this month

Canada’s ambassador to the United States says the Keystone XL pipeline project has evolved since John Kerry nixed it in 2015

Nitehawk General Manager Johnathan Clarkson says crews need one to two days more days of snowmaking, and then also need to push the snow and groom it in time for opening

The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Board of Governors announced on Thursday that the league will open its regular season on November 13

They are too old to be used here, but two former County of Grande Prairie fire trucks will get new life in fire departments in Honduras and Mexico

One of 11 deaths linked to COVID-19 over the last 24 hours in Alberta has been reported in the City of Grande Prairie, becoming the third fatality in the City since March from COVID-19

UPDATE: The snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area has ended

Runny nose and sore throat are being removed from the list of symptoms that require mandatory isolation for children starting November 2. However, Dr. Hinshaw made clear the change is only for those who have not had a known exposure

A Prairie Mall spokesperson says a coyote snuck inside Wednesday afternoon before walking into the Shoppers Drug Mart. No one was hurt.

In a move to reduce red tape, address insurance costs, and increase medical benefits for those involved in collisions, the United Conservative government has tabled Bill 41, the Insurance (Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care) Amendment Act

With it being the holiday season, red and green have been chosen as the inaugural colours

The City of Grande Prairie says the paving of 108 Street between 84 and 92 Avenue has been completed, reopening both the north and southbound lanes to traffic

It was amazing news this morning, we were basically running out of time and options, explained Bowden Sych, Max's father

The final cost for the 10 priority projects that are listed is $1.015 million.

There are now 92 active cases in the City of Grande Prairie while there are 18 active cases in the County of Grande Prairie

The High Prairie RCMP have laid charges after a bulldozer was deliberately set on fire

Alberta Health Services says Dr. Ogo Anizoba will be moving to Valleyview from Camrose next month and will be working out of the Valleyview Health Centre. He will be establishing a family medicine community practice there

The City of Grande Prairie has removed the staircase leading to Muskoseepi Park from 103 Avenue near St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in order to access and repair a sanitary sewer line

One resolution comes from the Town of Spirit River while the other is from the City of Grande Prairie.

Six new cases were recorded in the County of Grande Prairie along with one recovery, bringing the active case total there to 27 as of Tuesday

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada expects a total of 2,600 wells will be drilled in Canada next year, down from its expected total of 2,850 wells in the current year. Both numbers represent more than 50-year lows for activity

Beaupre says for as long as she has been on council, the desire to establish a detachment somewhere within the County has been high on the priority list.

Dowling answered questions for close to 15 minutes from around 100 local minor hockey players.

The new facility that is currently being constructed will be named after long-time community members Don and June Pearson, who are known for their work and dedication to the community.

Four people are facing charges after drugs, firearms and stolen property were seized during an investigation by the Valleyview RCMP

It is now at 1,424, compared to the 1,483 reported in Thursdays update. The province says 14,702 people have now recovered.

Active cases in the County of Grande Prairie is up to six from the three reported Thursday. The MD of Greenview also saw its number grow by two and is now at three active.

Park General Manager Dan Gorman says hiring people back means the restaurant and casino have re-opened and horse racing could go ahead this summer.

Alberta Justice has ordered jail time in a number of cases from around the Grande Prairie area, and a preliminary hearing date has been set in a Peace River murder case.

A public inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to Alberta’s oil and gas industry has been granted an extension until the end of January

The partial closure of the border with the United States, which allows crossing just for essential workers, citizens returning home and the trade of goods, is being extended another month, to October 21.

A City of Grande Prairie Committee is recommending council to adopt changes to the Land Use Bylaw that would allow for more secondary suites to be developed within the City

Gil McGowan, head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, says Kenney’s United Conservative government is attacking the province’s parks, workers, and the public health system

Dr. Hinshaw says around 233,000 voluntary asymptomatic tests have been done since May 29, with seven out of every 10,000 tests coming back positive.

Corporal Candace Hrdlicka says this comes after some social media posts were brought to the attention of the police.

As a result of the raging forest fires in Oregon and California, Grande Prairie and southern parts of the Peace Region could see some a hazy sky as a result of the smoke from the fires this weekend.

To date, the Rotary Club has raised just under $47,000 in monetary donations for supplies.

Road crews are replacing the culvert on Range Road 72, and the road will be temporarily closed from Township Road 704A to Township Road 710.

In 2019, over 18,000 volunteers from various organizations teamed up to clean more than 13,700 kilometres of ditches along Albertas roads.

Ten to 25 per cent of the harvest is done in the County of Grande Prairie.

Anthony Paine took a break from an early July driving lesson to purchase an Alberta Gold ticket.

The City is getting $25,000 for a new water treatment system for the Dave Barr Arenas ice-making equipment. This will eliminate the need for hot water in ice making.

All 16 of the people who had contracted COVID-19 in the MD of Fairview have now recovered.

AHS says the Screen Test, an x-ray of the chest, is the most effective means of early detection of breast cancer.

The money is being used to hire more teachers and to buy cleaning supplies.

Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the publics help in locating the owner of a wood chipper that was turned over to police on August 5.

The average one-bedroom unit in Grande Prairie was going for $1,008 in August 2020, while a two-bedroom units average monthly rent was $1,181. Thats 5.6 per cent less than the rates for one-bedroom unit in August 2019, and 6.8 per cent less that last years rent for a two-bedroom unit.

The City of Grande Prairies Crime Mitigation Grant will see nearly $50,000 go towards improved security on select business properties.

A home at the Swan City Trailer Court suffered considerable damage in a fire Tuesday night. No one was home at the time of the fire, and there are no reported injuries.

Expanding, over-sizing culverts and lowering the creek bed. There are just a number of projects and each one helps play a part in helping ensure we have enough room for the water that needs to flow there, says Mayor Kate Potter.

Police say it happened at around 3:17 p.m. B.C. time on September 8 near 89 Street and 87 Avenue in Fort St. John.

Environment Canada has issued frost advisories for all of Northern Alberta. The predicted low for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge and Valleyview areas tonight is 0. The predicted low for the Fairview, Peace River, High Prairie, and Manning areas is -4.

It is the seventh straight day that Alberta has added 100 plus new COVID-19 cases.

AHS is contacting the families of students who may have come in close contact with the individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and are asking those students to stay home. Meanwhile, in-class learning is still available for those not contacted by AHS.

The Toronto Raptors signed head coach Nick Nurse to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday. Nurse was named NBA coach of the year this past season his second year as head coach of the club.

Estimated yields in bushels per acre are 34.2 for canola, 38.6 for dry peas, 41.1 for spring wheat, 50.7 barley and 84.7 for oats.

While the County supports the recommendations of Alberta Health, Council has determined that wearing masks should be left to the decision of individual businesses and members of the community, says Reeve Leanne Beaupre.

The City of Grande Prairie added two new cases over the weekend and saw three recoveries. Currently, there are 11 active cases in the city. The QE II hospital in Grande Prairie also remained at just two active cases over the weekend, after an outbreak was announced by Alberta Health on Friday.

Harper, a 14-month-old baby girl, is battling the rare disorder called Spinal Muscular Atrophy- Type 1 (SMA1). SMA is a genetic disorder caused by a lack of nerve cells, called survival motor neurons (SMN), which control muscle movement. This disorder tends to cause muscle weakness, breathing difficulties, trouble sucking and swallowing.

Last year, Hammond played his first season in the AJHL, where the rookie forward was able to put up 15 points in 36 regular-season games with the Dragons.

Residents of a Highland Park home have been displaced after an early morning fire did considerable damage to their home.

The Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association found a way to spice up its annual general meeting and raise some money at the same time this past Thursday.