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A traffic stop led to arrest warrant execution and drug seizure on June 7 in Grande Prairie. A Jeep Cherokee - whose registered owner was wanted on outstanding warrants for failure to comply with court orders – was stopped and the driver was confirmed to be on warrants, and arrested.  A search resulted in the […]

A 19-year-old Grande Prairie local has completed a massive 790-km journey running across the province from Lloydminster to the B.C. border near Demmitt.  Nicole Troyer has run, walked and cycled in a trek that logged 42-km days, across a total of 19 days, all in the name of mental health.  “I've struggled with mental health […]

Much can change over the past 65 years. Today, the Grande Spirit Foundation (GSF) oversees 475 sites and homes,providing housing for over 2,000 individuals. But in 1960, it was a much different story. “At the time of inception, there were two lodges,” said Melissa Coulombe with Wave Media, who spoke on behalf of GSF. “One […]

Chuckwagons were moving fast during the evening over the weekend at Rio Grande while the Little Britches rodeo took place on Sunday. On Monday the rodeo action began and continued on into Tuesday.

A ceremony was held at the Veterans Memorial Gardens on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands by Canadian soldiers at the end of WWII. 80 metal tulips were planted during the ceremony by guests and dignitaries, each to recognize every year since the liberation.