Son charged with murder of father    
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A Grovedale man has been arrested and charged with the murder of his father. Police cruisers were scrambled from the city to a rural residence near the hamlet of about 500 residents Friday around noon. [more]

Teen killed in Highway 40 collision     
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A Grande Prairie teen was killed in a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon. The 17-year-old girl was the front-seat passenger of a car headed west that crossed the path of a pickup truck at the intersection of the Correction Line and Highway 40 around 4:15 p.m. [more]

Local foreign worker funding cut    
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An $850,000 extension in provincial funding for agencies that deal with temporary foreign workers ignored the Peace Country. Grande Prairie-based Immigrant Settlement Services was not included in the funding, which has resulted in cutting programs to help foreign workers in the city and district. [more]

Lobby group bringing province into airport issue    
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EDMONTON – Envision Edmonton will today hand over roughly 20,000 signatures from Albertans who want to see the Edmonton City Centre Airport remain open to Premier Ed Stelmach. [more]

Cultural Master Plan focus of Wednesday event    
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What does the future hold for culture in Grande Prairie? The city is inviting residents to meetings on its Cultural Master Plan on Wednesday, where they can hear what the city has in mind and offer input on what might still be lacking. [more]

Dinosaurs and geocaching combo proves popular     
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Jake Atkinson called out to his dad and little brother as he pulled a plastic container shaped like a dinosaur out from under a large rock, down by the river near the Pipestone Creek campground Saturday morning. [more]

Police ‘stymied’ in search for missing senior    
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EDMONTON – The search for a senior who disappeared after visiting friends in Jasper continues – but is challenging since crews have to work in a massive area that stretches over 400 km, say Mounties. [more]

86-year-old Manitoba man survives 4 days lost in woods     
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Myron Lamaga was never in doubt his 86-year-old uncle would be found alive. On Monday, searchers safely located Winnipegger Joseph Kuz, who had gone missing last week near Hadashville, Man., about 90 km east of Winnipeg. [more]

Remains found in field to be ID'd Tuesday     
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Sonia Varaschin's family will have to wait until Tuesday for confirmation of whether human remains found in Caledon, Ont., are those of the missing 42-year-old nurse. [more]

Home, sweet home, for Stewart at Grande Prairie Open     
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There's no place like home. Al Stewart came home for his last tournament of the year, and saved his best for last, winning the Grande Prairie Golf and Country Club Men's Open by two strokes over a trio of golfers. [more]