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The Juno Awards has told committee members that it is getting rid of four categories, including the Christian/Gospel category for the next round of awards in 2025.

The Canadian Press reports that it has verified a letter in which "organizers told committee members last week of plans to put on 'hiatus' reggae recording, children’s album, Christian/Gospel album and international album of the year."

One of two men sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years for firearms violations and mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says the time he has already spent behind bars has changed him and his "solemn weapon” is now love.

"Stay strong, live free, spread love — not war," Anthony Olienick, reading from a prepared statement, told a Court of King’s Bench judge before sentencing.

“I've gained a stronger understanding into what divine destiny awaits me," he added.

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Grande Prairie students aren’t the only ones going back to school this fall; a group of recruits are beginning their training to become police officers with the Grande Prairie Police Service. Another milestone in the transition, the first-ever GPPS recruit class commenced on September 9, 2024.  

The Fort St John RCMP are asking the public to assist in identifying a male suspect from a robbery at the Circle K in Fort St John, BC.

On September 6, 2024, at 2:33am the Fort St John RCMP received a report of a lone male suspect demanding cash from the cashier while gesturing as though he had a weapon.

Frontline police officers attended and obtained a visual description of the suspect.

The male suspect is described as:

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his sexual assault convictions in Toronto.

His time behind bars will work out to 6.7 years after accounting for credit he received for time already spent in custody.

Nygard’s lawyer had argued for a six-year sentence, citing the 83-year-old’s age and poor health, while the Crown sought a sentence of 15 years.

Nygard was convicted of four counts of sexual assault last November but acquitted of a fifth count as well as one of forcible confinement.

At approximately 12:00 PM on September 6, 2024, the Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to a house fire in the Mount View neighborhood. Upon arrival, fire crews encountered a home filled with heavy smoke. Firefighters immediately entered the residence to conduct search and rescue operations.

Tragically, one occupant was found inside the home and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The Fort St John RCMP request the public’s assistance with a single vehicle rollover collision investigation in Charlie Lake, BC.

On September 7, 2024, at 6:53am, the Fort St John RCMP received a report of a single vehicle collision on Jackfish Frontage at Highway 97 involving a driver who was trapped in their vehicle.

Frontline police officers attended and found a white Toyota GR86 flipped over with the driver pinned in the vehicle.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be bracing for an earful from his caucus when Liberal MPs gather in Nanaimo, B.C. today to plot their strategy for the coming election year.

It will be the first time he faces them as a group since MPs departed Ottawa in the spring.

Still stinging from a devastating byelection loss earlier this summer, the caucus is now also reeling from news that their national campaign director has resigned and the party can no longer count on the NDP to stave off an early election.

Torrential rains in Pakistan trigger displacement and suffering in the same areas devastated by monsoon floods in 2022.

Every year, “It’s not a matter of if, but when the monsoons come in,” Unknown Nations CEO Greg Kelley says. “The devastations vary, but this year, it’s been on a dramatic level.”