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Syncrude settles blue heron death charges for $2.75M

Syncrude will pay $2.75 million to settle charges stemming from the deaths of blue herons at its Mildred Lake...

Wapiti Gas Plant capacity nearly all claimed

Almost all of the capacity of at a soon-to-open gas plant has been spoken for. SemCAMS says it has...

123 birds die at Fort Hills oilsands project

123 birds have died at a Suncor Energy oilsands project north of Fort McMurray. The Alberta Energy Regulator says...

Worker injured in electrical fire at CNRL’s Horizon Oil Sands site

Multiple investigations are now underway into a fire that broke out at Canadian Natural Resources Horizon Oil Sands site...

UPDATE: Syncrude Canada charged with 2015 blue heron deaths

UPDATE: Greenpeace has reacted to the charges with a call for further action: "We are glad to see charges finally...

AER issues formal order after pipeline leak near Fox Creek

The Alberta Energy Regulator has formally ordered Trilogy Energy to contain and clean up its pipeline leak 15 kilometres...

CNRL licence to draw water from Cutbank Lake issued in error

It turns out the Alberta Energy Regulator never should have approved Canadian Natural Resources Limited's licence to withdraw water...

Licence to draw water from Cutbank Lake suspended

A temporary diversion license for an oil and gas company drawing water from Cutbank Lake has been suspended. Tracie...

Pipeline leak by Grande Cache spills into nearby creek

The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued an environmental protection order to ConocoPhillips for a pipeline leak discovered last week...

31,000 barrels of emulsion spilled from pipeline near Fort McMurray

Five million litres of oilsands emulsion has been released from a Nexen pipeline near Fort McMurray, the equivalent of...

AER shuts down Murphy Oil wells in Peace River area

The Alberta Energy Regulator has shut in 16 well sites operated by Murphy Oil Company, after they were found...

4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Fox Creek area

The Fox Creek area has been hit by another 4.4 magnitude earthquake. Natural Resources Canada says at 5:57 p.m....

Up to 17,000 barrels of condensate leaked southeast of Peace River

Murphy Oil Company now believes 17,000 barrels of condensate was released in a leak discovered on March 1st. The areas of...

New earthquake-related rules for fracking operators in Fox Creek area

After several earthquakes were recorded in the area in December and January, the Alberta Energy Regulator has issued new...

Fox Creek earthquake may be linked to fracking: AER

The recent 4.4 magnitude earthquake near Fox Creek might be related to fracking operations in the area. The earthquake occurred on...

Oilsands companies not responsible for bird deaths

The Alberta Energy Regulator has determined that three oilsands mining operators in the Athabasca oil sands area were not...
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22-year-old charged with alleged hit and run

One person is facing charges in connection to a pedestrian hit and run over the weekend. 

City looking for municipal election staff

The City of Grande Prairie is looking for help at voting stations for the municipal election on October 20th.

UPDATE: Evacuation alert lifted for County residents near BC border

The County of Grande Prairie has issued an evacuation alert for everyone located north of Township Road 714 to Township Road 734, east of the British Columbia/Alberta border to Range Road 131 due to a wildfire near the BC border.

Police seize 4 kilograms of meth following Clairmont traffic stop

A traffic stop in Clairmont led Rural Grande Prairie RCMP to a significant drug seizure.

Handgun, drugs seized during Grande Prairie traffic stop

A 33-year-old Grande Prairie man is facing several charges after police allegedly seized a loaded handgun, drugs and unstamped tobacco from a vehicle in the city earlier this month.
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