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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A High Prairie woman charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a seven-month-old boy in October 2022 will have to wait almost two more months to know when she goes to trial. New…
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H.P. court docketMarch 10, 2025Justice C.A. Palmer A young Whitefish Lake man who breached court orders will be spending another few weeks behind bars. Jack George Auger, 24, was handed a global sentence of 120 days after pleading guilty in…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A date to set a trial for a High Prairie woman charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a seven-month-old boy in October 2022 has been rescheduled. New trial dates for Kyra Renee…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A High Prairie man who admitted to setting fire to an historic Catholic church building in Grouard in May 2023 will be sentenced in mid-June. Gerald Kenneth Capot, 51, is scheduled to be sentenced June 12…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Sentencing for a High Prairie man who admitted to setting fire to an historic Catholic church building in Grouard in May 2023 has been delayed. Gerald Kenneth Capot, 51, was scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 18…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Two residents of a home at Girouxville required medical attention for non-life threatening injuries after an armed break and enter Feb. 12, reports Const. Julie-Ann Strilaiff, Peace Regional RCMP public information officer. A Smoky River man…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A trial will be rescheduled in the coming weeks for a young High Prairie woman charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a seven-month-old boy in October 2022. Kyra Renee Backs was scheduled…
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H.P. court docketJan. 20, 2025Justice B.R. Hougestol A Whitefish man will spend almost another year in jail after pointing a loaded firearm that was restricted or prohibited.Wallace Laboucan, 47, was handed a global sentence of 540 days after pleading guilty…
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High Prairie man charged with cocaine possession

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A young High Prairie man and a young Edmonton man have been charged with possession of cocaine after a traffic stop Jan. 20 in High Prairie. Faust RCMP, assisted by Lakeshore Regional Police Service and High…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A preliminary inquiry has been set for November for a young Gift Lake Metis Settlement man charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Gift Lake man last August. An inquiry for Dakota…
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