Peace River Regional District
B.C. government approves funding for Phase 2 of Old Road geotechnical assessment
The Peace River Regional District says it will conduct phase 2 of its geotechnical assessment of landslide risk in the Old Fort community.The BC Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness has approved funding after previously issuing Ministerial Order No. M214, which required PRRD to undertake the assessmen...
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Labour Day long weekend
City of GP holiday Monday facility hours
The City of Grande Prairie shared their holiday hours for Labour Day Monday, Sept. 7.Four City facilities will operate from noon to 5 p.m. on the holiday:Ernie Radbourne PavilionAquatera Outdoor PoolEastlink CentreDesign Works CentreThe rest of the City's facilities will be closed:City Service CentrePlayCareBonnett's E...
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Peace Region
Peace River Regional District
B.C. government approves funding for Phase 2 of Old Road geotechnical assessment
The Peace River Regional District says it will conduct phase 2 of its geotechnical assessment of landslide risk in the Old Fort community.The BC Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness has approved funding after previously issuing Ministerial Order No. M214, which required PRRD to undertake the assessmen...
15h ago
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Labour Day long weekend
City of GP holiday Monday facility hours
The City of Grande Prairie shared their holiday hours for Labour Day Monday, Sept. 7.Four City facilities will operate from noon to 5 p.m. on the holiday:Ernie Radbourne PavilionAquatera Outdoor PoolEastlink CentreDesign Works CentreThe rest of the City's facilities will be closed:City Service CentrePlayCareBonnett's E...
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RCMP
UPDATE Highway 43 reopened following three-vehicle collision
Highway 43 has reopened for travel following a three-vehicle collision the morning of Friday, Sept. 4.Only minor injuries were sustained because of the collision, but two unidentified individuals were seen fleeing one of the vehicles involved, which was later determined to have been stolen.Alberta RCMP dog services wer...
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RCMP
Grande Prairie man charged with trafficking methamphetamine
Grande Prairie RCMP say a report of a man in possession of a handgun has led to a drug arrest. Mounties say they got a call just before 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 that someone with a handgun was in the parking lot of the Eastlink Centre. Police found the man sitting in a vehicle when they got there, and the gun turned out t...
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Local Art
"An incredible honour" says Grande Prairie artist featured on new conservation license plate
A work by a Grande Prairie artist will be featured on Alberta's new conservation license plate. Des McCaffrey's Alberta Monarchs depicts three bighorn sheep rams with mountains in the background. In a social media post, McCaffrey calls this "an incredible honour", adding he has "been keeping this under (...
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County of Grande Prairie
County crews working on 95 Street
Construction on 95th Street in the Crossroads South Industrial Park is set to start this week.County of Grande Prairie crews will be conducting milling, excavating, and repaving while working on the road and the storm pond.While the work is ongoing, speed will be reduced, and traffic will be detoured on 94th Street to ...
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Hockey, car racing, football this weekend
StormThe Storm visit Drayton Valley Saturday, September 5, to continue the exhibition season. Game time will be 5:00 p.m.The Storm will play Whitecourt September 10 and host Whitecourt September 11.The regular season starts at home versus Bonnyville September 18 and 19.WolvesThe Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's ...
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League saw interest grow last season
WHL changes broadcast provider ahead of 2026-27 regular season
The Western Hockey League is changing its livestream provider of video hockey broadcasts on an 'interim basis' to YouTube."The decision to move the livestreaming of WHL games follows uncertainty regarding the future of Victory+, the WHL's exclusive livestreaming partner since March 2025," stated a league rele...
Sep 03, 2026
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Storm
Storm start exhibition season at home Sept. 1
UPDATE: The Storm won Tuesday's game 5-3. Kadyn O'Brien had a hat trick and one assist.The Grande Prairie Storm start the Alberta Junior Hockey League exhibition season tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 1) at home versus Drayton Valley. Face-off time will be 6:00 p.m. at the Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm finished in second p...
Sep 01, 2026
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Agriculture
Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County celebrates local volunteers with appreciating dinner
Saddle Hills County has celebrated local volunteers with its Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.On Aug. 27, 19 volunteers were recognized for their outstanding contributions with the theme Roots Run Deep-Years of Service, Generations of Impact.Volunteer recognition recipients included:Bree Hamilton for her outstandin...
Sep 03, 2026
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Crop Report
Harvest progressing slower than historical averages
According to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, producers around the province are getting ready for, or are already in, the swing of harvest. In the Peace, harvest has begun on early seeded crops, with operations expected to pick up over the next two weeks. Only 1.6 per cent of dry peas, 0.7 per cent of barley, an...
Aug 31, 2026
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Crop Report
Major crop yields to be 9 per cent above 5-year average in Peace
Persistent rains across the province have hampered crop development to many regions, but done the opposite in the south by bringing some relief to heat stressed fields. In the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, they say 12 per cent of provincial major crops (canola and peas) are flowering and 88 per cent are podding. ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Students reminded to mind their mental health upon return to school
Stigma-Free Mental Health Society is asking students to be mindful of their mental health as classes return.The organization recently launched its Young Minds Matter 2026: Rural Classroom Conversations campaign, which hopes to impact 10,000 students by year's end.Officials say they've already reached close to 6,500 and...
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Referendum
Federal Conservatives launch campaign to keep Alberta in Canada
OTTAWA -- The federal Conservatives are launching a campaign to encourage Albertans to vote to remain in Canada in the upcoming referendum. On Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on whether they want to remain a province or begin the process to hold a referendum on separation. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said earlier...
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Sept. 4 to 12
Alberta health minister to visit Japan, South Korea to strengthen preventative health care
Alberta's Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Justin Wright, is travelling to Japan and South Korea to learn more about large-scale screening programs and approaches to detecting disease earlier.Justin Wright will travel to South Korea on Sept. 4 to meet with government officials, health system leader...
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IrriMap
New web-based program created for farms by Lethbridge Polytechnic research group
Scientists with Lethbridge Polytechnic's Mueller Irrigation Research Group have created a new tool that measures evaporation and transpiration.The easy-to-use, web-based program will help producers growing crops and hay know exactly how much water is needed in their fields.Dr. Michael Kehoe, with the research group, co...
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Canada
SuperDogs lap up the love, 50 years after being unleashed on adoring fans
VANCOUVER - Lisa Sun recalls watching the SuperDogs at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver as many times as she could as a kid, delighting in the performers' speed, skill and comic relief. Now it's Sun and her three pugs, Mario, Luigi and Yosh...
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Hiker Stanislav Volo, missing for five days in B.C., is found alive
SQUAMISH - A hiker missing for five days in mountainous terrain near Squamish, B.C., has been found alive, walking himself to safety after a massive search. Squamish Search and Rescue shared a photo of Stanislav Volo, 43, smiling broadly and giving a t...
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Suspect charged with arson at Liberal MP Salma Zahid's Toronto home
TORONTO - Toronto police say they have arrested one suspect and are looking for another after vehicles were set on fire outside Liberal MP Salma Zahid's home last week. The arson took place shortly before 1:30 a.m. last Thursday in the area of Bellamy...
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Timeline of turmoil for B.C. Conservatives, with nine defections in three weeks
The B.C. Conservatives have been in a state of upheaval since former finance critic Peter Milobar quit the official Opposition caucus three weeks ago. The party has since suffered a parade of defections from legislators citing differences with Leader K...
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PQ leader says his immigration comments were 'distorted' by opponents in campaign
MONTREAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said comments he has made about immigration have been "distorted" by his opponents as Quebec's political parties wrapped up the second week of the provincial election campaign on Friday. Immigr...
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Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have launched a campaign to engage their supporters and encourage them to vote to stay in Canada in the upcoming Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote on Oct. 19 on whether they want to remain a province or be...
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World
Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of people still missing. The man ...
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Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the fast-approaching midterm election. The appeal comes after Missouri's highest ...
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Federal judge extends block on Trump executive order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms
A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration a...
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