City Hall
Maintenance work on 97 Ave.-116 St. intersection on Sunday
City Hall says maintenance is being done on the traffic lights at 97 Avenue and 116 Street on Sunday (Sept. 20). That means the intersection will be treated as a four-way stop as of Sunday. There will also be lane reductions in place. The work is supposed to be finished by early afternoon. City Hall is asking drivers t...
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Forestry Business
Weyerhaeuser to discuss future plans at upcoming open houses
Weyerhaeuser is hosting a pair of open houses to talk about future plans. The first one is set for Monday, September 21, from 3-7 p.m. at Centre 2000. The other one will be held in Grande Cache on Wednesday, September 23, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Grande Cache Inn. The company says it will be talking about a &qu...
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Peace Region
City Hall
Maintenance work on 97 Ave.-116 St. intersection on Sunday
City Hall says maintenance is being done on the traffic lights at 97 Avenue and 116 Street on Sunday (Sept. 20). That means the intersection will be treated as a four-way stop as of Sunday. There will also be lane reductions in place. The work is supposed to be finished by early afternoon. City Hall is asking drivers t...
20h ago
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Forestry Business
Weyerhaeuser to discuss future plans at upcoming open houses
Weyerhaeuser is hosting a pair of open houses to talk about future plans. The first one is set for Monday, September 21, from 3-7 p.m. at Centre 2000. The other one will be held in Grande Cache on Wednesday, September 23, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Grande Cache Inn. The company says it will be talking about a &qu...
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RCMP
Fort St. John RCMP looking for wanted man
Fort St. John RCMP say they are asking for the public's help in locating a 48-year-old man wanted on four charges of assault. Trevor Lyons is also wanted on a charge of assault causing bodily harm, two more of uttering threats, and multiple failure to comply charges. (Image Credit: supplied by Fort St. John RCMP.) He i...
Sep 18, 2026
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Sept. 20, 2026
Terry Fox Run set for Muskoseepi Park
The Terry Fox Run is taking place across Canada this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026.Now in its 46th year, people will be running to raise funds and awareness for cancer research in memory of the late Terry Fox.In Grande Prairie, a 5 km walk/run is planned for Muskoseepi Park going from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Organizers are hop...
Sep 18, 2026
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Missing Beaverlodge children located safely following almost 3 month long search
Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch has confirmed that a missing six-year-old and four-year old have been found safe.Inspector Breanne Brown says they were located in West Kelowna, BC, after two and a half months of investigative efforts."These investigative efforts included extensive searches of several rural prop...
Sep 18, 2026
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Provincial Politics
One month until the Alberta referendum
The province is gearing up for the 10-question referendum next month.As of Thursday Sept. 17, nearly 520,000 special ballot applications have been requested by Albertans. Of the 330,000 mailed out, over 24,000 special ballot packages have already been returned and approved.An investigation into a production issue that ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Local Sports
Local Sports
NWJHL season opening, Wolves, Nitehawk fundraiser this weekend
NWJHLThe Northwest Junior Hockey League regular season starts Friday with Beaverlodge at the County Wheat Kings.Face-off at 8 p.m. at the JDA County Sportsplex.On Saturday, Slave Lake in Sexsmith starts at 8 p.m. Fort St. John in La Crete will start at 7 p.m.Sunday, Wheat Kings in Sexsmith and Slave Lake in Beaverlodge...
Sep 18, 2026
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Grande Prairie Storm
Storm hosting season opener Friday night
It will be a big night at the Bonnetts Energy Centre Friday (September 18). The Grande Prairie Storm will host the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the opening game of the regular season. Face-off time will be 7 p.m. The Storm went all the way to the league semi-finals last season, before losing in seven games to Whitecourt. The...
Sep 18, 2026
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Community
Sexsmith sportswoman passes away at 61
A well-known figure around curling rinks in the Peace Country has passed away. An obituary posted to the Oilver's Funeral Home website says Marcy Balderston died at the family home near Sexsmith on Sept. 14. She was 61. The obituary says Balderston was part of five provincial curling championships, plus one national ch...
Sep 17, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Twenty-two per cent of canola swathed in Peace Region, as per latest Provincial Crop Report
The province says harvest is off to a slow start in 2026 across Alberta, with the most recent Alberta Crop Report by AFSC saying provincial progress is behind the five-and 10-year averages of 40 and 30 per cent, respectively. Rain has caused significant delays for farmers to get in the field as well as for crops maturi...
Sep 14, 2026
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Agriculture
September 1 crop report says just over three per cent of the crop harvested in the Peace
The September 1 crop report from the province and AFSC says that 3.3 per cent of the major crops in the Peace had been harvested by that date. The five-year average for the same time is 13.3 per cent completion; the 10-year average is 9.2 per cent. The report also says that 12.3 per cent of the dry peas, 6.3 per cent o...
Sep 09, 2026
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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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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta changes voter list rules, eyes new legislation after privacy breach
Alberta's government says it has made temporary changes to rules governing provincial voter lists after a major privacy breach. The province published a new policy Thursday that says copies of Alberta's official voter list given to political parties will only include the number of voters in each voting area and municip...
Sep 18, 2026
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all preventable
Life and death: Alberta RCMP warn 2026 could be worst for traffic fatalities in a decade
If numbers keep pace, 2026 could be the worst in a decade for traffic fatalities, warn Alberta RCMP.Mounties are therefore urging motorists to make safer choices on the roads.As of Aug. 31, Alberta RCMP had recorded 192 such deaths, compared with 144 by that point of 2025.There are typically 82 more between September a...
Sep 18, 2026
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more tourism opportunities
Part of Canmore area's Mount Lady MacDonald designated 'all-season resort area'
An area of Crown land on Mount Lady MacDonald, near Canmore, has been designated an 'all-season resort area' by the provincial government.By doing so, the government says it is opening the door for Albertans to enjoy more outdoor spaces year-round.They add that it could help create 1,750 new jobs and $238 million in vi...
Sep 18, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta independence leaders say their efforts won't end with referendum vote
Leaders in Alberta's independence movement say the fight for provincial separation doesn't end with the referendum vote in October. Albertans will vote in about five weeks on whether to remain in Canada or embark on a journey toward a binding vote on secession. Premier Danielle Smith has said that a vote to remain in C...
Sep 17, 2026
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Canada
International Language Academy of Canada shutters over bankruptcy
The International Language Academy of Canada says it has filed for bankruptcy protection and cancelled all classes and programming. A notice posted on the private language school's website, better known as ILAC, says it has faced growing financial chal...
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Quebec diving company details how diver was bitten by great white shark
A diver who was bitten by a shark earlier this week in Quebec is still in hospital but in stable condition, according to his colleague at the local diving centre. "I just spoke with him about half an hour ago," said Jean-François Vézina, vice-chair of ...
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Canada's defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland 'encouraging'
OTTAWA - National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States' deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is "encouraging." U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denma...
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'Why walk away?': Emotional Danielle Smith speaks against separation at online forum
CALGARY - An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was the opening speaker at a virtual assembly discussing A...
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Bill will help reduce government interventions during strikes: Hajdu
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says upcoming legislation will help reduce the number of times the federal government has to intervene in strikes. Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill Saturday, Hajdu did not provide many details about expected ...
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'It's so emotional': Fear and unity on Alberta's referendum campaign trail
EDMONTON - Alberta's summer of unrest over its role in Confederation is striding into a final phase of rallies, lawn sign rivalry and hyperbolic warnings of doom and demise. With one month to go before the Oct. 19 referendum, drivers going through many...
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World
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia including largest attack on Moscow
Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, including what Moscow's mayor described as the "largest ever" attack on the Russian capital. Russia's Ministry of Defense said that its forces shot ...
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Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
CAIRO (AP) - Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in...
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MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds
WASHINGTON (AP) - MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban the network other outlets from the complex. The action escalated Trump's lo...
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