RCMP
Alberta's Crime Severity index for 2025 decreases 10.4 per cent
Statistics Canada is reporting a decrease in the Crime Severity Index in Alberta for 2025.The agency says the CSI tracks both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime by assigning weights to different offences.In 2025, the CSI had a 10.4 per cent decrease compared to 2024, the lowest it has been since 2014.T...
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"stole multiple items, including a pump worth $1,000"
Peace River RCMP search for Grimshaw UFA thief
Peace River RCMP are currently on the hunt for a man who allegedly stole goods from the Grimshaw UFA.Mounties were called to the scene on Friday, July 17 and arrived after the suspect had already fled; but according to staff, he stole multiple items, including a pump worth approximately $1,000.Anyone with information a...
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Peace Region
"stole multiple items, including a pump worth $1,000"
Peace River RCMP search for Grimshaw UFA thief
Peace River RCMP are currently on the hunt for a man who allegedly stole goods from the Grimshaw UFA.Mounties were called to the scene on Friday, July 17 and arrived after the suspect had already fled; but according to staff, he stole multiple items, including a pump worth approximately $1,000.Anyone with information a...
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Court
Conviction in a murder case, six month sentence after armed break-in at a home
Conviction in Grande Prairie murder Alberta Justice says a Grande Prairie man charged with first degree murder has been convicted on a lesser charge. Nathan Landry was convicted of second degree murder in Grande Prairie Court of King's Bench. The decision was rendered on July 22 after a judge-alone trial in March. Land...
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"No danger to public"
City of Grande Prairie provides update on Bear River chemical spill
The City of Grande Prairie has provided an update on the petroleum hydrocarbon spill in Bear River on Friday, July 25.It was first reported to the City on Friday evening by a resident, and City crews, the Grande Prairie Fire Department and the Hazardous Materials Team (HazMat) all responded.The City says a full clean-u...
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Non-profit
Last week to donate "gently used" youth sports equipment
This is the last week KidSport Peace Country and Sport Central are collecting used sports equipment for at-need kids in the region.Residents are encouraged to donate any "gently used" gear or bikes, but are in need of certain items:Youth Baseball Cleats (Sizes Y8-2)Baseball Bats and Gear BagsYouth Baseball Pa...
Jul 27, 2026
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Water Lines
Aquatera CEO says downtown water line being replaced was nearly 80 years old
The CEO of Aquatera says the water line being replaced downtown was nearly 80 years old. Vaughn Bend says the line under 99 Avenue was installed in 1947. "We monitor our whole fleet in our asset management plan, so we track the age of the asset, in this case a pipe. We track the material it is made of, and then we...
Jul 26, 2026
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Missing person
Grande Prairie RCMP and GPPS seeking public assistance in locating missing 75-year old
Grande Prairie RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Service are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. 75-year-old Erwin Siemens was last seen in Grande Prairie July 17 and police are concerned for his wellbeing.He is described as: Pale complexion;6 feet 0 inch;165 pounds;Grey hair; andGreen eyes. (Image Cre...
Jul 25, 2026
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Fike wins WPCA stop in High River
Chad Fike, with outriders Nolan Cameron and Wyatt Dyck, won the final at the WPCA's Battle of the Foothills in High River on Sunday. He finished ahead of Chance Bensmiller, Jason Glass, and Luke Tournier. Glass finished first in the aggregate. Mitch Sutherland wound up seventh overall, with Cody Ridsdale finishing nint...
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Local Sports
Race the 8, baseball, horse racing, football, rugby this weekend
Race the 8 Rycroft Race the 8 is set for Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26. On Friday, the wagons start at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, there is a pancake breakfast starting at 8:00 a.m., then the parade at 11:00 a.m. Other events start at 1:00 p.m., with the wagons at 3:00 p.m. and bull riding at 7:00 p.m. Sunday star...
Jul 24, 2026
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Canadian National Championships
Hundreds of competitors in Grande Prairie for disc golf championships
Organizers say 400 competitors from Grande Prairie and across Canada, along with the US and New Zealand, will take part in the Canadian National championships in disc golf being held in Grande Prairie.The championships will start today (Friday, July 24) and run through Sunday. Local organizing committee chair Dylan Bre...
Jul 24, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
New crop report out, close to 54 per cent still in good or excellent condition
The July 21 crop report from the province and AFSC says crops rated in good to excellent condition were at 53.9 per cent as of that date. It was at 54.5 per cent in the July 14 report. The breakdown by crop is 57.6 per cent for spring wheat, 56 per cent for barley, 53.3 per cent for oats, 52.6 per cent for dry peas an...
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Agriculture
54.5 per cent of the crop in the Peace rated good or excellent says new crop report
The July 14 crop report from Alberta Agriculture and AFSC says that 54.5 per cent of the major crops in the Peace were in good to excellent condition as of that date. That same number was at 57.9 per cent in the July 7 report. The breakdown by crop is 59.6 per cent for spring wheat, 58.4 per cent for barley, 57.4 per c...
Jul 22, 2026
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Crops
Close to 58 per cent of the Peace Region crop in good or excellent condition says July 7 crop report
The July 7 crop report from the province and AFSC says that 57.9 per cent of the major crops in the Peace were rated in good to excellent condition as of that date. The five-year average is 50.6 per cent. The 10-year average is 60.4 per cent. The breakdown by crop is 64 per cent for barley, 63.2 per cent for spring whe...
Jul 14, 2026
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Alberta
RCMP
Alberta's Crime Severity index for 2025 decreases 10.4 per cent
Statistics Canada is reporting a decrease in the Crime Severity Index in Alberta for 2025.The agency says the CSI tracks both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime by assigning weights to different offences.In 2025, the CSI had a 10.4 per cent decrease compared to 2024, the lowest it has been since 2014.T...
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Weather
Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with more storms expected for August
Edmonton has broken a record for the wettest summer on record and it isn't even August. Brian Proctor, meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the wettest summer on record in the capital city was more than 70 years ago. In 1953, the city received 417 millimetres of rain from June through August. Th...
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Healthcare
Alberta to begin allowing out-of-pocket payments for medical testing as of Friday
Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket to bypass medical referral for diagnostic screening tests like an MRI or an ultrasound. The announcement by Premier Danielle Smith follows up on legislation passed by her United Conservative government this spring. Patients will pay for the tests when they r...
Jul 27, 2026
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Ottawa lends Millar Western Lumber $100M to cope with tariff impacts
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending a $100-million loan to help a lumber company in Western Canada cope with tariffs and trade uncertainty. Finance Canada says it's offering the funds to Millar Western Lumber Products, a company operating thre...
Jul 27, 2026
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Canada
Federal government launches expanded online passport renewal service
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says that, starting today, online passport renewal is open to all eligible Canadian adults. To qualify, applicants must have an address in Canada, be older than 16 when they got their last passport, and must have...
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CBC won't disclose Eurovision costs as memo says Ottawa can't order it to take part
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost, while a government document notes the tab for the international cultural event has hit $1.5 million in other countries. "Such information is gene...
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LeBlanc heading back to Washington after Trump threatens new tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after United States President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods starting next month. LeBlanc's spokesperson Gabriel...
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Ontario residents charged over alleged fraudulent passport renewal promises
TORONTO - Two Ontario residents face charges after a Competition Bureau probe found they allegedly misled Canadians into thinking they were dealing directly with the federal government's passport service. York Regional Police charged John Jesse Breslin...
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In the news today: U.S. consulate shooting, raging wildfires, psychiatric waits
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... U.S. consulate in Toronto shot at for second time this year, suspect vehicle flees Efforts by police to identify who fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Mo...
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Campers hit with fire fines as B.C. battles blazes and Village of Clinton counts cost
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Conservation officers in British Columbia discovered numerous illegal campfires during spot checks over the weekend, as wildfire crews battle out-of-control blazes that are threatening communities in the south of the...
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World
Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun
SEATTLE (AP) - The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news confer...
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Florida puts ex-police officer to death for girl's murder, first of 2 executions set for single day
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A former police officer convicted of the on-duty rape and murder of a young girl was put to death Tuesday, the first of two lethal injections planned for a single day in Florida, hours before an 80-year-old man was to become the sec...
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FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday - and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. ...
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