Provincial government
Residents feedback wanted on Berland Sub-Region use
The provincial government is looking for public feedback from all Albertans on the Berland sub-regional plan.Located southest of Grande Prairie, the area includes 19,529 square kilometres of protected land and borders Jasper National Park; it's used for resource development, agriculture, recreation, tourism, forestry a...
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Severe thunderstorm
Thunderstorm watch in effect south of GP
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for areas south of Grande Prairie. The watch includes both Grande Cache and Fox Creek, so anyone travelling south today should remain on alert. Environment Canada expects stormy conditions to last until this evening, with strong winds, heavy rain and possible hail.To stay up to ...
Aug 15, 2026
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Peace Region
Severe thunderstorm
Thunderstorm watch in effect south of GP
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for areas south of Grande Prairie. The watch includes both Grande Cache and Fox Creek, so anyone travelling south today should remain on alert. Environment Canada expects stormy conditions to last until this evening, with strong winds, heavy rain and possible hail.To stay up to ...
Aug 15, 2026
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Data Centres
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says it has "won their first legal battle" over the Wonder Valley data centre proposal
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation officials say on social media that they have won what they call "their first legal battle with O'Leary Digital Limited." This is related to the Wonder Valley AI data centre proposal. The post says this means a judicial challenge from the First Nation regarding a review of a water lic...
Aug 15, 2026
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City of Grande Prairie
City contractors completing tree replacement work overnight Aug. 15
City contractors will be completing tree replacement work overnight Saturday, Aug. 15Crews will be working along 100 Avenue between 98 Street and 100 Street from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16.The work is part of final warranty activities associated with the downtown rehabilitation of 100 Avenue.Traffic is expe...
Aug 14, 2026
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"trail maintenance"
Nitehawk Bike Park closed for the season
The Nitehawk Adventure Park bike park is now closed for the season.Staff said they "understand this may be an inconvenience," but "important trail and hill maintenance needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming ski season."They add that "taking care of the hill now will help ensure it remains...
Aug 14, 2026
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Aquatera
Aquatera project on 97B Street continues
Aquatera continues work along 97B Street to replace water and sewer lines. Aquatera CEO Vaughn Bend says this is being done because of what he calls "a reliability issue." "This section of lines has been causing us some problems because of the age." "They've served us well, and so we're taking ...
Aug 14, 2026
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Municipal District of Greenview
MD of Greenview MDP survey closing Aug. 15
The Municipal District of Greenview is wrapping up Phase 1 of their plans to update the Municipal Development Plan.Residents have until Saturday to complete the online survey and share their thoughts on how to help their community grow and evolve.A report of the feedback gathered in Phase 1 will be released in Septembe...
Aug 14, 2026
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Cowboys, Centaurs playoffs and horse racing this weekend
FootballThe Peace Country Cowboys will visit the Calgary Gators for an Alberta Football League semi-final game on Saturday.Kick-off will be at 5 p.m.These same two teams met in the final last year.RugbyThe Centaurs' men's rugby team visits the Nor'westers for a playoff game Saturday in Edmonton.The game will start at 2...
Aug 14, 2026
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"trail maintenance"
Nitehawk Bike Park closed for the season
The Nitehawk Adventure Park bike park is now closed for the season.Staff said they "understand this may be an inconvenience," but "important trail and hill maintenance needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming ski season."They add that "taking care of the hill now will help ensure it remains...
Aug 14, 2026
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Chuckwagons
Motowylo records fastest time of Night 2 at Battle of the Rockies
The second night of the World Chuckwagons Finals and the Battle of the Rockies saw a packed grandstand crowd down in Rocky Mountain House. When the dust settled Thursday evening, it was chuckwagon driver Obrey Motowylo that pulled off the fastest time of the night with a penalty-free run of 1:16.94. Motowylo tops the W...
Aug 14, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Local Food Week August 10 to 16
This is Alberta Local Food Week. The province calls this a chance to "meet local farmers and entrepreneurs who work to put nutritious food on our plates, and to show support for all things grown, made and harvested in Alberta." The government says people can mark the occasion in several ways. These include vi...
Aug 12, 2026
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Farm Safety
BeGrainSafe Week on this week
August 10 to 16 is BeGrainSafe Week. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association says the week was started in 2017 after an increase in deaths from being trapped in grain. The association says in a news release that from 2011 to 2020, 27 people died on Canadian farms from asphyxiation by grain or soil. The association...
Aug 10, 2026
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Crop Report
Spotty rains keeping soil moisture high for Peace Region
Surface and sub-surface soil moisture ratings are staying well above the 5- and 10-year averages in the Peace Region thanks to recent rains and cooler conditions.In the latest Alberta Crop Report, major crop good-to-excellent ratings in the Peace only declined one point to 48 per cent when compared to the report prior....
Aug 10, 2026
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Alberta
Provincial government
Residents feedback wanted on Berland Sub-Region use
The provincial government is looking for public feedback from all Albertans on the Berland sub-regional plan.Located southest of Grande Prairie, the area includes 19,529 square kilometres of protected land and borders Jasper National Park; it's used for resource development, agriculture, recreation, tourism, forestry a...
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to be expected, says chief electoral officer
Elections Alberta addresses misinformation about voter registration
Elections Alberta is calling out what it describes as a "significant volume of social media misinformation" related to vote registration and its own Voterlink tool."Elections Alberta is monitoring several streams of misinformation that have been increasing as we get closer to the referendum on October 19...
Aug 14, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta delaying new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate
Alberta is delaying until later this year the implementation of new rules restricting which flags can be flown in schools. The province says it's also delaying a new mandate for schools to play the national anthem once a week. The new rules were expected to come in effect on Sept. 1 in time for the school year. They st...
Aug 14, 2026
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Provincial government
Alberta government invests in Alberta Newsprint Company's Whitecourt expansion
The Government of Alberta is contributing $1.5 million to the $50 million expansion of Whitecourt Newsprint Company Ltd., which operates as Alberta Newsprint Company.The funding will come from the Investment and Growth Fund, which aims to attract private investments to create jobs, strengthen rural communities and grow...
Aug 13, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: LeBlanc meets U.S. envoy, gas price relief, Hayden Panettiere dead
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... LeBlanc meets with U.S. trade representative as tariff deadline looms Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc spent the weekend in Washington to work with Donal...
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Carney to make announcement in St. John's with Quebec, N.L. premiers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to make an announcement about energy security after reports that Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have reached a deal regarding Churchill Falls. Carney's public itinerary says he will be joined by Newfound...
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Statistics Canada to report how rebounding gas prices affected inflation in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to report fresh inflation figures for July this morning. A poll of economists expects the annual rate of inflation ticked up to 2.9 per cent last month after cooling sharply to 2.8 per cent in June, according to LSEG D...
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Inside the Montreal lab working to prepare Canada against future pandemics
MONTREAL - In a biomedicine laboratory at Polytechnique Montréal, animal protein grows in a bubbling orange solution as researchers in white lab coats take samples with large syringes. Neatly-labelled glass bottles filled with clear liquid line the she...
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Conservatives call for extension of temporary gas price relief until next summer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government should give Canadians at least another 10 months of relief at the pumps. The Liberals suspended the federal fuel excise tax in April in response to global price shocks sparked b...
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Ontario, Canada governments announce $1 billion for infrastructure to support housing
OTTAWA - Ontario and Ottawa are announcing up to $1 billion to help municipalities in the province build infrastructure for more homes. The money will go to municipalities that do not collect development charges for things like roads, bridges and water...
16h ago
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World
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said it declined to help denuclearize Iran. Trump said in a social medi...
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Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83. He died at...
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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drone...
Aug 16, 2026
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