"Best place to live in all of Canada"
Province's culture minister encourages Albertans to celebrate Heritage Day
The province's minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women is recognizing Heritage Day in Alberta."On Heritage Day, Albertans come together to celebrate the different cultures and traditions that have helped make our province the incredible place that it is today," said Fir in a statement Monday."Just ...
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Construction Season
County road projects to slated to start Tuesday
Two construction projects will be taking place over the next few months on a few roads within the County of Grande Prairie. Starting the week of Tuesday, August 4, construction on Range Road 110 and 103 Street, north of Highway 672 kicks off. This work will consist of grading, as well as minor spot fixes and ditch work...
Aug 02, 2026
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Peace Region
Construction Season
Bridge maintenance across Grande Prairie to start this week
Multiple bridges around the Swan City are slated to get inspections over the next few months as the city begins its annual bridge maintenance program following the Heritage Day Long Weekend. This is done every year to make sure the structures are safe, as well as to preserve critical infrastructure and extend the servi...
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Airshow
Grande Prairie Airshow delays show due to weather
Due to weather conditions, the Grande Prairie Regional Airshow has adjusted the start times for today's (Sunday, August 2) performance schedule.Ground demonstrations will now begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by aerial performances at 1:30 p.m.The event site will still open as planned, with ground activities and shuttle bus...
Aug 02, 2026
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Construction Season
County road projects to slated to start Tuesday
Two construction projects will be taking place over the next few months on a few roads within the County of Grande Prairie. Starting the week of Tuesday, August 4, construction on Range Road 110 and 103 Street, north of Highway 672 kicks off. This work will consist of grading, as well as minor spot fixes and ditch work...
Aug 02, 2026
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Weather
Severe thunderstorm and air quality warnings for Grande Prairie
Environment Canada has issued two separate weather alerts for the Grande Prairie area on Saturday, August 1. Conditions today are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail, and heavy rain.The national weather office says these conditions will d...
Aug 01, 2026
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Heritage Day Long Weekend
Chariot Fest to temporarily impact downtown traffic Saturday
A parade procession for the Grande Prairie Chariot Festival will be happening on Saturday, August 1, in downtown Grande Prairie. Drivers can expect traffic impacts and delays between 11:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Temporary road closures will move with the procession as it makes its way from the Montrose Cultural Centre park...
Jul 31, 2026
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Missing Person
Grande Prairie woman last seen in Vancouver
RCMP in Grande Prairie are seeking the public's assistance in helping locate 37-year-old Monyeen Montojo. She was last seen in Vancouver, B.C., on July 21, 2026. Mounties are worried for her well-being and would like to speak with her. She is described as: 5'6" tall132 lbsBrown hairBrown eyesMedium complexionIf yo...
Jul 31, 2026
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Local Sports
disc golf
Four Grande Prairie disc golfers win titles at Canadian National Championships
Four competitors from Grande Prairie won titles at the Canadian National Championships for disc golf held in Grande Prairie last weekend. Todd Smith-Salter finished at six under par over three rounds to take first place in the Mixed Amateur 40+ category. He had a three-round score of 186, six under par and seven shots ...
Jul 31, 2026
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Rodeo and Wagons
North Peace Stampede on this weekend
The 70th North Peace Stampede is taking place this weekend at the Lac Cardinal Sports Grounds near Grimshaw. Friday night's events start with local barrel racing at 7 p.m., followed by the All Pro Chuckwagon and Chariot races. Saturday starts at 4 p.m. with the first performance at the pro rodeo. The wagons will start...
Jul 31, 2026
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ponies
Monday horse racing cancelled at Evergreen Park, Saturday and Sunday races still a go
The horse racing that was scheduled for Heritage Day Monday (August 3) at Evergreen Park has been cancelled. Organizers say there are not enough horses. Races will go ahead Saturday and Sunday at 1:15 p.m. as scheduled.
Jul 31, 2026
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Agriculture
Shop, cook and dine Canadian
August 1 marks Food Day Canada
Saturday, August 1 is Food Day Canada. The people behind the occasion say it is meant to get people to "shop, cook and dine Canadian." They also say this is a chance to celebrate farmers, fishers, chefs, researchers and whoever does the cooking at home. Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Tara Sawy...
Jul 31, 2026
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ponies
Monday horse racing cancelled at Evergreen Park, Saturday and Sunday races still a go
The horse racing that was scheduled for Heritage Day Monday (August 3) at Evergreen Park has been cancelled. Organizers say there are not enough horses. Races will go ahead Saturday and Sunday at 1:15 p.m. as scheduled.
Jul 31, 2026
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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...
Jul 27, 2026
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Alberta
'Duelling symbols'
Alberta and Canada flags creating division ahead of referendum
Sarah Batchelor says it started a few weeks ago when a large blue flag bearing Alberta's shield of arms appeared on her neighbour's window in Airdrie, a city north of Calgary.The 49-year-old music teacher, who has lived in the province for most of her life, says she would not have been bothered if her neighbour put it ...
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"Best place to live in all of Canada"
Province's culture minister encourages Albertans to celebrate Heritage Day
The province's minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women is recognizing Heritage Day in Alberta."On Heritage Day, Albertans come together to celebrate the different cultures and traditions that have helped make our province the incredible place that it is today," said Fir in a statement Monday."Just ...
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From Beaumont
Goudreau family continues to seek answers as homicide investigation reaches 50 years
Alberta RCMP Historical Homicide Unit is asking the public for information as they continue to investigate a homicide case that happened 50 years ago.It was on Aug. 2, 1976, when Marie Goudreau was on her way home to Beaumont after she dropped a friend off at the Edmonton International Airport. Police say she also visi...
Jul 31, 2026
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81-year-old male
Overdue hiker in Waterton Lakes National Park found deceased
Alberta RCMP are sending their condolences to the family and friends of an overdue B.C. hiker found deceased in Waterton Lakes National Park.On July 23, 2026, Pincher Creek RCMP received a report of an overdue hiker in the Waterton Lakes National Park. Mounties say an 81-year-old male resident of Golden, British Columb...
Jul 31, 2026
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Canada
Canadian astronaut prepares for NASA mission to International Space Station
A few months after Artemis II's lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space. Joshua Kutryck from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., is one of four members assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 mission. The crew will spend six month...
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Okanagan wildfires force expanded orders, alerts as First Nation assesses losses
VERNON - Wildfires burning on the west side and north end of Okanagan Lake have forced more evacuation orders and alerts. Central Okanagan Emergency Management issued a further evacuation order because of the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, bringing the to...
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Duelling symbols: Alberta and Canada flags creating division ahead of referendum
EDMONTON - Sarah Batchelor says it started a few weeks ago when a large blue flag bearing Alberta's shield of arms appeared on her neighbour's window in Airdrie, a city north of Calgary. The 49-year-old music teacher, who has lived in the province fo...
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WestJet, CUPE reach tentative deal as passengers scramble amid flight disruptions
CALGARY - WestJet and the union representing some 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative deal Monday to resume work after a brief work stoppage, but neither side is sharing specifics yet. The airline had said Sunday it had proposed a 13 per cent p...
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Some Canadians tell Carney Ottawa's spelling protocol should lean British
OTTAWA - It seems some Canadians feel quite at home with the federal government's preference for British spelling. Messages to Prime Minister Mark Carney on the matter indicate several correspondents see the affectation as a way of countering U.S. cult...
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Hundreds protest Meta's plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE - Hundreds of protesters chanted "Down, down with corporations" outside a northern Alberta county office on Sunday to voice their opposition to tech giant Meta's plan to build a data centre. The morning protest took place in Morinville, a to...
Aug 02, 2026
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World
New talks are 'last chance' for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly planned talks between Washington and Tehran are the "last chance" for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country, President Donald Trump said Monday. Trump, speaking at the Oval Off...
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Europe's hot, dry summer takes its toll with fires in France and Greece, and drought in the UK
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilize a blaze in Provence, and much of the U.K. recor...
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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross' representative in the capital on Monday, the military-backed government said, a rare moment of contact with the outside world for th...
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