City Hall
Mission Estates storm rehabilitation project to start July 20
City Hall says work on the Mission Estates storm rehabilitation project starts today (Monday, July 20). The city says the work will start "in the park and slope area east of 102 Street before progressing into 75A Avenue and the surrounding roadway." The city says the work will include "replacing aging st...
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Roads
Construction on Range Road 114 to start this week
The County of Grande Prairie says some repair work on a bridge on Range Road 114 will start this week. The bridge is located between Highway 672 and Township Road 734. Range Road 114 will only be open to local traffic during the construction period. That should last until mid-August, depending on the weather. Speeds wi...
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Peace Region
Jr. B Lacrosse
Peace Country Honey Badgers wrap up it's inaugural season
The Jr. B Peace Country Honey Badgers wrapped up their inaugural season, finishing 3rd in their division.For their first season in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League, the team says they blew all expectations out of the water, having their season come to an end in a tightly contested semi-final series.The club thanked a...
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Limit time outdoors
Smoke advisory covers the Peace
Environment Canada has upgraded the air quality rating from yellow to orange as several wildfires continue to burn in the Northwest Territories. Currently, orange and yellow air quality warnings are in effect across the northern prairies and northeastern B.C. Locally, air quality is very poor, sitting at 11.0 on the ai...
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City Hall
Mission Estates storm rehabilitation project to start July 20
City Hall says work on the Mission Estates storm rehabilitation project starts today (Monday, July 20). The city says the work will start "in the park and slope area east of 102 Street before progressing into 75A Avenue and the surrounding roadway." The city says the work will include "replacing aging st...
7h ago
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Roads
Construction on Range Road 114 to start this week
The County of Grande Prairie says some repair work on a bridge on Range Road 114 will start this week. The bridge is located between Highway 672 and Township Road 734. Range Road 114 will only be open to local traffic during the construction period. That should last until mid-August, depending on the weather. Speeds wi...
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Environment Canada
Smoke warning in effect for the Peace region
An orange air quality warning has been issued by Environment Canada due to wildfire smoke for all of northwestern Alberta and northeastern B.C. According to EC the people most affected by the smoke are "people aged 65 and older, pregnant people, infants and young children, people with an existing illness or chroni...
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Primary Care
Alberta government announces new primary care corridors
The Alberta government has announced the creation of seven primary care corridor health corporations to help close access gaps in rural communities.Operating under Primary Care Alberta, these organizations will take on the planning, reporting, and coordination work that can pull front-line providers away from patient c...
Jul 19, 2026
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Local Sports
Jr. B Lacrosse
Peace Country Honey Badgers wrap up it's inaugural season
The Jr. B Peace Country Honey Badgers wrapped up their inaugural season, finishing 3rd in their division.For their first season in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League, the team says they blew all expectations out of the water, having their season come to an end in a tightly contested semi-final series.The club thanked a...
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Alberta Summer Games
Athletes from around the Peace competing at the Alberta Summer Games in Strathcona County
Around 350 athletes from nearly two dozen communities around the Peace are representing Zone 8 at the Alberta Summer Games. Strathcona County is the host community this year. The games got going with the opening ceremony Thursday night (July 16). Zone 8 has a gold and a bronze medal so far, both coming in athletics. Th...
Jul 17, 2026
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Local Sports
Rodeos, horse racing, football, rugby, auto racing, lacrosse this weekend
Fairview Amateur Rodeo The Fairview Amateur Rodeo goes this weekend at the Waterhole Rodeo Grounds. On Friday, local team roping starts at 6 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, local barrel racing starts at 10 a.m., with the WRA rodeo starting at 1 p.m. The full schedule can be found here. Manning RodeoThe 74th Manning Rodeo...
Jul 17, 2026
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Agriculture
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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Crop Report
Frequent precipitation helps soil moisture reserves and crop development
The latest Alberta Crop Report dated June 30, says fields are flourishing in the Peace Region thanks to recent rainfall amounts, but it is a different story in other parts of the province.AFSC notes crop development is behind due to late seeding in the northern regions, but rapid advancement is happening in areas with ...
Jul 06, 2026
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Agriculture
Beaverlodge Research Farm hosting milestone edition of the Beekeepers Field Day Friday
The 70th edition of the Beekeepers Field Day will be held today (Friday, June 26) at the Beaverlodge Research Farm.Anyone who wants to come is welcome. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The guest speaker this year will be Laval University researcher Dr. Pierre Giovenazzo.There will also be an update on what is being do...
Jun 26, 2026
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Alberta
Reducing the risk
Alberta RCMP provides tips to prevent auto theft this summer
Alberta RCMP are providing several tips for residents to help reduce auto theft this summer.Whether at a campsite or taking part in a fun summer event, the RCMP have provided the following tips to keep in mind when it comes to securing your vehicle:Keep your vehicle locked: Keep your vehicle locked, even when nearby. I...
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Provincial Politics
Elections Alberta opens applications for special referendum mail-in ballots
Online applications to vote by mail in Alberta's fall referendum are now open. Premier Danielle Smith is putting 10 questions on the Oct. 19 ballot, including whether the province should remain in Canada or hold a second, binding referendum on secession. Albertans will also be asked to weigh in on questions of constitu...
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Politics
Alberta, Saskatchewan make compelling case for supplying U.S. with oil; Hoekstra
The U.S. ambassador to Canada says Alberta and Saskatchewan could make the ``most compelling'' case to meet the oil needs of the United States. Pete Hoekstra says the U.S. needs to find three to four million more barrels of oil per day over the next decade and that Canada is one of the best places to get it. He says me...
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Expect debris, closed roads
Clearwater County, Rocky Mountain House, cleaning up after damage left behind by tornado
A funnel cloud that touched down in Clearwater County Saturday managed to bring down trees and damaged structures but, thankfully, indications are nobody was hurt.In a social media post, the County provided the following update.This evening, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a tornado caused significant damage in parts of Cl...
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Canada
Anand says Canada's trade-first diplomatic push is reviving old ties around the world
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is doing foreign policy differently by reviving stagnant relationships with countries on multiple continents in pursuit of trade. "It is diplomacy like Canada has not done before, in the recent ...
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Six whales being moved out of Marineland, headed to U.S. aquariums
NIAGARA FALLS - Marineland has begun relocating its whales and is shipping six belugas today to aquariums in the United States. The park says in a statement that relocating marine mammals of this size is a "complex" undertaking that required months of ...
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Vancouver police tell of drones, drunks and record deployment in wake of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say the department made its largest deployment ever during the World Cup, which included policing the sky by "bringing down" 40 drones. Police say their drone pilots flew more than 800 flights between June 11 and July 13, m...
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Quebec and Ottawa agree to streamline environmental assessments
MONTREAL - Quebec and Ottawa have agreed to streamline the environmental assessment process for major infrastructure and resource development projects. Quebec Environment Minister Pascale Déry and Quebec Lieutenant Joël Lightbound announced an agreemen...
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As wildfires burn coast to coast, a look at what's happening in affected provinces
More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, the national wildland fire summary shows. Many blazes continued to threaten communities in their path, especially in Ontario where evacuations have displaced approximately 1,800 people. Here's a...
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'Still makes me sad': Memories of devastating Saguenay flood 30 years on
MONTREAL - Thirty years after the Saguenay flood forced her to flee her home with her three young children, France Roy says the memories are still vivid. "It's a memory that's still engraved in my mind," Roy said Monday from her home in Chicoutimi. "Wh...
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World
Five dead after people jumped into an Ohio river trying to save someone in the water
POWELL, Ohio (AP) - Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child w...
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British prosecutors charge a man with murder in the death of former politician Ann Widdecombe
LONDON (AP) - British prosecutors charged a 28-year-old man with murder Monday in the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe. Joshua Kerry was charged after more than a week in custody on suspicion of murder a...
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Kevin Keegan, England soccer star who transcended the game with celebrity status, dies at 75
Kevin Keegan, the two-time Ballon d'Or-winning soccer star who captained and coached England and won the European Cup with Liverpool, has died. He was 75. His death was announced Monday by former club Newcastle, where he had been both a p...
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