Municipal District of Greenview
MD of Greenview releases 2026-2029 Strategic Plan
The Municipal District of Greenview has launched its 2026-2029 Strategic Plan.The plan serves as a practical roadmap for District Council and administration, as it reflects their commitment to responsible stewardship, sustainable growth, and sound financial management.The plan is meant to provide a clearer picture to r...
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ED Disruptions
Combined 36-hours of disruptions this week at Beaverlodge ED
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Emergency Department will undergo a trio of twelve-hour disruptions this week, starting tonight (Monday, Aug. 17)Starting at 8 p.m. tonight, the ED will be without an on-site physician until 8 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 18).During that time, nursing staff will remain on site for urg...
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Peace Region
Municipal District of Greenview
MD of Greenview releases 2026-2029 Strategic Plan
The Municipal District of Greenview has launched its 2026-2029 Strategic Plan.The plan serves as a practical roadmap for District Council and administration, as it reflects their commitment to responsible stewardship, sustainable growth, and sound financial management.The plan is meant to provide a clearer picture to r...
12h ago
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ED Disruptions
Combined 36-hours of disruptions this week at Beaverlodge ED
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Emergency Department will undergo a trio of twelve-hour disruptions this week, starting tonight (Monday, Aug. 17)Starting at 8 p.m. tonight, the ED will be without an on-site physician until 8 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 18).During that time, nursing staff will remain on site for urg...
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County of Grande Prairie
Phone outage at a pair of County offices
Phone lines are down at two County of Grande Prairie offices today (Monday, Aug. 17).Both the administration and Community Support Services buildings are experiencing disruptions with both inbound and outbound calls.A repair request has been submitted to their service provider and an update will be shared when services...
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Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association
GPRTA participating in new initiative to shape Northwestern Alberta's tourism future
The Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association is working on a new initiative to help shape northwestern Alberta's tourism future.GPRTA, along with partners JLL Canada and Valuegraphics Research Company, has identified several experiences that set the region apart and has launched an online survey to explore how they ...
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Child Care
Concerns raised about future of licensed pre-school programs in Alberta
The Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs says it is worried about the future of licensed pre-school programs. The organization, also know as ACE, says in a news release that half of Alberta's licensed pre-schools could close if the "Child Care Affordability Grant continues to favour one licensed model o...
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Court
Updates on two robbery cases
Charges withdrawn against an accused in armed robbery case Alberta Justice says charges against one of the three people charged in a 2025 armed robbery in Grande Prairie have been withdrawn. Saddarta Stanyer had been facing two robbery charges, along with one each of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and p...
23h ago
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
WPCA season closes in spectacular fashion at Rocky Mountain House
The curtain has officially closed on the 2026 professional chuckwagon racing season following Sunday (August 16) afternoon's final heat.This years Kirk's Trail Tire Series Champion is Jason Glass, who also broke the track record down in Rocky Mountain House with a time of 1:11.20. Glass' winning time was 1.05 seconds f...
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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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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 Politics
Alberta's Smith calls byelection in Calgary, vote to take place Sept. 14
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has called a byelection in a southern Calgary riding for Sept. 14. Residents in Calgary-Shaw have been without a legislature representative since May, when former United Conservative Party cabinet minister Rebecca Schulz resigned her seat. Both Smith's UCP and the Opposition NDP named can...
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Energy/Environment
Alberta Utilities Commission rejects power plant for Olds, Alta., data centre plan
The Alberta Utilities Commission has denied an application to build a natural gas plant in Olds, Alta., that would have powered a massive data centre complex. Synapse Real Estate Corp. had proposed a 10-building campus with 1.4 gigawatts of power generation about enough to power the City of Edmonton. Many residents of ...
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Provincial Politics
Chief calls for respect from Alberta after government misses Treaty anniversary event
An Alberta chief is calling for more respect from the provincial government after its Indigenous relations minister missed a marquee event marking the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6. Joey Pete, the grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, says the lack of representation from Premier Dan...
15h ago
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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...
Aug 16, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Tariff deadline looms, B.C. wildfires, Tumbler Ridge demolition
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump's high-stakes tariff deadline....
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B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
VANCOUVER - B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference today as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke. The news conference will also include Emergency Management Minister Kel...
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Palestinian envoy says Canada 'pivotal' in Mideast peace, urges more action
OTTAWA - The new Palestinian ambassador to Ottawa says Canada's recognition of the State of Palestine has been "pivotal" for her people and for upholding international law, but she says Canada must do more to end Israel's occupation. "My message to Can...
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Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.'s trees to the next level
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world at ground level fall away. There are the branches, needles, the smell of freshness and a profound stillness. Look up, and tiny flakes of bark patter gent...
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Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect
OTTAWA - There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump's high-stakes tariff deadline. Trump signed an executive order to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Aug. 19 that would apply to a variety of goods from cement to hockey sticks. T...
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Demolition underway at Tumbler Ridge school, site of B.C. mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Demolition is underway at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northern British Columbia, the site of a deadly mass shooting earlier this year. Photos posted to social media show excavators clawing at the building, tearing down the outsid...
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World
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other...
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Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday. He was declared the outright winner of last Thursday's presidential ele...
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Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an "on-the...
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