FIBA U18
"Oh Canada" heard for the first time at U18 FIBA AmericaCup
Basketball was invented by a Canadian, and we may soon have ownership over the sport again, following the first-ever FIBA U18 Men's AmericaCup title for the Great White North.After a historic showing in the tournament, Canada capped it off with a 67-65 win over the USA last night.Grande Prairie's own Deng Ngor secured ...
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water
Fluoride Free GP group hosting discussion on June 11
A group called Fluoride Free GP is holding a discussion on fluoride in water on Thursday, June 11. It will start at 7 p.m. at the JP Event Centre. Organizers say "there will be a panel of experts to discuss and debate fluoride in public water systems." They add that they have invited people from Aquatera to ...
Jun 07, 2026
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Peace Region
FIBA U18
"Oh Canada" heard for the first time at U18 FIBA AmericaCup
Basketball was invented by a Canadian, and we may soon have ownership over the sport again, following the first-ever FIBA U18 Men's AmericaCup title for the Great White North.After a historic showing in the tournament, Canada capped it off with a 67-65 win over the USA last night.Grande Prairie's own Deng Ngor secured ...
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City Hall
Electricity distribution cost still top priority for Grande Prairie City Council
The distribution cost for electricity remains the first advocacy priority for Grande Prairie City Council. Mayor Jackie Clayton says the cost is four times higher in places like Grande Prairie than it is in Edmonton and Calgary. "We are optimistic that the province will have legislation released this fall that wil...
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water
Fluoride Free GP group hosting discussion on June 11
A group called Fluoride Free GP is holding a discussion on fluoride in water on Thursday, June 11. It will start at 7 p.m. at the JP Event Centre. Organizers say "there will be a panel of experts to discuss and debate fluoride in public water systems." They add that they have invited people from Aquatera to ...
Jun 07, 2026
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Healthcare
Breast cancer screening coming to Tangent June 9
Primary Care Alberta says the Screen Test program will be in Tangent this week. The Mobile Mammography Unit will be stationed at the Tangent Cultural Centre on Tuesday, June 9. PCA says that there is no charge for screening, but appointments must be booked ahead of time. Primary Care Alberta says mammograms "are t...
Jun 07, 2026
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"Alberta can never be sovereign"
Treaty 8 First Nations Chief asking anti-separatists to be more vocal
Treaty 8 First Nations Chief Trevor Mecredi has issued an open letter to Premier Danielle Smith on "continued efforts to advance a separation referendum process."Chief Mecredi says they are firmly behind staying in Canada, as Treaty 8 predates the province itself and remains in a binding agreement with the Cr...
Jun 06, 2026
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Roads
Lane reductions on northbound Resources Road
City Hall says there are lane reductions on the northbound side of Resources Road. Construction crews are working on the access for the new businesses going up east of Resources, north of 68 Avenue. The work is underway and is expected to continue through June. The city says there may be minor traffic delays. There may...
Jun 06, 2026
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Final four set at Bonnyville wagons
It will be Logan Gorst, Chanse Vigen, Darcy Flad, and Rae Croteau Jr. In the championship final at the World Professional Chuckwagon Association stop in Bonnyville.The final is being run Monday evening because heavy rain forced the postponement of Friday's races.Croteau Jr. had the fastest time of the day on Sunday, fo...
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Chuckwagons
Bonnyville WPCA races running again after postponement Friday
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association is running again in Bonnyville after Friday's races were postponed.Jamie Laboucane, Chad Fike, Logan Gorst, and Jason Glass had the four fastest times during Saturday's races. Chanse Vigen was ninth, Mitch Sutherland 15th.Logan Gorst leads the aggregate, followed by Vigen, ...
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Local Sports
Football, baseball, rugby, auto racing, lacrosse, and mountain biking on a busy weekend sports schedule
Besides the Summer Luau Beach Volleyball Tournament Saturday and Sunday at the newly expanded South Bear courts, there is a long list of local sports events this weekend: Football The Peace Country Cowboys open the Alberta Football League season Saturday on the road against the Calgary Gators. This will be a rematch of...
Jun 05, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
May 26 crop report released
The May 26 crop report from the province says just under 52 per cent of the crop in the Peace had been seeded as of that date. That compares to 32.6 per cent the week before. The five-year average is 76.6 per cent, the 10-year average is 70.3 per cent. Crop emergence in the Peace was at 9 per cent as of May 26. The re...
Jun 03, 2026
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Seeding
Almost half the crop seeded in Saddle Hills County
The ag. fieldman for Saddle Hills County estimates seeding is 40-50 per cent complete in the area. Kathrin Langlois says the weather has cooperated as Saddle Hills County has not had as much rain as other areas.Langlois says the breakdown by crop is 55-60 per cent for cereals, 70 per cent for pulse crops, and about 20 ...
May 22, 2026
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Agriculture
New Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation named during Alberta cabinet shuffle
Alberta has a new Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation. Tara Sawyer was named to the post as part of a provincial cabinet shuffle. Previous minister RJ Sigurdson has moved to the Affordability and Utilities portfolio. Sawyer is a farmer from the Acme area. She has previously served as the board chair for the Grain ...
May 21, 2026
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Alberta
In search of 60,000 workers
Elections Alberta begins largest-ever recruitment drive for this Fall's referendum
With an upcoming referendum in the Fall, Elections Alberta says it's launching its largest-ever recruitment campaign of event workers.With ten questions on the slate, it added it will need to print 45 million ballots, almost two million more than the number of ballots cast in the province's 2023 general election."...
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Adam Macko given the 'W' in Jays rally win
Vauxhall Baseball Academy alum earns 2nd career MLB win against Orioles Sunday
Alberta's Adam Macko has done it again.In just his 11th appearance in Major League Baseball, the 25-year-old Vauxhall Baseball Academy graduate earned his second career win on the mound as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 Sunday afternoon.Macko entered the game in the top of the sixth and...
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Conservative leader to speak in Calgary Monday
Poilievre to argue new federal direction can ease separatist concerns
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to argue a change in federal policies would ease separatist concerns in Alberta when he makes a speech in Calgary on Monday.In an excerpt of that speech shared with The Canadian Press, Poilievre says separatist voices do not have an issue with their fellow Canadians, &qu...
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700-pound bear survived two train collisions
Legendary grizzly 'The Boss' removes tracking collar at Banff National Park
One of Canada's best-known bears was one of three recently trapped and collared as part of a program to better track grizzlies in Rocky Mountain national parks, but The Boss managed to rip it off in no time.Parks Canada says Bear 122, or affectionately known as The Boss by locals, was captured on May 13 by wildlife spe...
Jun 07, 2026
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Canada
Psychological evaluation for Montreal synagogue arson suspect facing six charges
MONTREAL - A 38-year-old man is facing six charges in the attempted arson of a Montreal-area synagogue last week. The charges include arson, possessing incendiary materials, using an explosive substance and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose. ...
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The Latest: Louise Arbour installed as Canada's 31st Governor General
OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada's 31st Governor General, replacing Mary Simon. Today's ceremony included a 21-gun salute, a poetry reading and musical performances by two Canadian artists. Here's the lat...
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In the news today: New governor general, Curbing separatism, Saving rural libraries
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Louise Arbour becomes Canada's new governor general Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour will become Canada's 31st governor general today in a pomp-filled ce...
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'Time all blurs': Senior's journey from Shanghai art teacher to homeless in B.C. park
RICHMOND - Tom Tang, a 76-year-old former art teacher and street portraitist from China, now lives in a park in Richmond, B.C. He doesn't quite know how he ended up there. "Time all blurs together when you spend a long time wandering on the streets. I ...
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Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour says learning from differences key to strong society
OTTAWA - Extreme polarization and consensus are dangerous and a better Canada can only be built through the "peaceful management" of our differences, Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour said Monday, in her first speech as the King's representative in Canada. The f...
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Poilievre to prescribe new policies as an antidote for Alberta separation sentiment
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to call for a shift in federal policies as an antidote for separatist sentiment in Alberta. Poilievre is set to speak in Calgary later today, and an excerpt of his speech was shared with The Ca...
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World
Pope meets with 6 clergy abuse survivors in Spain, hopes to improve response
MADRID (AP) - Pope Leo XIV met Monday with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis, the Vatican said. The meeting, which fol...
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Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center says
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Boris formed Monday and is expected to bring heavy rain, flooding and possible mudslides to parts of southern Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Boris was located about 85 miles (1...
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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The Iranian military said hours later that it was halting offensive strikes, while Israeli Pri...
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