County of Grande Prairie
Multiple County of Grande Prairie road projects begin week of July 13
Multiple lengthy road projects are set to begin in the County of Grande Prairie this week.One project will have crews conducting paving work on Range Road 92 between Highway 672 and Township Road 730 and along Township Road 730 between Range Road 92 and Range Road 93.The County says crews will also be conducting gradin...
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Government aims to box out grey market
Regulated iGaming market goes live in Alberta
Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market.It makes Alberta the second province to officially open the doors to private online gambling operators, behind Ontario.Nearly 50 companies pai...
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Peace Region
County of Grande Prairie
Multiple County of Grande Prairie road projects begin week of July 13
Multiple lengthy road projects are set to begin in the County of Grande Prairie this week.One project will have crews conducting paving work on Range Road 92 between Highway 672 and Township Road 730 and along Township Road 730 between Range Road 92 and Range Road 93.The County says crews will also be conducting gradin...
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Chuckwagons
Luke Tournier wins Teepee Creek Stampede crown
The Championship Finals of the Teepee Creek Stampede were contested under cloudy skies, warm 21°C temperatures, and very good track conditions on Sunday evening. When the dust settled, Luke Tournier driving the Dynamic Energy Group Inc. outfit, along with outriders Mitch Weber and Britt Irvine, captured the Teepee ...
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July 13,14&17
No on-site physcian at Beaverlodge ED three times this week
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without an on-site physician multiple times next week.Due to a clinical personnel shortage and an inability to secure temporary coverage, there will be no on-site physician from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 13, and overnight from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a...
Jul 12, 2026
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Chuckwagons
Final set at Rangeland Derby, Tournier still leads WPCA aggregate in Teepee Creek
It will be Jamie Laboucane, Chanse Vigen and Jason Glass in the final at the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby.Laboucane led the aggregate after nine days of racing with a combined time of 10:47.00. Vigen finished second overall with a total time of 10:49.97, with Glass third at 10:52.11.Laboucane also had the fastest...
Jul 12, 2026
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Weather
South part of the B.C. Peace now under a yellow warning for severe thunderstorms
UPDATE: The watches and warnings have ended.UPDATE: The south part of the B.C Peace is now under a thunderstorm warning.Environment Canada says it is tracking a storm that can produce wind, heavy rain and quarter.size hail that started near Wapiti Lake Provincial Park and is going northeast. The weather office says peo...
Jul 11, 2026
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RCMP
Lanakai still missing as the Amber Alert is rescinded
Beaverlodge RCMP is cancelling the Amber Alert for Lanakai Morrison, but all four individuals; Lanakai, Karl Morrison, Krista Morrison and Daniel Ludwig are still missing.According to Mounties, "This alert was cancelled as there is no reasonable expectation the public, in Alberta, will be able to action the instru...
Jul 10, 2026
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Local Sports
Baseball
WBL playoffs start Monday night
The Wheatbelt Baseball League playoffs start tonight (Monday, July 13) with Game 1 of the North Division semi-final.Grimshaw in Manning will start at 7:15.Game 2 will be played on Wednesday.Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 14), Sexsmith will be in Rycroft in Game 1 of the South Division semi-final.Game time will be 7:15 p.m.Gam...
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NWP Wolves
Wolves women's hockey team hires assistant coach
A veteran coach from Grande Prairie is joining the new Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's hockey team. A social media post from the Wolves says Kelly McLeod has been hired as an assistant coach. The post says McLeod has over 15 years of coaching experience, a lot of that in women's hockey. He also put in a dozen y...
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Chuckwagons
First Rangeland Derby title for Laboucane
In an exhilarating and historic finale at the 2026 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby, chuckwagon driver Jamie Laboucane driving the Panorama Advisory Group outfit, along with outriders Hayden Motowylo and Kale Lajeunesse, captured the Championship in the final heat on Sunday, defeating two-time champion Jason Glass by a...
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Agriculture
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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Crop Report
Crop development flourishes thanks to plentiful rainfall
In the latest Alberta Crop Report dated June 16, AFSC says moisture patterns around the province remain highly variable. The entire province has been getting timely precipitation to re-up soil moisture reserves and move along crop development. Central and northern Alberta are experiencing excess rainfall, particularly ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Alberta
Government aims to box out grey market
Regulated iGaming market goes live in Alberta
Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market.It makes Alberta the second province to officially open the doors to private online gambling operators, behind Ontario.Nearly 50 companies pai...
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Child care
Alberta reaches maximum allotment for $10/day child care spaces
Alberta reached its target for the number of $10/day child care spaces in early June. Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs chair Krystal Churcher says this means there will be no affordability grant funding available for any new spaces that opened after June 4. "We've actually had mass production of chi...
Jul 11, 2026
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No further details given by RCMP
Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, B.C. for six-year-old boy who remains missing
RCMP in Alberta and British Columbia have cancelled Amber Alerts in those provinces for a six-year-old boy, but the child remains missing.Alberta RCMP said Friday that they were cancelling their alert but continuing to investigate the abduction of Lanakai Morrison.The boy was taken Tuesday from the hamlet of Valhalla C...
Jul 11, 2026
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RCMP
Lanakai still missing as the Amber Alert is rescinded
Beaverlodge RCMP is cancelling the Amber Alert for Lanakai Morrison, but all four individuals; Lanakai, Karl Morrison, Krista Morrison and Daniel Ludwig are still missing.According to Mounties, "This alert was cancelled as there is no reasonable expectation the public, in Alberta, will be able to action the instru...
Jul 10, 2026
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Canada
Chief says assembly will tackle effect of major projects push on First Nations rights
OTTAWA - Major projects and a coming meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers will be the main focus of the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly this week, National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Monday. The AFN gatheri...
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Former Nova Scotia premier John Hamm dead at age 88
HALIFAX - John Hamm, the small-town doctor who went on to become the 25th premier of Nova Scotia, is being remembered for his soft-spoken but direct approach to politics that helped reshape the province's economy. A family doctor for 30 years before e...
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Former Manitoba MP charged with gun offences, 439 firearms and antique cannon seized
WINNIPEG - A former long-serving Manitoba member of Parliament faces multiple gun charges after police raided his home and seized 439 firearms - and a cannon. Inky Mark faces a dozen Criminal Code charges, including firearms trafficking, after the raid...
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Call to review Tatyanna Harrison death investigation after cause ruled undetermined
VANCOUVER - The family of Tatyanna Harrison and advocacy groups including the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs are calling for a comprehensive review of the investigation into her death four years ago, as they renew calls to reopen the case. It ...
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Ottawa city councillors fuming as unannounced fireworks show follows Canada Day storm
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa's emergency manager apologized Monday after an unannounced late-night fireworks show rocked parts of the city last week. Federal and municipal agencies say they are now trying to sort out who allowed the blasts to take place...
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Quebec announces plan to train more aerospace workers to meet expected demand
MIRABEL - Quebec's economy minister announced plans to establish a second aerospace engineering campus in the Montreal area as part of a series of initiatives to train more workers in the sector. Bernard Drainville revealed the plans north of Montreal ...
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World
Who is Darline Graham Nordone, Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Darline Graham Nordone, who was appointed to serve the remaining months of the Senate term that her late brother, Lindsey Graham, left behind when he died over the weekend, hasn't been in office before. But through...
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Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in investigation into protest shooting deaths
Minnesota prosecutors announced Monday that they have obtained key evidence in their ongoing investigations into fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests against a federal immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earl...
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EU rallies dozens of nations to pledge $1 billion for recovery fund in Gaza
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros ($1 billion) in aid for Gaza, working with 65 governments and organizations including the White House and the United Nations, the bloc's top diplomat said Monday. ...
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