AI
Alberta NDP slam planned AI data centre town halls
Alberta's Opposition NDP say Albertans will not be fooled by what it calls "last-minute, disingenuous town halls" on AI data centres. The government announced on Thursday that it would hold three in-person town halls, along with a virtual one. One of the in-person ones would be held in Grande Prairie on Sept....
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Dinosaurs
Paleo Palooza on this weekend
Paleo Palooza is on this weekend at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum.It will take place Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. People at the museum are offering guided tours of the Pipestone Creek bone bed. There will also be screenings and presentations in the theatre. Paleo Palooza will also inclu...
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Peace Region
AI
Alberta NDP slam planned AI data centre town halls
Alberta's Opposition NDP say Albertans will not be fooled by what it calls "last-minute, disingenuous town halls" on AI data centres. The government announced on Thursday that it would hold three in-person town halls, along with a virtual one. One of the in-person ones would be held in Grande Prairie on Sept....
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Road Work
City crews paving Resources Road and 68 Avenue intersection Aug. 8-10
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin paving work as part of their Resources Road rehabilitation project Saturday.Crews will be working at the intersection of Resources Road and 68 Avenue for approximately three days, weather permitting.The intersection will remain open during the work, but motorists should expect...
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Dinosaurs
Paleo Palooza on this weekend
Paleo Palooza is on this weekend at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum.It will take place Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. People at the museum are offering guided tours of the Pipestone Creek bone bed. There will also be screenings and presentations in the theatre. Paleo Palooza will also inclu...
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Community
Local support dogs rewarded with free food and treats for a year
A pair of good dogs at Caribou Child & Youth Centre are being rewarded for their efforts in providing comfort to children and youth.Facility Support Dogs Pluto and Sky have been awarded a Companions for Change feeding sponsorship from Pet Valu, with the costs of all their food and treats fully covered for one year....
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Wildfire Smoke
Air quality statement issued for northwestern Alberta
Smoke from wildfires across British Columbia and the Northwest Territories have caused Environment Canada to issue a yellow air quality statement for the Peace Region in Alberta. The smoke is covering the sky including the communities stretching from Grande Prairie to Peace River, and further north to Manning.The natio...
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AI
Alberta government announces town hall series, new website on AI data centres
The provincial government says it is doing a couple of things to share information on AI data centres. A series of four town halls will be held. The first meeting will be held in Ponoka on August 19, followed by Sturgeon County on August 20, a virtual one on August 27, and another in-person get-together in Grande Prair...
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Crocus Hill Stampede, other local sports this weekend
Crocus Hill Stampede The Crocus Hill Stampede is on this weekend. The parade will start at 3:00 p.m. on Friday in Valleyview. The Wildrose Rodeo Association performances go at 3:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with the rodeo slack at 8:00 a.m. Saturday. The Ranch Rodeo is at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. There is also a pancake b...
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AWG
Arctic Winter Games returning to Fairbanks in 2028
Fairbanks, Alaska, will host the 2028 Arctic Winter Games. The Arctic Winter Games International Committee says this will put the event back on a two-year cycle after it had decided in April to hold the games every three years. Fairbanks has acted as the host three times before, most recently in 2014. Organizers say da...
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Chuckwagons
Laboucane leads Battle of the North after Day 2
Dawson Creek's Battle of the North saw track times drop on Thursday evening compared to the night before. When the evening came to a close, the fastest chuckwagon of the night was the reigning Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Jamie Laboucane. Laboucane finished the night with a run time of 1:12.80; 0.83 second...
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Dawson Creek Exhibition starts Wednesday
The Greatest Show in the Peace gets going today (Wednesday, August 5). The Dawson Creek Exhibition will run through Sunday. Day 1 will start at 10 a.m. B.C. time with the Junior Rodeo and the opening of entries for the Bench Show. The fairgrounds opens for a sneak peek at noon. The Agriculture Kid Zone opens at the sa...
Aug 05, 2026
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Crop Report
Crops flourish thanks to late July heat
The latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC says the entire province reaped the benefits of warmer weather in the latter half of July, with some scattered rain showers giving relief to a few regions. In the Peace Region, 48.7 percent of major crops are rated good to excellent as of July 28. This is above the five-year avera...
Aug 04, 2026
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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...
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Alberta
Forecast for 24 to 48 hour impact
Much of southern B.C. under smoky skies, alerts, as wildfires continue to burn
If your plans this weekend include travelling west into B.C.'s southern Interior region, you may wish to postpone your trip for a day or two, after Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) expanded an Orange Alert for air quality for a large section of southern B.C.The updated warning now includes the Kootenays, ...
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first time a governor general has attended
Governor General Louise Arbour to attend Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat
Canada's Governor General will visit Medicine Hat next week to cheer on athletes competing at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.Louise Arbour will be in the city from Aug. 10 to 13 for the event, marking her first visit to Medicine Hat and the first time a governor general has attended the Special Olympics ...
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Healthcare
Alberta radiation technologists concerned with staffing levels for new rules regarding diagnostic tests
Technicians who run diagnostic tests in Alberta's health system are wondering if they have enough people to accommodate changes to the program. Premier Danielle Smith's government now allows patients to book their own diagnostic tests without needing a doctor's referral. But they have to pay for the M-R-I, C-T scan or ...
Aug 06, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta ministry facing workplace safety charges in firefighter's 2024 death
Alberta's government is facing workplace safety related charges in the death of a firefighter who was struck by a tree about two years ago while tackling the massive wildfire in Jasper National Park. Alberta Occupational Health and Safety says the wildland firefighter was employed by the minister of forestry and parks ...
Aug 05, 2026
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Evacuations underway as new Okanagan, B.C., wildfire explodes in size
Evacuations are underway around Summerland, B.C., after a new wildfire near Okanagan Lake exploded in size. Erick Thompson with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen's emergency operations centre says the fire was first detected at 5:30 p.m., b...
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Federal government's handful of health cut reversals won't help most refugees: doctors
TORONTO - The federal government has reinstated full coverage for a handful of health-care services for refugees, but doctors say it's not nearly enough. On May 1, Canada's Interim Federal Health Program imposed a 30 per cent co-payment requirement fo...
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Dairy farmers warn against concessions as U.S. tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canadian dairy farmers are warning against any concessions involving their sector as trade talks intensify with the United States ahead of President Donald Trump's tariff deadline. A new round of 50 per cent American tariffs on a range of Cana...
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N.S. Court of Appeal says province can't deny people in tents enhanced income support
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the province cannot refuse enhanced income support to unhoused people living in tents. The unanimous ruling by a panel of three judges overturned a Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision last yea...
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Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers
OTTAWA - The federal government said Friday it is selling 10 of its used CC-130H Hercules aircraft to B.C.-based aerospace company Coulson Aviation, which will convert them into firefighting aircraft. They're part of a fleet of 12 retired by the Royal ...
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Two 18-year-olds charged in fatal Salsa on St. Clair shooting
TORONTO - A pair of 18-year-olds have been charged with first-degree murder in last month's deadly shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival, police said Friday, vowing to heighten security around other major street festivals. Jessiah Massaro-Gill a...
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World
A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes with no word on the 2 people aboard
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP) - A helicopter helping battle a large Utah wildfire crashed Friday with no word on the conditions of the two people aboard as officials said they couldn't immediately reach the crash site. The helicopter was one of se...
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Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees
The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly opposed eliminating it. ...
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Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce U.S. support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin's hand ...
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