Primary Care Alberta
Mobile mammography unit making stops in Manning and Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement
Women at risk of developing breast cancer in Manning and Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement will have local access to mammography services next week.Primary Care Alberta says their Screen Test program to detect breast cancer will be at the Communiplex parking lot in Paddle Prairie on June 2 and at the Manning Commu...
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Stompede
Wagonmaster, Stomper, & Business of the Year named at Bust Out BBQ
The Grande Prairie Stompede is officially underway with the Bust Out BBQ having come and gone. The free community lunch, thanks to Wapiti Gravel Sales, at Bonnetts Energy Centre kicked off the week of celebrations in the City and County of Grande Prairie on Tuesday (May 26) afternoon, and the grills were on until the h...
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Peace Region
Chuckwagons
Over $83k in bids for Teepee Creek Stampede Canvas Auction
The final auction of the 2026 World Professional Chuckwagon Association season was held in Grande Prairie Tuesday (May 26) evening for the Teepee Creek Stampede.Fifteen drivers and three Wildcard Wagons had their tarps up for bid for the second consecutive WPCA canvas auction for the event.The overall total brought in ...
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Primary Care Alberta
Mobile mammography unit making stops in Manning and Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement
Women at risk of developing breast cancer in Manning and Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement will have local access to mammography services next week.Primary Care Alberta says their Screen Test program to detect breast cancer will be at the Communiplex parking lot in Paddle Prairie on June 2 and at the Manning Commu...
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Stompede
Wagonmaster, Stomper, & Business of the Year named at Bust Out BBQ
The Grande Prairie Stompede is officially underway with the Bust Out BBQ having come and gone. The free community lunch, thanks to Wapiti Gravel Sales, at Bonnetts Energy Centre kicked off the week of celebrations in the City and County of Grande Prairie on Tuesday (May 26) afternoon, and the grills were on until the h...
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GPFA
Grande Prairie wildfire danger remains high
The Grande Prairie Forest Area wildfire danger level remains high.Alberta Wildfire says current dry conditions make it very easy for a blaze to spark and spread quickly, so they are asking residents to continue using caution when spending time outdoors. Since the start of the year, 29 wildfires have ignited in the GPFA...
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County of Grande Prairie
Dog parks in Clairmont & Whispering Ridge among Council highlights
Two new dog parks are being developed in the Hamlet Clairmont and the Whispering Ridge neighbourhood.County of Grande Prairie Council approved the projects at their regular scheduled meeting yesterday (Monday, May 26) at an estimated cost of $40,429 in total; $21,830 for Whispering Ridge, and $18,599 for Clairmont.Duri...
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County of Grande Prairie
County crews begin paving work
The County of Grande Prairie is set to begin multiple roadwork projects on May 26.Crews will be conducting paving and milling work along Range Road 72 North to the end of the cul-de-sac and Range Road 72 South to the end of the cul-de-sac in Richmond Estates. (Image Credit: County of Grande Prairie) Speed will be reduc...
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Over $83k in bids for Teepee Creek Stampede Canvas Auction
The final auction of the 2026 World Professional Chuckwagon Association season was held in Grande Prairie Tuesday (May 26) evening for the Teepee Creek Stampede.Fifteen drivers and three Wildcard Wagons had their tarps up for bid for the second consecutive WPCA canvas auction for the event.The overall total brought in ...
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Rodeo
Stompede rodeo starts Wednesday
It is Day 1 of Stompede. The rodeo slack will start at noon today (Wednesday, May 27) at Evergreen Park. Main performances on Thursday through Sunday will start at 12:50 p.m. each day. Two cowboys from the Peace lead their event in the Canadian Pro Rodeo Association standings heading into Stompede. Auzyn Corr of Grande...
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Teepee Creek Stampede
Teepee Creek Stampede WPCA Tarp Auction tonight
The WPCA tarp auction for the Teepee Creek Stampede will be held tonight (Tuesday, May 26) at the Jackpot Grill & Bar. Doors open at 5 p.m., supper at 6 p.m., and the auction at 7 p.m. Bidders can register through the Teepee Creek Stampede website.The Teepee Creek Stampede Association announced in April that the WP...
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Agriculture
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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Agriculture
Alberta Wildfire reminding producers to be fire safe
As agricultural spring work takes place across the province, the risk of farm wildfires poses a risk due to dry conditions in fields. While it is often wet and cooler in the seeding months, dry vegetation and crop residue is highly flammable. Alberta Wildfire is wanting to remind farmers to take extra precautions to pr...
May 19, 2026
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Alberta
many alberta groups to receive dollars
395 agencies to advance gender equality through federal funding
A total of 395 organizations across Canada, including many in Alberta, are receiving funding from the federal government to advance gender equality.The funding totals more than $77.5 million, and is being distributed through the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) via three streams.$44.4 million for 218 organi...
May 25, 2026
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may water supply outlook
Alberta river flows looking strong, provincial gov't says
The Alberta government says the province's water supply outlook is promising with summer just around the corner.The May Water Supply Outlook report shows conditions are on track to be much better than last year, with strong snowpack and multiple spring snowstorms."Most of Alberta is heading into the summer season ...
May 25, 2026
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Amidst Melanoma Awareness Month
Primary Care Alberta reminds public of sun safety
In recognition of Melanoma Awareness Month, Primary Care Alberta is reminding Albertans of the importance of protecting themselves from the sun, whether working or playing outside.Officials say that melanoma is not only the most serious type of skin cancer but the fifth most diagnosed type of cancer in Alberta. Melanom...
May 25, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence
PIA "doesn't have confidence" in provincial AI investments
The provincial government is continuing to invest in AI programs to serve Albertans in all aspects of life. Just this week, the province announced a new panel on strengthening post-secondary education to prepare students to enter an AI-driven economy. On Wednesday, May 20, they also committed $10 million over three yea...
May 22, 2026
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Canada
Politicians react to Steven Guilbeault's resignation from Liberal party
OTTAWA - Former environment minister and staunch environmentalist Steven Guilbeault confirmed Wednesday he will step down as a Liberal member of Parliament this summer. Guilbeault has become increasingly disillusioned in recent months by what he has ca...
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Montreal's anti-radicalization centre rebrands in response to shifting mandate
MONTREAL - More than 10 years after it opened to great fanfare, Montreal's anti-radicalization centre is getting a new name and focus to meet realities that leapt to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre for the Prevention of Radicalizati...
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Chinese foreign minister's visit to Canada a 'positive sign': trade minister
OTTAWA - China's foreign minister is visiting Canada this week, something International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is calling a positive sign about the relationship between the two countries. Wang Yi arrives in Canada on Thursday for a three-day vis...
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National artificial intelligence strategy to be released next week, Carney says
OTTAWA - The federal government will introduce its long-awaited AI strategy within days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. "It's coming out next week," Carney told reporters on Parliament Hill. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon ini...
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German utility to buy one million tonnes of LNG per year from Ksi Lisims project
VANCOUVER - A German utility has signed a long-term agreement to buy one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year from the yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims project in northern British Columbia as European countries look to lock down reliable fuel sup...
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Former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault says he will resign as an MP this summer
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced Wednesday that he will resign as a member of Parliament this summer following significant changes to federal climate policy under Prime Minister Mark Carney. "I have come to the conclusio...
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World
Israel's military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military on Wednesday told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there, saying in a statement that the military will "work with extreme force" against Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group. ...
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections, despite a lower court's ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black pe...
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Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one "free" transfer over ...
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