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Peace Region

Suspected diesel or hydraulic oil
Bear Creek chemical spill cleanup "winding down"
A cleanup at Bear Creek between Maskawoteh Park and the Grande Prairie Museum is nearing completion.A chemical leak was first reported to the City on July 24, and City crews, GPFD and a hazmat team responded to begin a full cleanup. At this time, the City has determined the chemical to be either weathered diesel or hyd...
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RCMP
Drive-by shooting in Fort St. John
Fort St. John RCMP are investigating a drive-by shooting that took place this morning.Mounties were called to the 9800 block of 108 Ave around 1:37 a.m. on August 6, 2026, and found bullet holes in a travel trailer, two adjacent residences, and a vehicle.No occupants or bystanders were injured in the shooting, which is...
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Health Advisory
Blue-green algae bloom advisory for Moonshine Lake
Alberta Health Services is warning the public that there are blue-green algae blooms in Moonshine Lake.Visitors and residents are being advised that the naturally occurring cyanobacteria are common during warm weather, and blooms can be blue-green, greenish-brown, brown, pink and/or red, and can look like scum, streaks...
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Construction
Patterson Place roadwork to begin tomorrow
A road rehabilitation project will get going in Patterson Place starting tomorrow (Friday, Aug. 7).As part of the City of Grande Prairie's 2026 Capital Construction program, crews will be making upgrades to the road along Popular Drive, between 72 and 79 Avenues. Once completed, crews will move to Patterson Drive, betw...
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October 1
Expanded recycling program coming to Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie residents will have access to a broader range of recycling options this fall.Effective Oct. 1, the province is introducing standardized recycling services across Alberta."Standardizing accepted materials across Alberta will make it easier for residents to understand what can be recycled and help kee...
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Court
Court updates: Jail sentence in sexual exploitation case, trial in High Prairie murder investigation to resume in November
Jail sentence in child exploitation case Alberta Justice says a 34-month jail sentence has been handed down in Grande Prairie court in a child exploitation case. Brooke Richer was given the sentence on July 31 in Grande Prairie Court of King's Bench for charges of possession of child pornography, luring a child and sex...
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Alberta

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 ...
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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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Allows Feds to fast track approvals
Ottawa moves to list Alberta-backed West Coast pipeline as national interest project
The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project.Naming a project in the national interest under the Building Canada Act allows the government to fast-track approvals and skirt some environmental laws.A notice published in ...
Aug 05, 2026
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various offences
Alberta RCMP dished out 1,100+ tickets on Heritage Day long weekend
A grand total of 1,107 traffic-related tickets were given out by Alberta RCMP over the August long weekend.Of those, 513 were for speeding, 27 were for distracted driving, and 20 were for seatbelt infractions."Road safety is a shared responsibility," says Sgt. Darrin Turnbull, Alberta RCMP Traffic Services. &...
Aug 04, 2026
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Canada

Poilievre says Carney must explain 'failed' screening that led to NATO spy case
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday that Prime Minister Mark Carney "has a lot of explaining to do" about how the government "failed" to screen a Canadian intern at NATO's Belgium headquarters who was arrested recently on espion...
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N.S. attorney general wants answers after innocent man serves 18 months in prison
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's attorney general says he wants answers on how an innocent man served 18 months in prison for child exploitation charges after investigators mixed up his online username. "When we have a situation like this with a wrongful convic...
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Nova Scotian children under 14 will soon be banned from e-scooters and e-bikes
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's public works minister says the province plans to ban children under 14 from riding electric scooters and bikes this fall. Fred Tilley says the age restriction is part of a slate of changes that will be made to the province's Tra...
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Judge authorizes class action by Jewish students against McGill
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit by Jewish students at McGill who allege the university failed to combat antisemitism on campus. The lawsuit alleges that Jewish students were the victims of antisemitic and ...
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PM says Ottawa is 'loyal' to supply management system protecting dairy sector
CHICOUTIMI - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is "loyal" to the supply management system protecting Canada's dairy sector and is pointing to the Liberals' choice of candidate in an upcoming byelection as proof of that commitment. Supply m...
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Lightning sparked dozens of wildfires in Quebec in July
MONTREAL - Quebec's wildfire protection agency reports it saw "above-average" fire activity in the province last month, largely due to lightning strikes. The agency says the province saw 90 wildfires in July, affecting 1,675 hectares of forest. In rec...
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