Calgary Stampede
Grande Prairie cowboy wins Calgary Stampede buckle
Grande Prairie's Ryder Topolinski has won the junior steer riding crown at the Calgary Stampede.Topolinski had an 83 on Saturday to take first place in the final four. Gunner Armstrong of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, was second with an 82.50Topolinski topped the aggregate with a combined score of 239 and won $5000.Also on...
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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...
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Peace Region
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...
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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...
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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Lanakai still missing as the Amber Alert is rescinded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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Municipal District of Fairview
MD of Fairview confirms Whitelaw Hamlet Truck Fill station currently out of service
The Municipal District of Fairview says the Whitelaw Hamlet Truck Fill station is currently out of service.MD crews are currently working to reopen the station, which will remain closed until further notice.The Whitelaw Spring and BlueSky Truck Fill Stations are both still open and in service.
Jul 10, 2026
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Municipal District of Greenview
MD of Greenview updates road bans
The Municipal District of Greenview has updated its gravel road bans.As of 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Township Road 692 is at a 50 per cent axle weight 24 hours per day until further notice.All other Greenview gravel and asphalt roads will be at 100 per cent axle weight, including the Forestry Trunk Road.Anyone with questions...
Jul 10, 2026
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Local Sports
Calgary Stampede
Grande Prairie cowboy wins Calgary Stampede buckle
Grande Prairie's Ryder Topolinski has won the junior steer riding crown at the Calgary Stampede.Topolinski had an 83 on Saturday to take first place in the final four. Gunner Armstrong of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, was second with an 82.50Topolinski topped the aggregate with a combined score of 239 and won $5000.Also on...
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Chuckwagons
Tournier leads WPCA standings after Night 1 in Teepee Creek, Vigen posts fastest time on the night at Rangeland Derby
The guy they call Lightning Luke had the fastest time on Night 1 of WPCA chuckwagon racing at the Teepee Creek Stampede.Luke Tournier had a time of 56.13 seconds to take first on the night. He was followed by Cody Ridsdale, who finished 1.65 seconds back D.J. DeSutter and Dale Young round out the top four.Wagon racing ...
Jul 11, 2026
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Chuckwagons
Laboucane stays atop aggregate in Calgary, Teepee Creek gears up for three days of WPCA
It was a hot Thursday night down in Calgary with perfect track conditions for the seventh running of the 2026 Rangeland Derby. Jamie Laboucane held onto his top spot in the aggregate standings.Laboucane was the day money winner after posting the fastest run with a time of 1:10.18. Following in second was Jason Glass, t...
Jul 10, 2026
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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
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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"massive"
Three sent to hospital after tornadoes touch down in Alberta, campground evacuated
CHAUVIN - Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta, near the Saskatchewan boundary, was evacuated and campers were told to head to the nearby village of Chauvin, Alta.Nei...
Jul 10, 2026
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Canada
Landlord facing voyeurism charges after tenants find cameras in rooms: Calgary police
CALGARY - Calgary police say a landlord is facing voyeurism charges after multiple tenants discovered small cameras in bathrooms and bedrooms. Investigators say they also believe the 41-year-old man owns other rental properties in Toronto and Vancouver...
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Carney says U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham was steadfast defender of democracy and freedom
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney offered his condolences to the family of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday, saying he "stood resolutely in defence of democracy and freedom," particularly with Ukraine. "I offer my condolences to Senator Graham's fa...
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Fear, grief and calls for security after deadly shooting at Toronto street festival
TORONTO - A Toronto street that should have been packed with vendors and dancing people was all but deserted on Sunday after a shooting the night before at the Salsa on St. Clair festival left two people dead and sent thousands running for cover. The s...
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'Social phenomenon': Fashion saddles up to politics at the Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is more than a rodeo. It's a runway for western fashion that politicians strut down each year. Politicians of all stripes attend the annual exhibition and rodeo, considered a celebration of everything western. The cowboy ...
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'I've been training all year': Carney masters the art of flipping Stampede flapjacks
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney has waited a year for a Stampede pancake breakfast do-over, and managed to perfect the art of flapjack flipping on Sunday. Carney attended one of the final Stampede breakfasts of the year at the Sunnyside Hillhurst ...
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'Power hungry': Nuclear renaissance a boon for Canada's mining and reactor sectors
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - Taryn Roske lost her job twice when the nuclear industry had ground to a halt. The Cameco employee and hundreds of others were laid off from the company's Rabbit Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan after it shut down in 2016. "I had ...
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World
Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people, officials say
BANGKOK (AP) - A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning, killing at least 27 people before firefighters brought the blaze under control, officials said. Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze rag...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally, dies after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a "brief and sudden illness," his office said. He was 71. ...
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Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at 74
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power...
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