Chuckwagons
Final four set for WPCA's Battle of the North in Dawson Creek
The final four has been set for Sunday night's final at the WPCA's Battle of the North in Dawson Creek.Jamie Laboucane finished first in the aggregate with a four-day running time of 4:53.86.Laboucane wins the first-ever Connie Patterson Memorial Award, along with a one-year lease of a 2026 GMC truck. He will be joined...
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The latest on the wildfire burning near Summerland, B.C.
Thousands of residents in the British Columbia communities of Summerland and Peachland have been chased out of their homes by an explosive wildfire that sprang up Friday. Here is the latest on the wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee (all times PT): 4...
Aug 08, 2026
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Peace Region
Yard maintenance
Grande Prairie residents getting advice on how to handle increased aphid populations
The City of Grande Prairie is offering homeowners advice on how to handle increased aphid activity.Aphids are common insects that feed on plant sap and can reproduce quickly in environments with soft plant growth following rainfall. (Image Credit: ID 25172608 © Radub85 | Dreamstime.com) Residents who want their pr...
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City of Grande Prairie
Crystal Lake dock parking lot closed for asphalt work Aug. 10-13
The City of Grande Prairie is temporarily closing the Crystal Lake Park parking lot.Starting Monday, Aug. 10, the lot will be closed to all vehicles while crews conduct asphalt paving to improve its surface condition, accessibility, and overall appearance.Visitors can still access the dock using the multi-use pathway.T...
Aug 08, 2026
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Weather
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watches issued for more areas
UPDATE 3 Sunday 3:53 p.m.: Yellow watches for severe thunderstorms have ended for the B.C. Peace. They remain in place on the Alberta side.UPDATE 2 Sunday: Yellow watches for severe thunderstorms are now in place for Big Lakes, Birch Hills, Clear Hills, Saddle Hills, and Northern Sunrise Counties, the MDs of Lesser Sla...
Aug 08, 2026
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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....
Aug 07, 2026
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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...
Aug 07, 2026
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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...
Aug 07, 2026
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Final four set for WPCA's Battle of the North in Dawson Creek
The final four has been set for Sunday night's final at the WPCA's Battle of the North in Dawson Creek.Jamie Laboucane finished first in the aggregate with a four-day running time of 4:53.86.Laboucane wins the first-ever Connie Patterson Memorial Award, along with a one-year lease of a 2026 GMC truck. He will be joined...
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Chuckwagons
Laboucane, Vigen fastest WPCA wagons on Night 3 in Dawson Creek
Jamie Laboucane and Chanse Vigen had the two fastest times of the night Friday at the World Professional Chuckwagon Association races in Dawson Creek. Laboucane has the fastest time by 1:12.31, 0.14 seconds faster than Vigen. Rae Croteau Jr. and Obrey Motowylo rounded out the top four on the night. Laboucane leads the ...
Aug 08, 2026
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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...
Aug 07, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Alberta Open Farm Days coming up on August 15 and 16
Alberta Open Farm Days will take place Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16. Several places in the Peace will be among the more than 150 host farms across Alberta. Burnt River Ranch in Saddle Hills County will offer guided farm tours mid-day on Saturday. The farm has pigs, cattle, poultry and horses. Grande Prairi...
Aug 08, 2026
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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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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, ...
Aug 07, 2026
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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 ...
Aug 07, 2026
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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
In the news today: B.C. wildfire losses, GM talks start, Montreal police scandal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee The thousands forced out by the Bald Range wildfire in the South Okanagan region ...
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New York trial of man accused of killing daughter enters fourth week
ELIZABETHTOWN - The trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York is entering its fourth week. Luciano Frattolin is on trial in Elizabethtown, N.Y., facing charges of second-degree murder and concea...
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Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee
PENTICTON - Kyla Gaudiuso says she found out her home in Faulder, B.C., had been destroyed when she received a photo of the ridge where it once stood, completely engulfed in flames. The community west of Summerland was one of the first areas overrun by...
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Why information officer kept camera rolling even as he fled B.C. wildfire with family
PENTICTON - When Erick Thompson decided he had to flee with his family as a wildfire roared towards Summerland, B.C., around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, he also knew he had to keep filming. That's because Thompson is the senior manager of communications for...
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Brutality, racism allegations deepen trust gap after years of complaints in Montreal
MONTREAL - Frantz Jean-Jacques remembers feeling hopeful after coming out of a meeting more than a decade ago with the commander of a police station in a multicultural neighbourhood of Montreal. Over a dozen local residents attended, including a number...
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Here are major reports, inquiries and lawsuits into police racism in Quebec
MONTREAL - As a police station in a Montreal multicultural neighbourhood grapples with allegations of racism and brutality made public in June, local residents are preparing for a public meeting with city officials and the chief of the police force on ...
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World
Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 13, authorities say
A Ukrainian drone attack Monday on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people, including a child, and wounded 48 others, authorities in the Tatarstan region said. Officials didn't say what the drones targeted, but the city is an im...
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Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after extradition from Dubai to face allegations
LONDON (AP) - The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang was extradited to Ireland from Dubai on Sunday to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain...
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Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi's father and longtime agent, dies at 68
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) - Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys announced his death ...
Aug 08, 2026
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