RCMP
Responding officer & suspect injured following police chase
An alleged impaired driver was taken into custody after threatening to shoot police and residents.Peace River RCMP say on Friday, Sept. 18, they received a call about an alleged impaired driver threatening to shoot people, with both officers and Police Dog Services responding, as they believed the suspect was armed wit...
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Traffic Incident
Highway 43/723 closed southeast of Beaverlodge
Alberta 511 is reporting a traffic incident at the Highway 43 and 723 junction, just southeast of Beaverlodge, this morning (Tuesday, Sept. 22) that has closed all lanes of traffic. Emergency crews are expected in the area and drivers are being asked to use alternate routes and expect delays. There has been no details ...
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Peace Region
RCMP
Responding officer & suspect injured following police chase
An alleged impaired driver was taken into custody after threatening to shoot police and residents.Peace River RCMP say on Friday, Sept. 18, they received a call about an alleged impaired driver threatening to shoot people, with both officers and Police Dog Services responding, as they believed the suspect was armed wit...
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Sept. 24, 2026
Emergency training exercise taking place in Muskoseepi Park
An emergency response exercise is set to take place in Muskoseepi Park Thursday, Sept. 24.The exercise is part of the Alberta Support and Emergency Response Team's annual exercise and training week, running Monday to Friday with classroom training and field-based learning.The City and the Grande Prairie Regional Emerge...
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Traffic Incident
Highway 43/723 closed southeast of Beaverlodge
Alberta 511 is reporting a traffic incident at the Highway 43 and 723 junction, just southeast of Beaverlodge, this morning (Tuesday, Sept. 22) that has closed all lanes of traffic. Emergency crews are expected in the area and drivers are being asked to use alternate routes and expect delays. There has been no details ...
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Seasons
Fall officially arrives Tuesday eveing
Fall will officially arrive Tuesday evening. The Autumnal Equinox, the point when the sun's rays move south across the equator, will happen at 6:04 p.m.Equinox means there will be equal day and night. The number of daylight hours will continue to lessen until the Winter Solstice on December 21
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Politics
MP Warkentin outlines Conservative priorities for Parliament
Peace Country MP Chris Warkentin has released a statement outlining Conservative priorities as the current session resumes.Warkentin says Conservatives will focus on lowering costs, protecting Canadian jobs, keeping communities safe, and restoring confidence in the immigration system.He's calling Prime Minister Mark Ca...
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Peace Wapiti Public School Division
Multi-use sports court open at Penson School
Peace Wapiti Public School Division has unveiled a new multi-use sports court at Penson School.On Friday, students, staff, volunteers, and community members gathered for the grand opening of the new amenity, which will provide a new place for students to be active, play, and enjoy time together.Principal Nicole Gillies...
Sep 21, 2026
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Local Sports
Local football players
Limited reps for Kettyle during Elks practice on Tuesday
The Tuesday injury report for the Edmonton Elks says receiver Carter Kettyle had limited reps in practice because of a hamstring injury. The St. Joe's graduate has recorded two catches for 16 yards and his first career touchdown in nine games with the Elks this season. That touchdown came in a 48-30 loss to Montreal on...
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Week 3
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...
Sep 21, 2026
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Local Hockey
Storm win weekend double-header home opener over Bonnyville
The Grande Prairie Storm kicked off the AJHL regular season at home over the weekend, winning a double-header over the Bonnyville Pontiacs.The Storm opened the season Friday night with a 6-1 victory, then again, winning 5-2 Saturday at Bonnetts Energy Centre.The boys travel to Whitecourt on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to play...
Sep 21, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Rain dampening harvest efforts according to latest Alberta Crop Report
Just under 13 per cent of major crops have been combined in the Peace Region according to the most recent Alberta Crop Report. The report, dated Sept. 15, says the Peace Region is well behind the five-year average of 51 per cent of harvest completed, due to precipitation in the region that varied between five and 15 mi...
Sep 21, 2026
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Agriculture
Twenty-two per cent of canola swathed in Peace Region, as per latest Provincial Crop Report
The province says harvest is off to a slow start in 2026 across Alberta, with the most recent Alberta Crop Report by AFSC saying provincial progress is behind the five-and 10-year averages of 40 and 30 per cent, respectively. Rain has caused significant delays for farmers to get in the field as well as for crops maturi...
Sep 14, 2026
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Agriculture
September 1 crop report says just over three per cent of the crop harvested in the Peace
The September 1 crop report from the province and AFSC says that 3.3 per cent of the major crops in the Peace had been harvested by that date. The five-year average for the same time is 13.3 per cent completion; the 10-year average is 9.2 per cent. The report also says that 12.3 per cent of the dry peas, 6.3 per cent o...
Sep 09, 2026
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Alberta
Sept. 22-27
Twelve Albertans competing in 28th WorldSkills Competition
A total of 12 Albertans are set to represent the country at the 28th WorldSkills Competition.From Sept. 22-27 in Shanghai, China, approximately 1,500 competitors from over 70 countries will compete in skilled trade and technology disciplines."Alberta's competitors have earned their place on the world stage through...
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virtual health care
Rural Albertans to receive greater access to specialized stroke rehabilitation
Stroke survivors in rural Alberta will have greater access to specialized rehabilitation care without having to travel long distances under a new province-wide initiative.The Post-Stroke Spasticity Care for Rural Albertans program will connect patients in rural and remote communities with rehabilitation specialists in ...
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Digital screening notifications
Alberta moving cancer screening notifications to MyChart as paper letters phase out
Albertans are being encouraged to use MyChart as the province begins moving cancer screening invitations and reminders away from paper mail.Primary Care Alberta (PCA) says it will phase out mailed notifications where possible starting this fall, with patients instead receiving screening information through MyHealthAlbe...
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Oct. 19, Referendum
Elections Alberta says referendum mail-in ballot applications surpass 610,000
Elections Alberta says the number of mail-in ballots requested for next month's referendum has surpassed 610,000. The new total is an increase of about 90,000 since Friday and continues the trend of growing interest in voting by mail for the Oct. 19 referendum. Albertans have until Friday at midnight to apply for a spe...
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Canada
Reactions as B.C. Premier David Eby calls snap election set for Oct. 24
VANCOUVER - British Columbia voters are heading to the polls in a snap election set for Oct. 24, a week after municipal elections take place across the province. The election comes less than two years into NDP Leader David Eby's mandate and follows wee...
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Trump says U.S. to continue buying Canadian potash but wants cheaper price
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump says his country will continue buying Canadian potash after all. Trump made the comments to reporters Tuesday during a bilateral meeting at the United Nations General Assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z...
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Carney promises $100 million for Palestinians in humanitarian aid, police training
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pledging $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The funding includes $80 million in humanitarian aid, while the rest is development funding for security initiatives, includ...
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Defence minister says he's taking 'cautious' approach to possible Russian threat
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty says he's taking a "cautious" approach to drawing conclusions from available intelligence as European leaders warn Moscow may be preparing new hybrid attacks on NATO members. Asked by The Canadian Press if he's ...
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Who are the party leaders as British Columbia goes to the polls?
British Columbians are going to the polls about two years ahead of schedule, after Premier David Eby called an early election to be held on Oct. 24. Here's a look at the party leaders in a political landscape that is very different from the one that em...
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Ottawa opens up 15% Trans Mountain equity stake to Indigenous groups on pipeline path
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has offered Indigenous groups a collective 15 per cent ownership stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline, advancing a long-promised plan to give First Nations equity in the federally owned infrastructure connecting Alberta...
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World
Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, shortly after threatening in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't reached soon to end the nea...
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Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security, paving the way for more U.S. bases in Greenland and easing tensions over his repeated call...
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Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed more than 260 people, and sentenced them each to 200 years in prison, meaning they will spend the rest of their live...
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