Provincial government
Greenivew Industrial Gateway receives second ever Industrial Zone designation
The Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG) is taking another step towards "economic growth and major investment attraction," after receiving an Industrial Zone designation.Grant Hunter, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, explained the benefits of the designation; "(It) offers an opportunity to attr...
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$29 Million Renovation
NWP Skilled Trades Training Centre officially open
Northwestern Polytechnic's Skilled Trades Centre in Grande Prairie is officially open.The new 40,000-square-foot facility will provide students from 11 different trades programs with modern, industry-aligned training environments to support hands-on learning. (Image Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh) NWP Pres...
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Peace Region
Provincial government
Greenivew Industrial Gateway receives second ever Industrial Zone designation
The Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG) is taking another step towards "economic growth and major investment attraction," after receiving an Industrial Zone designation.Grant Hunter, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, explained the benefits of the designation; "(It) offers an opportunity to attr...
7h ago
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$29 Million Renovation
NWP Skilled Trades Training Centre officially open
Northwestern Polytechnic's Skilled Trades Centre in Grande Prairie is officially open.The new 40,000-square-foot facility will provide students from 11 different trades programs with modern, industry-aligned training environments to support hands-on learning. (Image Credit: Everything GP Staff/Nathaniel Leigh) NWP Pres...
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Addictions recovery
Rising Above receives $3 million to "address unmet needs"
Rising Above in Grande Prairie is receiving $3 million dollars in funding to expand its addiction recovery capacity.The province is supplying the funding to "address unmet needs in the community, strengthen the continuum of care, and help those experiencing addiction pursue recovery close to home."They add th...
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Weather Alert
Severe thunderstorm watch over northwest Alberta
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a yellow watch for severe thunderstorms today (Thursday, August 27).Communities under the alert span from High Level, Manning, Peace River, Fairview, Spirit River, Grande Prairie, Fox Creek, Whitecourt, Grande Cache, Hinton, and Edson. The national weather office ...
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Federal Government
$20 million to support the "modernization of Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd."
The federal government is helping a Peace Region sector combat U.S tariffs. Following an American announcement to impose additional tariffs that affect Canada's forestry sector, the federal government put counter-tariffs in effect and is providing $7.5 billion in support funding for affected businesses. As part of the ...
Aug 26, 2026
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Grande Prairie Regional Hospital
GPRH unveils updated clown car for resident Therapy Clown
Young patients and visitors to Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will now be able to enjoy rides in the newly refurbished clown car.The car driven by therapy clown Butterfly and her assistant Brookie was unveiled Wednesday, Aug. 26, in front of members of the press, hospital staff, and the volunteers that helped make th...
Aug 26, 2026
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Local Sports
GP Reds
15U AA Reds best in the west with WCBA championship win
The 15U AA Grande Prairie Reds have captured the Western Canada Baseball Association championship this past weekend in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.The Reds dominated the WBCA, going undefeated and claiming the title with a 10-7 victory over a local squad, the Sask Sun Devils.The Reds have now ended their magical season...
Aug 18, 2026
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Chuckwagons
WPCA season closes in spectacular fashion at Rocky Mountain House
The curtain has officially closed on the 2026 professional chuckwagon racing season following Sunday (August 16) afternoon's final heat.This years Kirk's Trail Tire Series Champion is Jason Glass, who also broke the track record down in Rocky Mountain House with a time of 1:11.20. Glass' winning time was 1.05 seconds f...
Aug 17, 2026
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Local Sports
Cowboys, Centaurs playoffs and horse racing this weekend
FootballThe Peace Country Cowboys will visit the Calgary Gators for an Alberta Football League semi-final game on Saturday.Kick-off will be at 5 p.m.These same two teams met in the final last year.RugbyThe Centaurs' men's rugby team visits the Nor'westers for a playoff game Saturday in Edmonton.The game will start at 2...
Aug 14, 2026
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Agriculture
Crop Report
Major crop yields to be 9 per cent above 5-year average in Peace
Persistent rains across the province have hampered crop development to many regions, but done the opposite in the south by bringing some relief to heat stressed fields. In the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, they say 12 per cent of provincial major crops (canola and peas) are flowering and 88 per cent are podding. ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Agriculture
Local Food Week August 10 to 16
This is Alberta Local Food Week. The province calls this a chance to "meet local farmers and entrepreneurs who work to put nutritious food on our plates, and to show support for all things grown, made and harvested in Alberta." The government says people can mark the occasion in several ways. These include vi...
Aug 12, 2026
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Farm Safety
BeGrainSafe Week on this week
August 10 to 16 is BeGrainSafe Week. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association says the week was started in 2017 after an increase in deaths from being trapped in grain. The association says in a news release that from 2011 to 2020, 27 people died on Canadian farms from asphyxiation by grain or soil. The association...
Aug 10, 2026
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Alberta
WATERWAY DEFENCE
Alberta launches Canada's first watercraft dip tank in Dunmore to fight invasive aquatic species
Alberta is introducing Canada's first watercraft dip tank at its Dunmore inspection station as the province works to keep invasive aquatic species out of its waterways.The tank uses hot water to treat trailered boats, killing mussels, larvae and other invasive species on hulls, intakes, engines and ballast tanks.The sy...
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WATCH
Middle East conflict, oil prices push Alberta's finances back in the black
Alberta's finances have swung back in the black after war in the Middle East sent global energy prices surging. The province's latest fiscal update predicts a $2-billion surplus, a huge turnaround from the $9.4-billion deficit originally expected for the 2026 fiscal year. It's the latest reversal of fortune for the oil...
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August 27, 2026
Alberta's Smith to take part in virtual town hall on AI data centre development
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her technology minister are set to take part in a virtual town hall tonight about developing artificial intelligence data centres in the province. It's the third of four town halls the government has organized to tell Albertans about its approach to attracting and regulating the major...
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federal contribution
Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network receives $50 million
Federal funding has been renewed for the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) to the tune of $50 million.The money will allow CAAIN to continue its programming, which carries a primary mandate of funding the development and adoption of innovation for the purpose of increasing the productivity,...
Aug 27, 2026
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Canada
Banman is 6th B.C. Conservative to quit this month, calls leader Findlay unelectable
Bruce Banman, who gave the B.C. Conservatives official party status in the British Columbia legislature when he crossed the floor to join colleague John Rustad in 2023, has joined the rush out of the party's caucus to sit as an Independent, and urged o...
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B.C. ends fire state of emergency after 20 days, thousands of evacuations, one death
BOSTON BAR - British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death. The state of emergency had previously been scheduled to end on ...
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Canada recruits dozens of foreign scientists, researchers, poaching many from U.S.
VANCOUVER - Canadian universities have recruited dozens of foreign scientists and researchers, many of them poached from prestigious U.S. institutions, in the first intake of a program to attract world-leading academics. The hiring of the 64 new recrui...
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Air Canada suspends two employees after RCMP drug trafficking investigation
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it has suspended the two employees arrested by the RCMP on Wednesday in connection with alleged cocaine and cannabis trafficking out of Montréal-Trudeau Airport. The airline would not comment further on the arrests. The RCMP ...
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Anti-immigrant speaker blocked from entering Canada in time for Hamilton event
OTTAWA - Austrian anti-immigrant speaker Martin Sellner says he was not granted an electronic travel authorization in time for a trip to Hamilton to speak at a nationalist conference. In a video posted on X, Sellner says Canada not granting him permiss...
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Wasp attack warnings as swarms surge in B.C. amid warm weather and abundant food
VANCOUVER - When the wasp swarm attacked a climber on a trail north of Vancouver this week, her reaction was so severe she needed helicopter evacuation. But Maria Masiar, search manager with Lions Bay Search and Rescue, said the wasps weren't done, att...
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World
Death toll from flash floods rises with rescuers in Nepal and China working to find hundreds missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The death toll from massive flash floods has risen to 469 in Nepal, police said Friday, as rescuers work to find hundreds of people still missing in the area on the Nepal-China border. The previous death toll was 3...
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Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed
A federal judge on Thursday halted - at least for now - attempts to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting. The move stalled the directive for a second time only about a week before the first mail ballots ...
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Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump's helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet was allowed to take off just as Marine One left the White House, federal investigators said Thursday. ...
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