Alberta Day
Free entry, BBQ & activities at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is hosting a free community celebration on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in honour of Alberta Day.Residents can attend the museum and enjoy free admission, crafts, face painting, outdoor mini golf, and a complimentary barbecue from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.County Reeve Amanda McDonald says this is...
Aug 29, 2026
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Wildfire prevention
Ongoing Firesmart work in Mission Heights & Grande Banks
FireSmart™ vegetation management work is back underway in the Bear Creek Corridor.The City says it's continuing its efforts to "reduce wildfire risk and strengthen community safety" by focusing on higher-risk areas, reducing flammable vegetation, and improving defensible space.Work is currently underway...
Aug 28, 2026
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Peace Region
GPPS
Back-to-school zones starting on Wednesday
Back-to-school is fast approaching, with Grande Prairie youth welcomed back to class starting on Wednesday, Sept. 3.With that in mind, the Grande Prairie Police Service is reminding motorists that school zones will be back in effect every weekday from 7:30 a.m. till 4:30 p.m.Police are asking drivers to slow down to 30...
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Alberta Day
Free entry, BBQ & activities at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is hosting a free community celebration on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in honour of Alberta Day.Residents can attend the museum and enjoy free admission, crafts, face painting, outdoor mini golf, and a complimentary barbecue from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.County Reeve Amanda McDonald says this is...
Aug 29, 2026
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North of sexsmith
Peace region under air quality warning
A yellow air quality warning is in effect for the Peace region, spanning from the NW.T. border all the way to Grande Prairie.Environment Canada says smoke is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility, but i can vary from hour to hour. At this time, they suggest limiting time outdoors and considering rescheduling ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Wildfire prevention
Ongoing Firesmart work in Mission Heights & Grande Banks
FireSmart™ vegetation management work is back underway in the Bear Creek Corridor.The City says it's continuing its efforts to "reduce wildfire risk and strengthen community safety" by focusing on higher-risk areas, reducing flammable vegetation, and improving defensible space.Work is currently underway...
Aug 28, 2026
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Community Event
Experience GP taking over Bonnetts Energy Centre on Friday
A number of local artists and a Canadian rock legend act are set to take the stage today (Friday, August 28) at Bonnetts Energy Centre to celebrate the end of summer. Experience GP, the City's signature summer celebration, will give residents and visitors a free evening of live music, local flavour and community connec...
Aug 28, 2026
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Wildfires
GPFA Wildfire danger level remains high
Only two active wildfires are burning in the province, but the Grande Prairie Forest Area fire danger level remains high.One of the two blazes is located in the GPFA, south of Township Road 700, near the B.C. border, while the other is north of High Level.The blaze further north is listed as under control, while the on...
Aug 28, 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
Referendum seven weeks away
Separatists hold independence rally in lead-up to Alberta's birthday bash
Alberta separatists converged outside the legislature in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon ahead of the province's birthday, with many praying, listening to sermons and saying Alberta would be better off without Canada after having joined Confederation 121 years ago."It's the corruption, the lies from out east. I'm j...
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Alberta Day Tuesday
As referendum nears, Danielle Smith to address celebration in Calgary
Premier Danielle Smith is set to speak in Calgary Sunday at an event marking Alberta Day.Alberta officially became a Canadian province on Sept. 1, 1905.Various festivities are planned this weekend ahead of the province's birthday on Tuesday.Smith's speech at Calgary's Heritage Park is set to come as the province's sepa...
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Changes coming to Alberta's Water Act
Province to restore private property rights by removing 'unnecessary' barriers for producers
The Alberta government says it's restoring private property rights by removing Water Act approval requirements.Right now, producers say they're facing unnecessary barriers when it comes to how they manage water on their own cropland.That can include everything from pooling water to having a seasonal wetland on their pr...
Aug 29, 2026
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Meetings planned in Tennessee
Alberta premier to meet with U.S. officials next week amid trade war
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with U.S. officials next week, after recently saying she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy and avoid any further escalations of their trade war.Smith's press secretary, Sam Blackett, said the premier had a previously planned personal trip to the United States but...
Aug 29, 2026
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Canada
Teej festivals cancelled across Canada as Nepal grapples with extreme flooding
OTTAWA - Nepalese community organizations across the country cancelled annual cultural festivals over the weekend following the devastating flash flooding that struck Nepal and China. This weekend would normally be the annual Teej festival, a Hindu pra...
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Candidates talk affordability on Day 4 of Quebec's election campaign
Affordability and the economy took the spotlight on Sunday as Quebec's election campaign entered its fourth day, with party leaders unveiling their visions to ease financial pressures while grappling with the province's budgetary constraints. The Quebe...
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Google Maps to display Lake Ontario as Lake America in U.S.
OTTAWA - Google Maps has updated to display "Lake America" for users located in the United States, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to rename the Great Lake. Users in Canada will still see it displayed as Lake Ontario on...
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Voters head to the polls in three federal byelections in B.C., Ontario and Quebec
OTTAWA - A trio of federal byelections are set for Monday in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Two of the ridings are considered fairly safe Liberal seats, both of which were vacated by former cabinet ministers. In Quebec, where voters had elected...
18h ago
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Immigration board asks feds to better track temporary residents
OTTAWA - Canada needs to make further cuts to the number of temporary residents in the country and generate better tracking data when they leave the country, the head of an expert panel on immigration said. Parisa Mahboubi chairs the C.D. Howe Institut...
18h ago
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B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run
B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Saturday that former agriculture minister Pam Alexis, who...
Aug 29, 2026
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World
Body of 46-year-old man recovered after flash flooding in Grand Canyon, park service says
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - One person died and about 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced evacuations, swept large boulders into the Colorado River and knocked out the sole water pipeline that serve...
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US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Vowing to retaliate ...
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Norwegians line up at memorials remembering the late King Harald V. Funeral set for Sept 9
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Tens of thousands of Norwegians lined up Sunday in front of cathedrals and churches across the country for memorial services held for the late King Harald V, who died at 89. Harald passed away Friday and his son immedi...
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