Severe thunderstorm
Thunderstorm watch in effect south of GP
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for areas south of Grande Prairie. The watch includes both Grande Cache and Fox Creek, so anyone travelling south today should remain on alert. Environment Canada expects stormy conditions to last until this evening, with strong winds, heavy rain and possible hail.To stay up to ...
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Aquatera
Aquatera project on 97B Street continues
Aquatera continues work along 97B Street to replace water and sewer lines. Aquatera CEO Vaughn Bend says this is being done because of what he calls "a reliability issue." "This section of lines has been causing us some problems because of the age." "They've served us well, and so we're taking ...
Aug 14, 2026
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Peace Region
Severe thunderstorm
Thunderstorm watch in effect south of GP
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for areas south of Grande Prairie. The watch includes both Grande Cache and Fox Creek, so anyone travelling south today should remain on alert. Environment Canada expects stormy conditions to last until this evening, with strong winds, heavy rain and possible hail.To stay up to ...
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Data Centres
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says it has "won their first legal battle" over the Wonder Valley data centre proposal
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation officials say on social media that they have won what they call "their first legal battle with O'Leary Digital Limited." This is related to the Wonder Valley AI data centre proposal. The post says this means a judicial challenge from the First Nation regarding a review of a water lic...
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City of Grande Prairie
City contractors completing tree replacement work overnight Aug. 15
City contractors will be completing tree replacement work overnight Saturday, Aug. 15Crews will be working along 100 Avenue between 98 Street and 100 Street from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16.The work is part of final warranty activities associated with the downtown rehabilitation of 100 Avenue.Traffic is expe...
Aug 14, 2026
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"trail maintenance"
Nitehawk Bike Park closed for the season
The Nitehawk Adventure Park bike park is now closed for the season.Staff said they "understand this may be an inconvenience," but "important trail and hill maintenance needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming ski season."They add that "taking care of the hill now will help ensure it remains...
Aug 14, 2026
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Aquatera
Aquatera project on 97B Street continues
Aquatera continues work along 97B Street to replace water and sewer lines. Aquatera CEO Vaughn Bend says this is being done because of what he calls "a reliability issue." "This section of lines has been causing us some problems because of the age." "They've served us well, and so we're taking ...
Aug 14, 2026
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Municipal District of Greenview
MD of Greenview MDP survey closing Aug. 15
The Municipal District of Greenview is wrapping up Phase 1 of their plans to update the Municipal Development Plan.Residents have until Saturday to complete the online survey and share their thoughts on how to help their community grow and evolve.A report of the feedback gathered in Phase 1 will be released in Septembe...
Aug 14, 2026
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Local Sports
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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"trail maintenance"
Nitehawk Bike Park closed for the season
The Nitehawk Adventure Park bike park is now closed for the season.Staff said they "understand this may be an inconvenience," but "important trail and hill maintenance needs to be done to prepare for the upcoming ski season."They add that "taking care of the hill now will help ensure it remains...
Aug 14, 2026
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Chuckwagons
Motowylo records fastest time of Night 2 at Battle of the Rockies
The second night of the World Chuckwagons Finals and the Battle of the Rockies saw a packed grandstand crowd down in Rocky Mountain House. When the dust settled Thursday evening, it was chuckwagon driver Obrey Motowylo that pulled off the fastest time of the night with a penalty-free run of 1:16.94. Motowylo tops the W...
Aug 14, 2026
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Agriculture
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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Crop Report
Spotty rains keeping soil moisture high for Peace Region
Surface and sub-surface soil moisture ratings are staying well above the 5- and 10-year averages in the Peace Region thanks to recent rains and cooler conditions.In the latest Alberta Crop Report, major crop good-to-excellent ratings in the Peace only declined one point to 48 per cent when compared to the report prior....
Aug 10, 2026
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Alberta
to be expected, says chief electoral officer
Elections Alberta addresses misinformation about voter registration
Elections Alberta is calling out what it describes as a "significant volume of social media misinformation" related to vote registration and its own Voterlink tool."Elections Alberta is monitoring several streams of misinformation that have been increasing as we get closer to the referendum on October 19...
Aug 14, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta delaying new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate
Alberta is delaying until later this year the implementation of new rules restricting which flags can be flown in schools. The province says it's also delaying a new mandate for schools to play the national anthem once a week. The new rules were expected to come in effect on Sept. 1 in time for the school year. They st...
Aug 14, 2026
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Provincial government
Alberta government invests in Alberta Newsprint Company's Whitecourt expansion
The Government of Alberta is contributing $1.5 million to the $50 million expansion of Whitecourt Newsprint Company Ltd., which operates as Alberta Newsprint Company.The funding will come from the Investment and Growth Fund, which aims to attract private investments to create jobs, strengthen rural communities and grow...
Aug 13, 2026
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Environment
Alberta to do long-term water security study to support population, industry growth
Alberta's government says it's looking to do a study on the long-term security of the province's water supply. Environment Minister Grant Hunter says Alberta's population, industry and farming sector are all growing and reliable access to water is needed to sustain the growth. He says the study will look 100 years ahea...
Aug 13, 2026
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Canada
Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social med...
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Judge approves $31.5M settlement in sexual assault case against Quebec archdiocese
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement for sexual assault claimants in a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec City archdiocese. The agreement ends a years-long legal saga for claimants who say they ...
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'Most incredible experience': Athletes compete at Special Olympics in Alberta
MEDICINE HAT - Tanner Svenson says winning gold in bocce at this year's Special Olympics Canada Summer Games has capped off a life-changing week in southeast Alberta. He was down zero to five before mounting a comeback to win 12-5 over Trevor Campese o...
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Construction on Montreal port expansion underway as 'nation-building' effort ramps up
MONTREAL - The $2.3-billion Port of Montreal expansion project has officially set sail along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, with construction now underway for a new wharf. Following preparatory work on the site in Contrecoeur, just downriver from...
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Afghan advocates urge action for women as Taliban marks five years since takeover
OTTAWA - Five years after the Taliban capture of Kabul, advocates are urging Canadians not to ignore the oppression of women in Afghanistan. "From outside, it's possible for the world to take action," said Murwarid Ziayee, senior director of the Calgar...
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Iowa senator says Trump's new tariffs should be a wake-up call for Canada
DES MOINES - Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to hit an array of Canadian goods with new tariffs should serve as a "wake-up call to Canada to make some changes." "I think the president is probably using them as a lever...
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World
Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Russia's Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 drones overnight, with 600 headed toward...
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A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, injures at least 10 others
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - A passenger bus traveling on a highway in Hungary early Sunday went off the road and into a ditch where it overturned, killing 12 and injuring others, police said. The bus, which carried Polish license plates, was...
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Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state
Indiana authorities said at least five people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding across the state this week, as first responders used boats to rescue more people Saturday from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Ind...
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