Local Sports
Try-It Day registration open
Registration is open for the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's Try-It Day.On September 19, local youth aged 6 to 17 can try different sports for free.In January's winter event, over 500 youth participated.Registration is open at GPSportConnect.ca from now until September 19.
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Community
City Hall looking for volunteers to help plant trees
City Hall says it is looking for volunteers to help plant some trees. A release from the city says it will host TD Tree Days from 9 a.m. until noon on Sunday at Ivy Lake Park. The city says it is looking for up to 30 volunteers to help plant 169 trees and shrubs. "The trees and shrubs planted at Ivy Lake Park will...
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Peace Region
MD of Greenview
DeBolt Airshow taking place Sept. 12
The West Peace Aviation Association is holding a free event for youth on Saturday.The Discover Aviation event is taking place at the DeBolt airstrip and is offering free flights and ground school for kids aged 8-18.All MD of Greenview residents are invited to attend the event and see the static aircraft displays and a ...
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Community
City Hall looking for volunteers to help plant trees
City Hall says it is looking for volunteers to help plant some trees. A release from the city says it will host TD Tree Days from 9 a.m. until noon on Sunday at Ivy Lake Park. The city says it is looking for up to 30 volunteers to help plant 169 trees and shrubs. "The trees and shrubs planted at Ivy Lake Park will...
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Alberta government
AI data centre townhall visits GP
Tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 11), the Alberta Government will host the fourth and final in-person AI data centre town hall.This meeting is set to take place in Grande Prairie, where O'Leary Ventures is attempting to build one of the largest AI data centres in the world, inside the Greenview Industrial Gateway.Minister of Te...
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County of Grande Prairie
County Council approves multi-use sports pad & updated health professional retention strategy
County of Grande Prairie Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Among the topics discussed, Council approved the development of a multi-use sports pad at Whispering Ridge Park at a cost of $123,280.Located along 154 Ave and 106 Street, the 60-by-120-foot asphalt pad will "will provide year-round rec...
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Town of Sexmsith
Sexsmith Town Council accepts resignation of Councilor Ken Hildebrand
The Town of Sexsmith has accepted the resignation of a council member.Councillor Ken Hildebrand has resigned after serving on council for eight years, first being elected in a by-election in 2018."I wish the council continued success in growing the Town of Sexsmith to its full potential, always keeping the best in...
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Wildfires
Wildfire risk in Grande Prairie Forest Area raised to moderate
The wildfire risk in the Grande Prairie Forest Area has risen back to moderate.Alberta Wildfire is warning anyone in the area to be cautious, as windy conditions have increased the risk lately.Currently the only wildfire of note is GWF058, which is listed as under control and 25 hectares in size near the BC border.Exce...
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Try-It Day registration open
Registration is open for the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's Try-It Day.On September 19, local youth aged 6 to 17 can try different sports for free.In January's winter event, over 500 youth participated.Registration is open at GPSportConnect.ca from now until September 19.
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Local Hockey
North Peace Navigators to sit out 2026-27 NWJHL season
The North Peace Navigators will not ice a team for the 2026-27 Northwest Junior Hockey League season. In a statement posted to social media, the Board of Directors says it has asked for a leave of absence. The statement says, "Following the conclusion of our training camp, it became clear that we do not currently ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Local Sports
Hockey, car racing, football this weekend
StormThe Storm visit Drayton Valley Saturday, September 5, to continue the exhibition season. Game time will be 5:00 p.m.The Storm will play Whitecourt September 10 and host Whitecourt September 11.The regular season starts at home versus Bonnyville September 18 and 19.WolvesThe Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's ...
Sep 04, 2026
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Agriculture
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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Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County celebrates local volunteers with appreciating dinner
Saddle Hills County has celebrated local volunteers with its Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.On Aug. 27, 19 volunteers were recognized for their outstanding contributions with the theme Roots Run Deep-Years of Service, Generations of Impact.Volunteer recognition recipients included:Bree Hamilton for her outstandin...
Sep 03, 2026
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Crop Report
Harvest progressing slower than historical averages
According to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC, producers around the province are getting ready for, or are already in, the swing of harvest. In the Peace, harvest has begun on early seeded crops, with operations expected to pick up over the next two weeks. Only 1.6 per cent of dry peas, 0.7 per cent of barley, an...
Aug 31, 2026
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Alberta
Online, TV, radio, billboards
Alberta government launches $4M ad campaign ahead of fall separation referendum
Alberta's government says it has launched a $4-million advertising campaign urging citizens vote to stay in Canada in next month's referendum. The campaign will advertise online, on TV and radio, and on billboards.The premier's office says it's important Albertans understand what's at stake when they vote on 10 referen...
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World Suicide Prevention Day
Primary Care Alberta reports over 720,000 lives claimed by suicide globally each year
Primary Care Alberta is raising awareness about the impacts of suicide as today marks World Suicide Prevention Day.They report that suicide claims over 720,000 lives worldwide each year, affecting individuals, families, workplaces and communities.They explained it's important to talk openly about suicide."Compassi...
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deadline to apply is oct. 29
Alberta Blue Cross launches 2026 Faces of Wellness program
An Alberta Blue Cross program is looking for Albertans who champion wellness.This year's edition of its Faces of Wellness program will give winners the chance to choose a charity to receive a donation, on top of the cash prize for each winner.Whether it's mental health, inclusive spaces, or supporting others through li...
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Origins Carbon Capture Storage Hub
Major carbon capture project officially underway south of Clive
Construction on what the federal government calls the country's biggest carbon capture storage project is officially underway in central Alberta.On Wednesday, the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta, alongside Enhance Energy, officially broke ground to mark the beginning of construction of the Origins Ca...
Sep 09, 2026
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Canada
Parti Québécois leader says sovereignty referendum would cost $130 million
QUÉBEC - The leader of the Parti Québecois says it would cost at least $130 million to pay for the sovereignty referendum he plans to hold in 2029 or 2030 if his party forms a government. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Paul St-Pierre Plamondo...
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In the news today: Gander remembers 9/11, Carney cabinet meetings wrap, TIFF Day 2
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Thousands expected in Gander, N.L., for ceremony marking 9/11 attacks 25 years ago Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland today for a sole...
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Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks
SURREY - New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Organizers say they're among hundreds of first responders attending the annual Northwe...
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Carney's cabinet enters final day of closed-door meetings in Banff
BANFF - Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet is set to meet for a second and final day of meetings in the Alberta Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff as ministers prepare for the fall sitting of Parliament. The meetings are taking place as the province...
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Thousands expected in Gander, N.L., for ceremony marking 9/11 attacks 25 years ago
GANDER - Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland today for a solemn ceremony remembering those killed in terrorist attacks in the United States 25 years ago. Thirty-eight planes carrying more than 6,500 passengers were grounded ...
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Canada won't even hit 2030 emissions target by 2050, new study suggests
OTTAWA - A new study released Friday suggests that Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement - and it won't even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit net-zero. The analysis, published by the Canadian Cl...
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World
Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78
ROME (AP) - Emma Bonino, who rose to political prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy, against the objections of the Vatican, has died. She was 78. ...
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Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) - Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland. The bus, with 45 people on board, overturned Thursday afternoon ...
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Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
CORON, Philippines (AP) - Firefighters entered a charred ferry in Philippine waters on Friday after a fire two nights earlier left five people dead and 84 missing and produced heat and smoke that prevented search and rescue efforts onboard. ...
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