Stompede
Stompede Week continues with Bust Out BBQ
It is Stompede Week. The free Bust Out BBQ is set for today (Tuesday, May 26) at the Bonnetts Energy Centre.It will run from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Wagonmaster, Stomper of the Year, and Business of the Year will all be saluted at the BBQ. The rodeo and chuckwagons will start on Wednesday.
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Town of Peace River
Canadian Armed Forces in Peace River for training exercise
The Canadian Armed Forces will be in Peace River this week for a training exercise.The CAF has announced that approximately 6-10 personnel will be in the community from May 26 to 28 and will be undertaking exercises around reconnaissance and planning procedures.Residents who see military personnel in uniform operating ...
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Peace Region
City Hall
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
City Council met on Monday. Council approved adding a section to the Noise, Nuisance and Public Disturbances Bylaw that prohibits the release of animals meant to be kept as pets on public property. This would not apply to things like off-leash areas or the catch-and-release of fish. There have been instances in the pas...
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Stompede
Stompede Week continues with Bust Out BBQ
It is Stompede Week. The free Bust Out BBQ is set for today (Tuesday, May 26) at the Bonnetts Energy Centre.It will run from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Wagonmaster, Stomper of the Year, and Business of the Year will all be saluted at the BBQ. The rodeo and chuckwagons will start on Wednesday.
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Town of Peace River
Canadian Armed Forces in Peace River for training exercise
The Canadian Armed Forces will be in Peace River this week for a training exercise.The CAF has announced that approximately 6-10 personnel will be in the community from May 26 to 28 and will be undertaking exercises around reconnaissance and planning procedures.Residents who see military personnel in uniform operating ...
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Seniors Week 2026
Seniors' Week Celebration taking place in June
The City of Grande Prairie will be kicking off Seniors' Week next month with a celebration next Monday.Presented by the City and the Grande Prairie and Area Council on Aging, the 'Aging Well Together: Seniors' Week Celebration' will mark Seniors' Week's 40th anniversary in Alberta and will allow residents of all ages t...
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County of Grande Prairie
County phone lines down at two offices
The County of Grande Prairie is currently dealing with a phone line outage. They say as of noon today (Monday, May 25), the outage is affecting both inbound and outbound calls from their Community Services Building and FCSS office in Clairmont. An update will be shared when the outage is resolved.
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PWPSD
Spirit River Regional Academy Grade-12 student named 2026 Teacher Bursary recipient
Peace Wapiti Public School Division is congratulating the most recent recipient of their teacher bursary program.Spirit River Regional Academy Grade-12 student Jaxon Stoke has been named the 2026 Teacher Bursary recipient, as he plans to pursue a degree in secondary education at the University of Alberta in the fall.Of...
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Local Sports
Swimming
More Grande Prairie hardware from London swim meet
Oliver Dawson's two super final silver medals at the AP Race London International swim meet in London are not the only hardware brought home by Grande Prairie swimmers. Marley Monson won a pair of gold medals. Monson won the 100 metre breaststroke B final in a time of 1:09.86, a time that would have been good for ninth...
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Swimming
Dawson wins two silver medals and breaks multiple records at international competition
Grande Prairie's Oliver Dawson continues to break his own and other Canadian records in the pool after competing overseas in the AP Race London International 2026. The 18-year-old is steadily climbing the world rankings, as he broke two longstanding Canadian records at the meet and will bring home two silver medals.The...
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Basketball
Grande Prairie basketball player to try out for a national team
A basketball player originally from Grande Prairie has been invited to try out for a national team.Deng Ngor is among the 18 players invited to a tryout camp for Canada's U18 Men's National Team.The final 12 selected will represent our country at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup June 1-7 in Leon, Mexico.Eight trams will take par...
May 24, 2026
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Agriculture
Seeding
Almost half the crop seeded in Saddle Hills County
The ag. fieldman for Saddle Hills County estimates seeding is 40-50 per cent complete in the area. Kathrin Langlois says the weather has cooperated as Saddle Hills County has not had as much rain as other areas.Langlois says the breakdown by crop is 55-60 per cent for cereals, 70 per cent for pulse crops, and about 20 ...
May 22, 2026
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Agriculture
New Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation named during Alberta cabinet shuffle
Alberta has a new Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation. Tara Sawyer was named to the post as part of a provincial cabinet shuffle. Previous minister RJ Sigurdson has moved to the Affordability and Utilities portfolio. Sawyer is a farmer from the Acme area. She has previously served as the board chair for the Grain ...
May 21, 2026
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Agriculture
Alberta Wildfire reminding producers to be fire safe
As agricultural spring work takes place across the province, the risk of farm wildfires poses a risk due to dry conditions in fields. While it is often wet and cooler in the seeding months, dry vegetation and crop residue is highly flammable. Alberta Wildfire is wanting to remind farmers to take extra precautions to pr...
May 19, 2026
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Alberta
many alberta groups to receive dollars
395 agencies to advance gender equality through federal funding
A total of 395 organizations across Canada, including many in Alberta, are receiving funding from the federal government to advance gender equality.The funding totals more than $77.5 million, and is being distributed through the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) via three streams.$44.4 million for 218 organi...
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may water supply outlook
Alberta river flows looking strong, provincial gov't says
The Alberta government says the province's water supply outlook is promising with summer just around the corner.The May Water Supply Outlook report shows conditions are on track to be much better than last year, with strong snowpack and multiple spring snowstorms."Most of Alberta is heading into the summer season ...
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Amidst Melanoma Awareness Month
Primary Care Alberta reminds public of sun safety
In recognition of Melanoma Awareness Month, Primary Care Alberta is reminding Albertans of the importance of protecting themselves from the sun, whether working or playing outside.Officials say that melanoma is not only the most serious type of skin cancer but the fifth most diagnosed type of cancer in Alberta. Melanom...
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Artificial Intelligence
PIA "doesn't have confidence" in provincial AI investments
The provincial government is continuing to invest in AI programs to serve Albertans in all aspects of life. Just this week, the province announced a new panel on strengthening post-secondary education to prepare students to enter an AI-driven economy. On Wednesday, May 20, they also committed $10 million over three yea...
May 22, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Tumbler Ridge memo, Western premiers meeting ends, Stratford adieu
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government ...
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Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
OTTAWA - Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that online sentiment was shifting from collective grief toward "emerging accountability narratives" - including questio...
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South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada's fleet
VICTORIA - The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel...
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Anand says Israel's 'mistreatment' of Canadians in flotilla violated UN treaty
OTTAWA - Israel's mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday. In a social media post, Anand said she spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gi...
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Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains enters Ontario Liberal leadership race
TORONTO - Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains has entered the Ontario Liberal leadership race. Bains worked as a science and industry minister in Justin Trudeau's government before leaving politics in 2021. He recently resigned as an executive...
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Vancouver says camping overnight in parks will still be allowed during World Cup
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued a human rights plan for the FIFA World Cup that begins next month, saying people who are homeless will still be able to shelter in parks overnight, but structures will have to be removed during the day under...
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World
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama's plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections. A three-judge panel in the state's long-running redist...
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A train collides with a minibus of children in Belgium and 4 people are dead
BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) - A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children in what officials called one of the worst rail accide...
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Israel and Hezbollah clash along strategic Lebanese river following overnight strikes
BEIRUT (AP) - Israel's military clashed with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group on Tuesday along a strategic river in Lebanon as Israeli troops tried to push farther north, just three days before Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are s...
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