Swimming
Triple gold for Dawson at Canadian Swimming Trials
Grande Prairie's Oliver Dawson is coming home from the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal with three gold medals. Dawson won the 100 metre breaststroke Thursday at the trials after earlier winning the 50 and 200 metre breaststroke events. Also at the trials, Marley Monson finished sixth in Thursday's final of the wom...
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Earthquake
Earthquake reported south of Grande Prairie
Earthquakes Canada says there was an earthquake south of Grande Prairie on Thursday (July 9).The federal agency says the magnitude 3.8 quake was centred 35 kilometres south of Grande Prairie at a depth of five kilometres.It happened at around 6:30 p.m.Earthquakes Canada believes it was industry related.
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Peace Region
Amber Alert
Missing six-year-old spotted in Fort St. John
Another update has been shared regarding the search for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison.RCMP say they had multiple reported sightings of the boy in BC, and one confirmed sighting Wednesday morning (July 8) in Fort St. John.Mounties say they are working with BC RCMP to locate Lanakai and have several other leads they are ...
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Municipal District of Fairview
MD of Fairview confirms Whitelaw Hamlet Truck Fill station currently out of service
The Municipal District of Fairview says the Whitelaw Hamlet Truck Fill station is currently out of service.MD crews are currently working to reopen the station, which will remain closed until further notice.The Whitelaw Spring and BlueSky Truck Fill Stations are both still open and in service.
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Municipal District of Greenview
MD of Greenview updates road bans
The Municipal District of Greenview has updated its gravel road bans.As of 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Township Road 692 is at a 50 per cent axle weight 24 hours per day until further notice.All other Greenview gravel and asphalt roads will be at 100 per cent axle weight, including the Forestry Trunk Road.Anyone with questions...
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City of Grande Prairie
Parking limited at Crystal Lake Park while construction continues
The City of Grande Prairie is advising that parking may be limited at Crystal Lake Park while construction is underway on the new Arboretum.The park itself remains open, but visitors may notice construction crews, equipment, and increased use of available parking spaces.The work is expected to last until late August; r...
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Traffic Impacts
GP Triathlon goes Sunday
The Grande Prairie Triathlon takes place on Sunday, July 12.Due to the race, multiple road closures will be in place, while access to the Eastlink Centre aquatics area will be limited. The pool will close early on Saturday, July 11, at 6:30 p.m. to allow crews time to set up for the event. It will stay closed to the pu...
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Earthquake
Earthquake reported south of Grande Prairie
Earthquakes Canada says there was an earthquake south of Grande Prairie on Thursday (July 9).The federal agency says the magnitude 3.8 quake was centred 35 kilometres south of Grande Prairie at a depth of five kilometres.It happened at around 6:30 p.m.Earthquakes Canada believes it was industry related.
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Local Sports
Chuckwagons
Laboucane stays atop aggregate in Calgary, Teepee Creek gears up for three days of WPCA
It was a hot Thursday night down in Calgary with perfect track conditions for the seventh running of the 2026 Rangeland Derby. Jamie Laboucane held onto his top spot in the aggregate standings.Laboucane was the day money winner after posting the fastest run with a time of 1:10.18. Following in second was Jason Glass, t...
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Swimming
Triple gold for Dawson at Canadian Swimming Trials
Grande Prairie's Oliver Dawson is coming home from the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal with three gold medals. Dawson won the 100 metre breaststroke Thursday at the trials after earlier winning the 50 and 200 metre breaststroke events. Also at the trials, Marley Monson finished sixth in Thursday's final of the wom...
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Local Sports
Fastball provincials, baseball, horse racing, rugby on the local sports scene this weekend
Fastball Provincials Pirates Minor Fastball is hosting the U13D and U15D girls provincials Friday through Sunday at South Bear. Two Pirates teams are taking part in the U13 D side, along with teams from Manning and Grimshaw. Games start at 9 a.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Playoffs start at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, with...
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Agriculture
Crop Report
Frequent precipitation helps soil moisture reserves and crop development
The latest Alberta Crop Report dated June 30, says fields are flourishing in the Peace Region thanks to recent rainfall amounts, but it is a different story in other parts of the province.AFSC notes crop development is behind due to late seeding in the northern regions, but rapid advancement is happening in areas with ...
Jul 06, 2026
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Agriculture
Beaverlodge Research Farm hosting milestone edition of the Beekeepers Field Day Friday
The 70th edition of the Beekeepers Field Day will be held today (Friday, June 26) at the Beaverlodge Research Farm.Anyone who wants to come is welcome. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The guest speaker this year will be Laval University researcher Dr. Pierre Giovenazzo.There will also be an update on what is being do...
Jun 26, 2026
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Crop Report
Crop development flourishes thanks to plentiful rainfall
In the latest Alberta Crop Report dated June 16, AFSC says moisture patterns around the province remain highly variable. The entire province has been getting timely precipitation to re-up soil moisture reserves and move along crop development. Central and northern Alberta are experiencing excess rainfall, particularly ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Alberta
Amber Alert
Missing six-year-old spotted in Fort St. John
Another update has been shared regarding the search for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison.RCMP say they had multiple reported sightings of the boy in BC, and one confirmed sighting Wednesday morning (July 8) in Fort St. John.Mounties say they are working with BC RCMP to locate Lanakai and have several other leads they are ...
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"massive"
Three sent to hospital after tornadoes touch down in Alberta, campground evacuated
CHAUVIN - Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta, near the Saskatchewan boundary, was evacuated and campers were told to head to the nearby village of Chauvin, Alta.Nei...
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Fake data
Elections Alberta alerts public to spoofed website
Elections Alberta announced they recently identified a website that appears to be attempting to represent itself as Elections Alberta.The government says the spoofed URL of electionsab.ca was designed to mislead by mimicking the legitimate website URL of elections.ab.ca, and exploit concerns about the recent unauthoriz...
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Reasonable use of force
ASIRT completes investigation into in-custody death of Lethbridge man in Spring 2025
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded its findings into the Spring 2025 death of a man while in police custody. In its report, released Wednesday, it said the incident in question centred around the arrest of an unwanted guest from a home on Scenic Drive. Lethbridge Police were called just before mid...
Jul 09, 2026
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Canada
Innu community in Quebec signs deal to take back control of child welfare services
An Innu community in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec has signed a deal with the federal and provincial governments to officially recognize its jurisdiction over child and family services. The agreement signed today allows for the implementation of a ne...
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Media consortium seeks Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting documents
VANCOUVER - A consortium of media outlets has gone to court in British Columbia to obtain information about guns used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting and the firearms seized from the home of the attacker. The consortium, which includes The Canadian ...
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Gordie Howe International Bridge to open in July after delay: sources
WASHINGTON - The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open this month after a ribbon-cutting ceremony in June was delayed as the Trump administration looked to renegotiate a long-standing agreement between Canada and the U.S. Sources with knowle...
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Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end B.C. nurses' dispute
PRINCE GEORGE - Veteran mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to try to help settle the British Columbia nurses' dispute as the union steps up its job action. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a statement on Friday that Ready and Amanda Rog...
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Liberals set to hold nomination for upcoming Toronto byelection
OTTAWA - The Liberals are planning to choose a candidate July 18 for an upcoming byelection in a Toronto-area riding that's considered a safe bet for the governing party. Longtime MP Nate Erskine-Smith resigned his seat in Beaches-East York this week....
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California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions
WASHINGTON - A Democrat Senator from California wrote a letter to Premier Christine Fréchette asking Quebec to lift restrictions on the importation and sale of U.S. wine as the American bipartisan push against provincial alcohol bans grows. "Canada's b...
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World
Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats' quest for nominee
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine's U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats' pursuit of chamber control. ...
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US-Canada bridge set to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources say
SAWYER, Mich. (AP) - A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed its debut, according to two people directly involv...
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Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria are rescued, government says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday. Government spokesman Bayo Onanuga did not specify the total number of students rescued,...
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