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Canada's western premiers say they've agreed to identify, plan and develop new economic corridors to connect provincial resources to international markets.

A joint statement issued Thursday says doing so would boost Canada's market access in Asia and Europe while the country fights a trade war with the United States and China.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Thursday that members were being told to refuse any work beyond eight hours in a day and 40 hours in a week. 

The University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has secured over $194 million in funding, to be delivered over the next five years. This renewed interprovincial funding commitment from Manitoba, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan has been in place for over 60 years.

Through the agreement, WCVM provides essential veterinary medicine programming, research, and clinical services to meet the needs of each province. Saskatchewan and Manitoba each have 25 student seats, while British Columbia funds 40 seats.

Romans 15:2

"Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up."

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Luke 7:12–15

Tact graces a lifelike fragrance graces a rose. One whiff of those red petals erases any thought of the thorns.

Tact is like that. It’s remarkable how peaceful and pleasant it can make us.

Its major goal is avoiding unnecessary offence ... and that alone ought to make us desire it. Remember the teacher you had who lacked tact? Learning was sacrificed daily on the altar of fear. You wondered each session if that was the day you’d be singled out and embarrassed through some verbal put-down in front of the class.

The campground report is sponsored by Happy Trails Campground and Cabins.  

North of Grande Prairie  

Happy Trails Campground and Cabins (https://htcampground.com)  

May 22 – 60 Sites 

Moonshine Lake Provincial Park (shop.albertaparks.ca)  

May 22– 82 sites  

Dunvegan Provincial Park (shop.albertaparks.ca)  

May 22 – 54 sites  

The new school will provide students and staff with a modern, purpose-built facility that will serve PWPSD communities for generations to come.

Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) is extremely grateful to the Government of Alberta for the Peace Wapiti Academy (PWA) capital project’s Design Funding. Since receiving Planning Funding in early 2023, the Division has worked diligently to prepare for this next step.

Plant 2025 is well underway across the prairies and generally ahead of the seasonal averages.

Canada's Outlook for Principal Field Crops came out yesterday.

Some of the highlights for the 2025-26 growing season:

Effective 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, both the City of Grande Prairie and the County of Grande Prairie have downgraded their fire bans to fire restrictions due to improved conditions.

Permitted activities include propane and natural gas barbecues, firepits, and appliances, as well as approved recreational fire pits and burn barrels.

Prohibited activities include open burning, smudge fires, and fireworks without authorization. Residents are urged to remain cautious as wildfire risk remains elevated despite recent rainfall.

As farmers continue their seeding operations, the latest crop report brings a mix of optimism and caution. 

Crop Extension Specialist Tyce Masich says at this point 72 per cent of the provincial crop is now planted; that's an increase of 23 per cent from last week. 

He notes it's a smaller increase than the week before, largely due to rain delays in parts of the south and east regions of the province.