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Multi-species cover crops are proving to be a valuable tool in improving soil health and boosting farm productivity, according to ongoing research led by Dr. Bharat Shrestha at Beaverlodge Research Farm. Dr. Shrestha, the biology study lead in soil health and fertility development, is part of a collaborative project under the Peace River Living Lab initiative, funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Lab program.

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April 29 at 09:00: 911 phone services for Northern Alberta are now fully and independently operational. If you have an emergency, call 911. GP911 is built with backup systems to ensure it keeps working without interruption, even if one part of the system fails.

Nicole Troyer, from Grande Prairie, is gearing up for an incredible challenge that is now official. Starting June 10, she will embark on a monumental 790 km run across Alberta, from Lloydminster to Demmitt, running a marathon each day for 19 days to raise awareness for mental health. 

Nicole has been planning this project for a year, and she emphasizes the importance of mental and moral support from those around her.  

"The success of this run lies in the support of the people around me," she says. 

After baptizing hundreds of college students and leading thousands in worship, evangelist Jennie Allen was overjoyed to baptize her very own daughter on Sunday. 

"Baptizing our daughter at her incredible church in College Station last night was a highlight of my life!" says Allen on social media. 

Southern Alberta irrigators enter the growing season with full reservoirs following the much drier conditions of previous years.

Irrigation reservoirs in southern Alberta are looking a lot better than they have in recent years.

“We are going into the year with full reservoirs, which is nice, especially since the snowpack in the mountains is still in that lower quartile,” said Alex Ostrop, chair of the Alberta Irrigation Districts Association (AIDA) and board member of the St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID).

A gospel music icon has died. 

Garry Jones, an award-winning musician and producer, died Sunday after a brief battle with metastatic cancer. 

On Sunday, Bishop T. D. Jakes announced that he would be stepping down as lead pastor at Potter's House in Dallas, TX. 

To take over, Jakes announced that his daughter, alongside his son-in-law, will be taking over leadership of the church. 

An unlikely pairing has led to the gospel being spread in places that no one could ever imagine.

Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll teamed up earlier this year to release a new version of Lake's song "Hard Fought Hallelujah."

The song resonated with fans, with the pair performing at the Grand Ole Opry and American Idol. 

Most recently, the duo performed in front of over 75,000 people at Stagecoach 2025. 

The federal government, provinces, and territories have made a key change to AgriStability that will benefit producers.

Given the pressures and uncertainty facing the agricultural sector, they have agreed to extend the 2025 AgriStability enrolment deadline from April 30th to July 31st.

The extension gives producers more time to evaluate their needs and the potential impact to their farming operation for production losses, increased costs, and changing market conditions. 

This is the second change to the program as farmers deal with tariff issues.

After a short, intense and heated election campaign of just 35 days, Canadians go to the polls today to elect a new federal government.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent weeks pitching their cases to voters.

Carney, the former central banker and political neophyte, presented himself as a safe pair of hands for a country threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, while Poilievre focused on addressing crime and the high cost of living and Singh pushed to protect social programs he argued are under threat.