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Initiatives in Saskatchewan and Alberta recognize some of the country’s most extensive and unique remaining prairie ecosystems.

There’s a new focus on protecting biodiversity in native prairie grasslands in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta.

It’s coming in the form of new “key biodiversity area” designations, denoting they’re home to species at risk in this rapidly vanishing landscape.

Saskatchewan's Weekly Crop Report shows 49 per cent of the provincial crop has been seeded, that's up from 31 per cent last week and well ahead of the five-year average of 32 percent.

Crops Extension Specialist Meghan Rosso says pulse crops continue to lead in seeding progress with 78 per cent of field peas seeded, 71 per cent of lentils and 65 per cent of chickpeas now in. 

Dealing with a fire on your farm can be both dangerous and devastating. Fortunately, there are things you can do to reduce the risk of fires.

Improper use of burn barrels can easily start fires. People often contribute to the risk of fire by not using proper screens on burn barrels or clearing the grass around the barrel itself.

The City of Grande Prairie has mailed 2025 Property Tax Notices to all property owners. If you have not received your notice by May 22, 2025, please contact the Tax Department at 780-538-0315 or taxinfo@cityofgp.com to request a copy. Residents are reminded that the tax due date this year is June 30th, 2025.

The City of Grande Prairie is advancing its 2025 capital construction season with roadwork planned in the Royal Oaks area and along 84 Avenue.

Road rehabilitation is set to begin as early as May 20 at the following locations:

Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) have been conducting proactive patrols in areas that have been noted to have a higher likelihood of criminal activity. As a result, four people were arrested on these two separate files:

Work is soon set to start at the Bear Creek Dam and surrounding reservoir as several key initiatives unfold throughout 2025. These include a long-term feasibility study, opportunities for public input, geotechnical testing and upcoming structural upgrades – all aimed at planning responsibly for the future of this important community asset.

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It's been a busy week out in the field as farmers continue to work on getting this year's crop in the ground.

Manitoba's weekly crop report shows the provincial crop is now 32 per cent seeded.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson puts together the weekly crop report, updating seeding progress around the province. 

After spending three days in hospital after going septic from a kidney stone, Christian singer Heather Rose Jordan is back home. 

Her family says it all started last Monday. Heather was rushed to the ER with severe back pain and uncontrollable vomiting. They did bloodwork, ran a CT scan, and found a kidney stone, but no signs of infection, so she was sent home. 

Over the next two days, things continued to go downhill. 

Parts of Alberta's personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional.

But the ruling from Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby also upheld an order to stop an American facial recognition company from collecting images of Albertans.

Clearview AI scrapes the internet and social media for images of people and adds them to a database, which it markets to law enforcement agencies as a facial recognition tool.