Root Rots: The leading disease Issue for pulse crops


Root rots are the number one disease issue for pulse crops, significantly impacting pea and lentil fields across the Prairies.  Studies show that the disease which thrives in warm, wet conditions can cause a yield loss of anywhere from 60 to 84 percent.

Last year, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture conducted a pulse disease survey, which focused on the root rot disease complex.

Fire BAN now in effect for City of Grande Prairie

A fire ban is now in effect for the City of Grande Prairie, including annexed rural areas, as of 9 a.m. on Monday, May 5 due to extreme fire conditions.

Permitted activities:

·Propane and natural gas barbecues.

·Propane and natural gas firepits.

·Propane and natural gas appliances.

·Indoor wood fireplaces.

·Wood pellet smokers and barbecues with safety shut-off.

·Open flame oil devices (including tiki torches).

Prohibited activities:

·Open burning.

PWPSD, Saddle Hills County partner for additional mental health support

Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) is thrilled to partner with Saddle Hills County to provide additional mental health support to its most northern students. To increase access to mental health supports, Saddle Hills County Council has committed to providing funding in the amount of $112,500.00 for an additional Outreach and Mental Health Professional.

Grande Prairie RCMP arrest male for theft of vehicle

On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at approximately 4:22 a.m., Grande Prairie RCMP received a report of theft of a Ford pick-up in progress. The owner had stopped at a gas station on the west side of Grande Prairie, came out to find someone attempting to steal his vehicle. The owner attempted to intervene and was subsequently dragged a short distance. The owner was uninjured but the vehicle and suspect got away. 

Tim Tebow Foundation partnership helps locate over 70 missing kids

The Tim Tebow Foundation has partnered with the National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF) to help find and protect missing and runaway children around New York.

"So grateful that 71 missing and endangered children have been identified and are safe!" says Tim Tebow on Instagram. "So often when children run away, they don’t know the danger they’re running into — trafficking, exploitation, drugs, violence, criminalization."

The two organizations paired up to find children who had been reported missing, and were quite successful. 

Alberta NDP votes to allow opting out of federal party membership

Alberta’s New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart.

Delegates in Edmonton voted Saturday to allow provincial members to opt out of joining the federal NDP, a move Leader Naheed Nenshi campaigned on last year.

In adopting the measure, the party is shedding what many considered a political albatross.

Nenshi told reporters the party's longtime practice of automatically signing up members to the federal party was a sticking point that scared some potential voters and members away.