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Charges laid in relation to April 2025 crash that killed two Rocky Mountain House women
A B.C. man has been charged in connection to a motor vehicle collision that took place in central Alberta, in April 2025.RCMP reported on the crash shortly after it occurred.They said at the time that on April 28, 2025, at about 2:13 p.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11 at Range Road ...
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Happened north of Eckville
24-year-old Rimbey resident charged in fatal collision from July 2025
Sylvan Lake RCMP have charged a resident of Rimbey following a fatal collision that claimed two lives last year.Aaron Alvin Barr, 24, was arrested and charged on March 20 with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.This comes as a result of an incident on July 5, 2025, where two people died ...
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Alberta NDP tout first non-incumbent candidate
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episode 65
Podcast: Say what? Central Alberta got crazy on April Fools' Day!
April 16-17
Lacombe Police looking into vehicle thefts in Maple Bay and Par Court
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Lacombe Police seeking stolen Cadillac
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bev toews
Alberta NDP tout first non-incumbent candidate
The Alberta NDP are touting their first non-incumbent candidate for the 2027 provincial election, and that candidate is in central Alberta.Bev Toews will run for the party in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.Toews ran for the Alberta NDP in the same constituency in June 2025, which was one of three byelections held last year....
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April 16-17
Lacombe Police looking into vehicle thefts in Maple Bay and Par Court
Lacombe Police Service (LPS) is investigating two separate thefts from vehicles, said to have occurred overnight on April 16-17 in residential parts of the city.Per LPS:"In the first incident, police received a report of a theft from a vehicle parked in the area of Maple Bay. Sometime between approximately 11:30 p...
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Lacombe Police seeking stolen Cadillac
Lacombe Police Service is seeking help from the public to locate a stolen car.The car was stolen April 18 during a local tradeshow.LPS notes it was at about 12:30 p.m. at the local sportsplex when they received a report of the vehicle being stolen from the parking lot behind a nearby school.The vehicle is a white Cadil...
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home growth & economic development
Stettler town council passes initiatives that encourage municipal building
Stettler town council has approved a pair of initiatives that encourage building and investment in the community. The first is a new policy that eliminates fees for municipal and wastewater service connections for infill developments. The town says it makes it easier and cost-effective for property owners as well as bu...
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Alberta
key for crude oil exports
Alberta and South Korea sign agreement to eliminate 3% tariff
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has signed a joint statement with the Republic of Korea's Customs Commissioner, Myeong-ku Lee, to waive a three per cent tariff for Alberta crude exports to that country.The announcement confirms, they say, that diluted bitumen shipped from Canada qualifies as a Canadian-origin product, r...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta premier rejects Opposition claims UCP interfering on electoral boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that her United Conservatives are pulling the strings behind the scenes to rejig election ridings in their favour. Smith dismissed the allegations put forward by Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi during question period. The back and forth comes as the...
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one of five to open this year
Indigenous-led recovery community opens on Blood Tribe
A new Indigenous-led recovery community is now open in southern Alberta.The Blood Tribe Iitakamotsiipiohsopi Recovery Community offers 75 beds at no cost, with land-based treatment for those struggling with addiction, the provincial government notes in a release.It is the first of five Indigenous-led recovery communiti...
Apr 19, 2026
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cause under investigation
Tragic fire in Brazeau County claims two young lives
A baby and a toddler have tragically died in a house fire in Brazeau County. On April 16, at about 12:30 p.m., Breton RCMP received a report of a residential house fire on Township Road 42 in Brazeau County. Upon arrival, police learned that an adult female and two children were able to successfully evacuate the home. ...
Apr 17, 2026
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Local Sports
Back in action tonight
Sutter Fund Chiefs begin Esso Cup with win over Quebec
The U18 AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs' push for a national title got off to a hot start on Sunday.Yesterday, the Chiefs defeated As de Quebec 6-2 to win their first game at the 2026 Esso Cup in Dieppe, New Brunswick.Red Deer dominated their opponents, outshooting them 32-14.After Quebec tied the game 2-2 in the secon...
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Ready to start by next fall
Student-driven hockey program gaining momentum at Iron Ridge Secondary Campus
A proposed hockey program for Iron Ridge Secondary Campus could be ready to hit the ice by next fall.The proposed high school hockey program at the school would see students spend three days each week focusing on off-ice training, including sport psychology, strength and conditioning, and nutrition, alongside two morni...
Apr 17, 2026
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Growing his game
Former Red Deer Rebels captain loving life in the NCAA
It's been nearly a year since former Red Deer Rebels captain Ollie Josephson departed from the club.He, as many others have since, left the Western Hockey League to play NCAA Div. I hockey.In the case of Josephson, he left just weeks before the start of training camp last August and committed to the University of North...
Apr 17, 2026
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Canada
Mexico's Sheinbaum promises investigation into shooting that killed Canadian tourist
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised an investigation into the shooting at a set of historic pyramids that killed one Canadian tourist and wounded another. Sheinbaum wrote on social media that Monday's shooting at the site of ...
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In the news today: Canadian killed in Mexico, High grocery prices, Drone deliveries
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian tourist killed, another injured after gunman opens fire at Mexico pyramids An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacán pyramids north of M...
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High fuel prices driving up shipping costs for northern grocers
Whether it's Florida oranges, Colombian coffee or even homegrown items from another province, food has often travelled a long way before it reaches grocery stores in Canada. The supply chain gets even longer for communities in the Far North. Typically...
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'I live in Vegas': Canadian ag producers take gamble with high fuel, fertilizer costs
CREMONA - A sharp jump in fuel and fertilizer prices has Canada's agriculture producers engaged in a pricey game of chance. Prices for diesel and fertilizer have nearly doubled since the war involving the U.S, Iran and Israel, as the stalemate has ch...
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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to announce new cabinet today
QUÉBEC - Quebec's new Premier Christine Fréchette is set to announce her cabinet today. Fréchette has had just over a week to put her team together after winning the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race April 12. In a recent appearance on Radio-Can...
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Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide
NEWMARKET - An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives will return to court on May 29, when murder charges against him are expected to be withdrawn as he pleads guilty to aiding suic...
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World
Fired former UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as US ambassador
LONDON (AP) - The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson 's appointment as British ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure to rush through the appointment despite security concerns. Olly Robbins, ...
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Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression. The approval ...
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New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote months before election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Tuesday that he had survived a vote on his leadership among his own party's lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls prompted speculation he might be ousted. ...
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