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Officers cleared of wrongdoing in June 2025 Ermineskin Cree incident
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has cleared two officers of wrongdoing in connection with a non-fatal shooting incident on June 24, 2025, at Ermineskin Cree Nation. The investigation was directed to ASIRT before the establishment of the Police Review Commission on Dec. 1, 2025, and related changes to...
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Alberta Open Farm Days returns August 15-16
It's that time of the year again when Albertans are invited to visit local farms and learn about what producers are doing to make the world go round. Alberta Open Farm Days runs Aug. 15 and 16, with about 150 sites participating this year. Executive committee member Tannis Baker shares that this year's theme is 'Rangel...
Aug 11, 2026
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Red Deer and Area
last seen aug. 12
Missing: Beauty Okeymow, 17, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating 17-year-old Beauty Okeymow. Beauty was last seen on Aug. 12 in Maskwacis, and the RCMP are worried for her well-being Beauty is described as:Medium complexion;5 feet, 6 inches tall;169 pounds;Brown hair; andBrown eyes. If you have any information on Beauty's wh...
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Alberta Crop Report: August 14, 2026
The Central Region is expected to yield 23 per cent above its five-year average, according to the Alberta Crop Report, for conditions as of Aug. 14.The Central also has the highest expected yield of barley, oats and dry peas, at 82, 92 and 47 bushels per acre, respectively.Central has the second-highest crop rating at ...
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Blue-green algae advisory for Pine Lake
A blue-green algae bloom advisory has been posted for Pine Lake, according to Alberta Health Services.Per AHS:A cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) bloom and/or toxins have been identified in the waters of Pine Lake. Residents living near the shores of this lake, as well as visitors, are advised to take the following pre...
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Officers cleared of wrongdoing in June 2025 Ermineskin Cree incident
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has cleared two officers of wrongdoing in connection with a non-fatal shooting incident on June 24, 2025, at Ermineskin Cree Nation. The investigation was directed to ASIRT before the establishment of the Police Review Commission on Dec. 1, 2025, and related changes to...
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Alberta
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Elections Alberta addresses misinformation about voter registration
Elections Alberta is calling out what it describes as a "significant volume of social media misinformation" related to vote registration and its own Voterlink tool."Elections Alberta is monitoring several streams of misinformation that have been increasing as we get closer to the referendum on October 19...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta delaying new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate
Alberta is delaying until later this year the implementation of new rules restricting which flags can be flown in schools. The province says it's also delaying a new mandate for schools to play the national anthem once a week. The new rules were expected to come in effect on Sept. 1 in time for the school year. They st...
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Environment
Alberta to do long-term water security study to support population, industry growth
Alberta's government says it's looking to do a study on the long-term security of the province's water supply. Environment Minister Grant Hunter says Alberta's population, industry and farming sector are all growing and reliable access to water is needed to sustain the growth. He says the study will look 100 years ahea...
Aug 13, 2026
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Stay safe
Alberta RCMP provide safety tips for new drivers
Alberta RCMP is sharing safety tips for new drivers in the province, as, according to Transport Canada, young and new drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal and injury collisions.Police say this is due to the drivers' age and inexperience."Everyone has a duty to look out for each other on the roads, and t...
Aug 13, 2026
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Local Sports
the future
Central Alberta golfers competed in big tournaments this week
Young central Alberta golfers were all over the map this week.The 2026 Canadian Junior Girls Championship was held at TPC Toronto and featured Red Deer's Eileen Park finishing at even par, tied for seventh. Park shot 70-69-73-72, moving down three spots on the final day, and ending up 11 strokes off the pace.Saylar May...
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contest runs through august 27
Residents challenged to name Lacombe's new ice resurfacer
Lacombe is looking to residents to name its new ice resurfacer -- what many may refer to as a Zamboni.According to the city, residents of both Lacombe and Lacombe County are invited to submit name suggestions. Up to five finalists will be selected for public voting.The winning name will be displayed on the ice resurfac...
Aug 13, 2026
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Second-straight year
Sylvan Lake Gulls advance to WCBL championship series
For the second straight year, the Sylvan Lake Gulls are headed back to the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) championship series.On Wednesday evening, they defeated the Okotoks Dawgs 9-8 at Gulls Stadium to sweep the West Division final series. The Gulls entered the contest in a position to eliminate the Dawgs fo...
Aug 13, 2026
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Canada
Residents warned to prepare for changes when returning home after a wildfire
More wildfire evacuees in British Columbia are being allowed to return home Saturday morning, as emergency officials downgrade evacuation orders to alerts around the community of Clinton. The changeover begins at 8:00 a.m., with the bulk of the updated...
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'We don't even have a phone': Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges
VANCOUVER - Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home in Summerland, B.C., last week when she was woken up by neighbours ringing her doorbell. They told the couple they needed to escape the Bald Range wildfire that was rac...
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Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak through the eyes of Canadian aid workers
TORONTO - Little pink coffins are sold on the roadside in Bunia, a northeastern city in the Congo, prepared for children who will die of Ebola. Meghan Thumath, a registered nurse and public health delegate with the Canadian Red Cross, said coffin selle...
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Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations
After 20 seasons as a migrant worker in Canada Manuel Hernandez Cruz says he and others like him are in a "critical" situation as a wildfire in the Okanagan forced them to flee the jobs they depend on with no word on when they will be able to return or...
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Feds reports progress on climate adaptation but climate groups say it isn't enough
OTTAWA - Three years after it formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the federal government says Canadians are more aware of the risks and more resilient to flooding, wildfires and major storms caused by climate change. But an anal...
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Man acquitted of decades-old murders settles lawsuit with Montreal and Quebec
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who was acquitted in 2024 of a decades-old double murder has settled a lawsuit with Montreal and the provincial government. Claude Paquin launched the Superior Court civil suit last year, alleging that police and justice system...
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World
Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people, Lebanese state media say
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three early Saturday, one of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on June 20. State-run Nationa...
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Japanese leader skips controversial shrine visit, avoids mention of remorse on surrender anniversary
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, apparently to prioritize diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, but did not mention her country's wartime past in Asia or remorse over...
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 20 and toppling buildings
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said six...
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