The Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre (CAPCC) announced that its annual Fall Fundraising Banquet is next month.The 38th edition of the fundraiser for the not-for-profit organization is set for Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Red Deer Resort and Casino.Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the event begins at 6 p.m. with a buffet d...

The community of Penhold is celebrating the near completion of the first phase of its new dog park.The open park will eventually be 9.2 acres and is an initiative of the Penhold Community Leaders Society (PCLS).The PCLS notes that progress has been made possible thanks to support from local businesses, organizations, v...

The City of Red Deer announced that more materials are set to be accepted in its recycling program beginning on Oct. 1.Residents will be able to recycle more consumer packaging in their recycling bins and blue carts as part of the city's next phase of the Extended Producer Responsibility.These items include:Aluminum tr...

Two months have passed since residents were moved out of Amethyst House, a permanent supportive housing complex near Red Deer's downtown.The complex has been managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) Central Region branch for a number of years.But in July, it was announced that the 48-unit building wou...

Here are the questions Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is sending to a provincewide vote on Oct. 19.Question 1: Do you support the government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans fi...

Alberta's Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration is heading south this weekend - far south, in fact, to Mexico's capital city to begin a 12-day trade mission.In a release Friday, the Province said Joseph Schow will meet with government and industry leaders to strengthen economic ties and create new opportunit...

Albertans soon head to the polls to not only vote on Confederation but also on a raft of questions on immigration - questions that in recent months have spawned more questions.On Oct. 19, Albertans vote on whether they want to stay in Canada or whether it's time to hold a second binding referendum on leaving Confederat...

The Government of Alberta has invested $2.4 million in specialized treatment and recovery services for residents experiencing gambling addiction.More specifically, some of the funding will go to the Brick House Recovery Centre, which has locations in Edmonton and Calgary. It will go towards expanding gambling treatment...

The Government of Alberta has launched a student focus group for current post-secondary students and recent graduates.The purpose of the group is to gather input as the province considers recommendations from the expert panel on post-secondary institution funding.The participants in the focus group will get the opportu...

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) is sharing a warning, urging parents to review their children's location-sharing settings on popular social media apps.The warning comes after an arrest by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit.An investigation determined an alleged offender tracked the locatio...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservative Party is promising - if they are elected to form government on Oct. 24 - that it "will never raise taxes" on residents, interim Leader Lorne Doerkson said. Doerkson made the announcement Sunday during a camp...

OTTAWA - Canadian flags were at half-mast and the skirl of bagpipes rung out as hundreds of police officers marched onto the lawn on Parliament Hill to honour those who have fallen in the line of duty. The Canadian Police and Peace Officers' annual mem...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future. The Conservatives say Canada already produces enough diesel to meet national ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's counterparts across the country are keeping their cards close to their chest on where they stand on the major constitutional reforms Smith is sending to a provincewide vote next month. Smith's four proposals,...

MONTREAL - Along the Saint-Lawrence River, with a view of the Montreal skyline, voters gathered at advance polling stations like one at the Montreal science centre to cast early ballots ahead of the province's Oct. 5 general election. Marc Fortin and D...

OTTAWA - As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it has enough diplomats to build the ties it wants in the North. "The Arctic is a geopolitical hot spot," said Natan Obe...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas still recovering from previous storms. Mexico's Baja Peninsula, meanw...

LOURDES, France (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with mirac...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly tw...

BERLIN (AP) - A bus carrying tourists from the Philippines toward the Oktoberfest festival in Munich veered off a highway and overturned on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least eight others, Germany 's dpa news agency reported. ...

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) - A vessel carrying traders capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 and leaving dozens missing, authorities said Sunday. The vessel was carrying more than 50 people when it capsized on Saturday night...

LONDON (AP) - U.K. police said that five men arrested in the early hours of Sunday near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act that appeared to involve three trucks. ...