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Red Deer's Sudanese community hosting family event on Feb. 25
A free and fun family event celebrating Red Deer's Sudanese community is happening Feb. 25.The family and cultural day is put on by the United North and South Sudanese Canadian Association of Central ...
Feb 17, 2023

Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing down a report that China tried to sway the last federal election, saying Canadian voters alone decided the outcome. The Toronto-based Globe and Mail n...
Feb 17, 2023

Over $7,000 donated for updated banners and signage at Red Deer's Escuela Vista Grande School
The Vista Grande Association has received a donation of over $7,000 that they say will help them complete the creation and installation of banners and signage at the Escuela Vista Grande School in Red...
Feb 17, 2023

Penhold Fire Cadet Program "Futures on Fire" receives $24,000 donation
The Town of Penhold Protective Services says the Penhold Volunteer Fire Department Cadet Program "Futures on Fire" has received a $24,000 donation over the next three years. Title sponsor ATCO present...
Feb 17, 2023

Town of Sylvan Lake installs new signage
The Town of Sylvan Lake is adding new welcome signage at five locations this year with installation beginning this week.Signs included in the first phase of installation are:Highway 11A Roundabout at ...
Feb 17, 2023

In his own words: Justice Paul Rouleau's conclusion about the 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - Justice Paul Rouleau, the head of the public inquiry that examined the federal Liberal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022, concluded in his final report the ...
Feb 17, 2023

Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson placed on LTIR with hand injury
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have placed left-winger Tanner Pearson on long-term injured reserve due to a season-ending hand injury. General manager Patrik Allvin announced the move Friday, a mon...
Feb 17, 2023

International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The head of an international organization brought in by the federal government to provide communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former re...
Feb 17, 2023

Bear, Mars, Individual: notable names for Alberta babies in 2022
You'll run into a fair share of Olivias, Emmas, Sophias, Noahs, Liams and Jacks for the next couple of decades in Alberta.You may also run into a Bear in the heart of the city, Mars on Earth's soil an...
Feb 17, 2023

Next generation of Canadian curlers arrives, with some familiar names
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The curling kids are coming. The offspring of some of the biggest names in Canadian curling have landed on the national stage, starting with Kelly Middaugh making her Scotties Tournam...
Feb 17, 2023