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Update 10: Alberta wildfire update
Recent rainfall across northern Alberta has helped firefighters battling wildfires. However, lightning strikes have sparked new fires in recent days.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., July 4)There are 5...
Jul 04, 2025

Inmate dies in custody at Drumheller Institution
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said Friday an inmate has died while in custody at Drumheller Institution.Donald Bernard Pepper, 49, began serving a sentence of two years and six months just ...
Jul 04, 2025

Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic...
Jul 04, 2025

Majority of Central Alberta crops rated good to excellent
The proportion of crops rated in good to excellent condition is 71 per cent for major crops and 72 per cent for all crops in the Central Alberta region.That according to the latest Crop Report from Ag...
Jul 04, 2025

Study shows benefits of Virtual MD service
A Primary Care Alberta Service is being praised for its efforts treating patients without sending them to emergency departments.The Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine studied the PCA's Virtual MD ...
Jul 04, 2025

Bethel-Thompson, Alouettes look to rebound versus Rourke, Lions
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will once again turn to veteran backup quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson on Saturday night when they host the BC Lions at Percival Molson Stadium. The 37-year-old ge...
Jul 04, 2025

Central Alberta Humane Society now accepting donations ahead of Ultimate Garage Sale
The Central Alberta Humane Society's biggest fundraiser of the year is officially underway.The Ultimate Garage Sale kicks off today from July 4-19 by gathering community donations ahead of the garage ...
Jul 04, 2025

Canada to visit Germany to conclude Gridiron Nations Championship
The Canadian senior men's football team will face Germany this fall to conclude the inaugural Gridiron Nations Championship. The contest will be played Nov. 16 in Bochum, Germany. Canada opened the GN...
Jul 04, 2025

'Lit that fire again': Toews grateful, excited to play after signing with Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Jonathan Toews is officially back. The three-time Stanley Cup champion, who last played an NHL game more than two years ago, was introduced Friday as the newest member of his hometown Winni...
Jul 04, 2025

Former central Alberta MP, who resigned for Poilievre to run, hired by consultancy group
Damien Kurek, the former Member of Parliament for Battle River-Crowfoot who stepped aside recently so Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre could regain a seat in the House of Commons, has resurf...
Jul 04, 2025