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Sylvan Lake's Lemonade Day returns this Saturday
Lemonade Day in Sylvan Lake is back on June 14. There is still time for young entrepreneurs to register.Get Started: EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs ages 5 - 14Ready to take on this sweet challenge and bec...
Jun 12, 2025

Accused in Quebec truck attack threatens prosecutor, tells judge to shut up at trial
RIMOUSKI - The Quebec man accused of mowing down a dozen pedestrians with his truck gave combative and volatile testimony today in court. During his cross-examination, Steeve Gagnon threatened to hit ...
Jun 12, 2025

Troy Stecher, Jeff Skinner to suit up for Oilers in Game 4; Stuart Skinner to start
FORT LAUDERDALE - Kris Knoblauch is mixing things up for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. The Edmonton Oilers head coach is making two lineup changes with his team down 2-1 to the Florida Panthers in ...
Jun 12, 2025

Sentencing set for pair charged in Ponoka teen's death
Sentencing dates have been set for two Wetaskiwin residents charged in the death of a young Ponoka man three years ago. Adam James Cook, 30, and Morgan Maslin, 23, are each charged with one count of m...
Jun 12, 2025

The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
OTTAWA - The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data. Officials with Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing this mor...
Jun 12, 2025

CP NewsAlert: The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to federal government data. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 12, 2025

Liberals to cut short study of bill to speed up resource project approvals
OTTAWA - The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it plans to push its internal trade and major projects bill through the House of Commons next week at high speed. Government House leader Steven...
Jun 12, 2025

Sikh groups ask Carney to withdraw Indian PM Modi's invitation to G7 summit
OTTAWA - Sikh groups are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to revoke his invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit in Alberta next week. Representatives of such gro...
Jun 12, 2025

Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail
BOSTON (AP) - A judge released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States on bail Thursday after a brief hearing. Kseniia Pet...
Jun 12, 2025

At least 4 dead and 2 missing in San Antonio after heavy rains flood parts of Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Heavy rains swamped San Antonio early Thursday, killing at least four people who were swept away in floodwaters as crews rescued dozens of others, officials said. Fire officials sai...
Jun 12, 2025