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Mounties investigate ostrich death at B.C. farm facing cull order
RCMP say they are investigating the death of an ostrich at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., where protesters have gathered to prevent a cull of the birds ordered by federal authorities. Katie Pasitney, whose...
May 23, 2025

Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province's Combin...
May 23, 2025

Alberta judge grants bail for man convicted of 1987 murder after new trial ordered
EDMONTON - Decades after Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life for the killing of an Edmonton woman, the 61-year-old is set to walk out of prison. Alberta Court of King's Bench Justice Eric Macklin...
May 23, 2025

St. Joseph High School student wins gold at Skills Canada Alberta Competition
St. Joseph High School Grade 12 student Dane Schmidt returned from the 2025 Skills Canada Alberta Competition with a gold medal.Schmidt captured gold in the welding-secondary event at the provincial c...
May 23, 2025

Finance Minister Nate Horner to promote Alberta on the world stage
Finance Minister Nate Horner will travel to Europe May 25-June 5 to meet with Alberta's bond investors and the investment community.According to provincial officials, Minister Horner will meet with gr...
May 23, 2025

Proceeds from sales of Western Family items, May 22-28, to support local food banks
Food banks will benefit this week from an initiative by the four brands of Pattison Food Group retailers -- Save-On-Foods. Buy-Low Foods, Nesters Markets, and PriceSmart Foods.For all sales of Western...
May 23, 2025

Moncton Wildcats coach Gardiner MacDougall seeks yet another trophy at Memorial Cup
One thing is crystal clear when you look at Gardiner MacDougall's coaching career: he's a winner. The former University of New Brunswick coach racked up more than 700 varsity wins and nine Canadian ti...
May 23, 2025

HangUps and Insights: The 17th Annual IB and AP Art Show
Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present, Hang Ups and Insights: The 17th Annual IB and AP Art Show with Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and Hunting Hills Hig...
May 23, 2025

Canada loses to Oman in World League 2 cricket match cut short by bad weather
LAUDERHILL - Oman defeated Canada by 18 runs Friday in a ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 match play called early due to heavy rain. Oman's victory was decided by the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) m...
May 23, 2025

Alberta Crop Report: May 23, 2025
Seeding for all crops (major crops) is currently 72 (73) per cent complete throughout the Central Alberta region.That's according to the latest Crop Report from AFSC and the Government of Alberta whic...
May 23, 2025