The Central Alberta Humane Society announced its Pancakes for Paws fundraiser is set for later this month.On Saturday, Aug. 22, from 8 to 11 a.m., citizens are invited to give back to support the work of the Central Alberta Humane Society.The fundraiser, which will be held at the shelter located at 4505 77 Street in Re...

Red Deer RCMP Traffic Services report that in July they issued 175 charges under the Traffic Safety Act.As part of on-going efforts to improve road safety, among some of the charges handed out were 46 speeding violations, eight distracted driving infractions, 15 infractions for failing to wear a seatbelt, 77 moving and...

Spring cereals have reached early-to-late milk development in the central Alberta region.That's according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the Government of Alberta.The report indicates crop conditions for major crops are currently rated as six per cent poor, ...

The fourth annual Afro-Caribbean Festival is right around the corner.From Aug. 15-16, the free family event is set to take place on Ross Street between 49 and 48 Avenue in downtown Red Deer and is put on by the African Caribbean Centre of Central Alberta.Zainab Mohamoud, founder and executive director of the African Ca...

Alberta's Opposition NDP say Albertans will not be fooled by what it calls "last-minute, disingenuous town halls" on AI data centres. The government announced on Thursday that it would hold three in-person town halls, along with a virtual one. One of the in-person ones would be held in Grande Prairie on Sept....

If your plans this weekend include travelling west into B.C.'s southern Interior region, you may wish to postpone your trip for a day or two, after Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) expanded an Orange Alert for air quality for a large section of southern B.C.The updated warning now includes the Kootenays, ...

Canada's Governor General will visit Medicine Hat next week to cheer on athletes competing at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.Louise Arbour will be in the city from Aug. 10 to 13 for the event, marking her first visit to Medicine Hat and the first time a governor general has attended the Special Olympics ...

The provincial government says it is doing a couple of things to share information on AI data centres. A series of four town halls will be held. The first meeting will be held in Ponoka on August 19, followed by Sturgeon County on August 20, a virtual one on August 27, and another in-person get-together in Grande Prair...

The Sport Summit is coming to Red Deer next month.Presented by Central Sport, the Summit is a one-day event that will be held at the Margaret Parsons Theatre at Red Deer Polytechnic on Saturday, Sept. 19.From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., those in attendance will hear from speakers and panels on mental health in sports, women in s...

The U15 AAA Red Deer Archon Rangers are set to host the Western Canada Baseball Championships.From Aug. 14-16, teams from Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, and Saskatchewan will compete against the host Rangers at Great Chief Park.The games will officially begin at 8 a.m. on Aug. 14 and will continue until the championship game...

The Red Deer Rebels announced they've signed Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.In June, they drafted the 19-year-old 24th overall in the first round of the 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.In addition, he was selected by the New York Rangers in round five of the 2025...

A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and Alberta's government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change and disasters. "Th...

MONTREAL - After a week of daily events and celebrations, Pride events are taking over downtown Montreal. Fierté Montréal is holding its 20th parade, where thousands gathered to watch the festivities. Organizers have said they beefed up security afte...

OTTAWA - Lawyers and organizations working on environmental issues and migrants' rights are concerned about changes to the Access to Information Act proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. One of the amendments that concerns them most is t...

AGASSIZ - Gena Edwards, president of the BC Native Women's Association, said that when Frederick Charlie was acquitted of second-degree murder last month in the killing of Vanessa Terry, there were gasps. It felt like "a punch to the stomach," she said...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is asking the prime minister to not concede to U.S. President Donald Trump's demands during trade negotiations. Poilievre says in a letter to Mark Carney that Ottawa has given in to several of Trump's deman...

PENTICTON - Video footage shot of the small British Columbia community of Faulder after a wildfire tore through shows empty foundations, the skeletal remains of vehicles and an occasional patch of green the fire missed. The wildfire sprang around the ...

LONDON (AP) - The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang was extradited to Ireland from Dubai on Sunday to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain...

ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) - Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys announced his death ...

Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen's military attacked the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And Turkey's Kur...