The Lacombe Police Service made an arrest on an outstanding warrant and also recovered a stolen vehicle last Sunday.Police say on April 5 at approximately 2:26 a.m., an officer on patrol observed a suspicious person standing at the door of a residence in the 4700 block of 47 Avenue.The police then approached and identi...

The Town of Ponoka is inviting the public to register their bicycles now that spring has arrived.The town and the RCMP partnered to create an online bike registry that helps return stolen bikes to their owners.Those interested can register their bikes on the town website by signing up or logging in to your town recreat...

Central Alberta entrepreneurs delivered their pitches to business stakeholders and service providers as part of the Catalyst Incubator program.In late March, a total of 11 first-time entrepreneurs presented their pitches to the audience in hopes of moving their ideas forward into viable businesses.The Catalyst Incubato...

Roads are very icy in central Alberta this morning, particularly on the QEII Highway between Lacombe and Blackfalds.Alberta RCMP media relations, Cst. Mathew Howell, confirms there were at least five crashes on that stretch today, including a rollover of a larger truck (pictured).There have been no serious injuries, Ho...

Transport Canada is asking Canadians to weigh in on headlights.The agency has launched an online survey to collect feedback from drivers and pedestrians about their experiences with headlight glare.The survey will remain open until April 20.The agency says feedback will remain anonymous, and the data will be used for r...

EDMONTON - A First Nation in Alberta will be in court today seeking to shut down a petition urging the province to quit Confederation. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King's Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on...

The Canada Border Services Agency shared Thursday that it recently seized 86.9 kg of suspected cocaine at the Coutts border crossing.CBSA officers were examining a commercial truck on Feb. 15; it had been declared that the truck was carrying produce bound for Calgary.During the search, officers found 70 bricks of suspe...

The Government of Alberta is reminding Albertans of upcoming eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations.Starting April 7, eligible Albertans can receive an additional immunization at no cost at participating pharmacies or Primary Care Alberta public health clinics.According to the province, eligibility criteria is in line w...

Red Deer Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid felt his team gave it their all despite falling to the Prince Albert Raiders in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.Red Deer's season came to an end on Friday after falling 4-3 in overtime in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series."They gave us everything and that's all you c...

Special Olympics Olds & District is set to host a five-pin bowling tournament this weekend. On Saturday, April 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. athletes of all abilities and skill levels are welcome to participate for $40 per person. The tournament will take place at The Bowl, 5-Pin & 10-Pin House located at 5327 5...

Blackfalds Bulldogs goaltender Oliver Kiraly has been named the BCHL's 2nd star of the week. Per the BCHL: "Király stopped 37 of the 38 shots he faced over the weekend to post a league-best .974 save percentage and a 0.51 goals-against average in his first two playoff starts, helping Blackfalds to a split a...

OTTAWA - The federal government says the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal wrongfully awarded compensation to both complainants and witnesses who claimed discrimination by the RCMP in an investigation of historical sexual abuse allegations against a schoo...

NORTH VANCOUVER - The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and rebuild the wild populations. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver...

OTTAWA - Almost 38,000 people voted in the advance polls in three byelections that could give Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals a majority government, with the highest advance turnout in Terrebonne. Preliminary data from Elections Canada says 18,2...

MONTREAL - Brique par brique, a non-profit that builds housing in Montreal, has been trying to develop more city-owned land for years, but the group says securing money for new projects is getting harder. Over the last decade, the City of Montreal has ...

MONTRÉAL - Community organizations in Montreal's Parc-Extension district are holding a vigil to remember a 42-year-old unhoused migrant who died earlier this year. Those who knew Manjeet Singh say he came to Canada from India in 2018 to escape poverty....

TORONTO - Iranian Canadians whose family members live in Iran say they are horrified by U.S. President Donald Trump's latest social media post threatening the existence of their homeland. Trump said in a Truth Social post this morning that a "whole ci...

ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization was "truly unacceptable" and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. In some of his strongest c...

BAGHDAD (AP) - American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. The development came after the po...

CAIRO (AP) - More than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies of at least two of them have been recovered. About...