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Olds peewee football team playoff-bound despite losing record

The Olds Huskies take on the Panthers in the playoffs this Saturday, Oct. 19 in Stettler

Oct 17, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >

ROAD REPORT: Commute road conditions, Highway 2 traffic cameras

Get a look at your commute - click for up-to-date conditions map and road cameras

Oct 17, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: Tiffany Nixon wins Mountain View County byelection Wednesday

According to unofficial results Nixon garnered 191 total votes while Sean LaBrie garnered a total of 158 votes

Oct 16, 2024 9:25 PM Read more >

Lacombe County horseback rider falls off Ya Ha Tinda cliff, dies: Sundre RCMP

50-year-old employed at Lacombe County horse boarding facility who hailed from Carlisle, United Kingdom, fell off of 50-metre cliff at Bighorn Falls Oct. 12

Oct 16, 2024 5:19 PM Read more >

Sundre-area MLA named sector minister for Alberta's new continuing care agency

New agency is one of four being created by the Smith government through the breakup of AHS, the others being primary care, acute care and mental health and addiction

Oct 16, 2024 4:45 PM Read more >

Olds Grizzlys sittting in fourth place in AJHL's south division

Grizzlys host the Whitecourt Wolverines Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., the last game of a five-game homestand

Oct 16, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Alberta drug deaths underreported by 25 per cent: researcher

Alberta’s public substance use surveillance system is significantly under-reporting drug-related deaths, and the gap in data appears to have gotten worse in 2023, according to a prominent Canadian researcher.

Oct 16, 2024 2:15 PM Read more >

Didsbury council mulls holding byelection that could cost up to $15,000

Council expected to decide Nov. 12 whether to have a byelection to fill council seat vacated by Joyce McCoy

Oct 16, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Better days lie ahead for rural health care, Alberta health minister says

Adriana LaGrange says a new plan for rural and remote health care in Alberta will involve unique solutions that close a rural-urban gap. The NDP, meanwhile, says the words are good ones — but the UCP’s record does not instill trust

Oct 16, 2024 9:15 AM Read more >

Sundre RCMP to roll out body-worn cameras in early 2025

Cameras will be used when initiating contact with a member of the public, whether for the purpose of an investigation, a crime in progress, a mental health call, public disorder or even traffic stops

Oct 16, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >