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Criminal harassment cases in Olds jump 425 per cent

A small number of neighbours account for the vast majority of those stats, Olds RCMP commanding officer Staff Sgt. Warren Wright and Protective Services Director Justin Andrew say

Sep 12, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Groundbreaking planned for Water Valley-area camp's $8.9 million expansion

Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta supports kids affected by cancer at Camp Kindle in Mountain View County

Sep 12, 2024 12:10 PM Read more >

Murder charge withdrawn in Cremona-area woman’s death

Sentencing date for Philip Jeffrey Toner's guilty plea of aggravated assault and arson expected to be set Sept. 13

Sep 12, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Olds throwing athlete, coach breaks her own world record

Rachel Andres says she still has potential to improve her world record performance

Sep 12, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

Commentary: Join me on the Terry Fox Run in Olds

Sunday's cancer research fundraiser being organized by the Olds Fire Department

Sep 12, 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

Sep 12, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Road repairs, taxes, housing were issues in Olds budget survey

Deputy mayor happy to see that residents' issues largely align with town council's priorities

Sep 11, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

No charges in rollover that spurred Tuesday's Olds-area power outage

More than 1,600 customers were left without power for varying amounts of time Sept. 10 after a motor vehicle collision north of Olds

Sep 11, 2024 3:41 PM Read more >

Former Mountain View County councillor 'lost respect' for council

At the time of his resignation, Gord Krebs was under sanctions imposed in 2022 after being found in violation of two sections of council's code of conduct

Sep 11, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

‘Geographically diverse’ civilian policing board will not ignore rural interests, says deputy premier

Alberta is consistently about 400 RCMP officers, short of its authorization for 1,900 of them.

Sep 11, 2024 9:20 AM Read more >