Category Archives: Local News
No injuries reported in Fort McMurray house fire
Regional Emergency Services firefighters in Fort McMurray responded to a house fire on Diefenbaker Drive shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. Two pumper crews and a ladder unit responded, with the ...
Feb 05, 2025
Alberta creating new social support program for people with disabilities able to work
Alberta's government says it's looking to help people with disabilities join and stay in the workforce without losing access to their existing benefits and governmental supports. To do this, the gover...
Feb 04, 2025
Bonnyville Friendship Centre Prepares for Lakeland Winter Festival
From a chili cookoff to axes and apples, the Bonnyville Friendship Centre is set to host the Lakeland Winter Festival at the Bonnyville Centennial Centre on February 8th. Rebekah Gobert, Youth Coordin...
Feb 04, 2025 Lakeland Winter Festival
Man arrested and charged with kidnapping in Evansburg
A man has been arrested and charged in connection to a kidnapping in Evansburg. RCMP has received reports that an adult had been kidnapped at gunpoint on Highway 16A and Range Road 81 on Sunday. Other...
Feb 04, 2025
Grande Prairie Friendship Centre Gears Up for Grande Gathering Gala
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre will be celebrating 60 years of service at their 4th Annual Grande Gathering Gala at the Bonnets Energy Centre in Grande Prairie on April 12, that will showcase In...
Feb 04, 2025 The Grande Gathering Gala presented by the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre (Photo Credits - Grande Prairie Friendship Centre)
Indigenous stories and culture taking centre stage at Fort Edmonton Park
The Indigenous Storytelling series is on now at Fort Edmonton Park. The series highlights the importance of the relationship between culture, Indigenous storytelling, and oral history. The topics of t...
Feb 04, 2025
Albertans Stay Active Indoors for Winter Walk Day
With frigid winter temperatures, the Alberta Winter Walk Day events on February 5 will see indoor participation, that's a province-wide initiative that gets Albertans up and moving during the winter m...
Feb 04, 2025 Alberta Winter Walk Day Poster
Stettler Gears up to Host the Alberta Boston Pizza Cup
Curling Alberta and the Erskine Curling Club are set to host the 2025 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup inside the Stettler Recreation Centre from February 5-9. The top 12 men's teams in Alberta will compete t...
Feb 04, 2025 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup poster
Applications open in March for Red Deer student fire academy
Red Deer Public Schools, in partnership with Red Deer Emergency Services, will soon launch its new Fire Academy. The specialized Academy, aimed at Grade 11 and 12 students from both Lindsay Thu...
Feb 03, 2025
Cecil Bellrose Manor Unveiled, Providing New Housing for Métis Citizens
A new affordable housing development in Edmonton's Griesbach neighbourhood was unveiled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and dignitaries and family members of Cecil Bellrose in attendance. The project,...
Feb 03, 2025 Andrea Sandmaier and a family member of Cecil cutting the ribbon at the Cecil Bellrose Manor unveiling (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
