Category Archives: Local News

Pedestrian found dead on Highway 16
Parkland RCMP are investigating after a pedestrian was found dead on Highway 16, about three kilometers northwest of Stony Plain, on Sunday evening. The body, near Range Road 12, was reported to RCMP ...
Digital News Jan 27, 2025

4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Banff National Park
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook Banff National Park in Alberta on Sunday morning. According to Earthquakes Canada, the quake struck at approximately 4:39 a.m. about 55 kilometres northwest of the Ban...
Digital News Jan 26, 2025

Alberta nurses hold rallies amidst contract talks with the province
Nurses across Alberta rallied together Saturday with supporters to hold a "Day of Action" to support safe staffing, patient care and calling for respect for frontline health care professionals. Rallie...
Digital News Jan 26, 2025
High Prairie RCMP target offenders wanted on warrants
RCMP in High Prairie have started a new project, directed at targeting offenders wanted on warrants. With support from Faust RCMP, the Western Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, the Provincial Crime Reduct...
Digital News Jan 26, 2025

Morgan Wallen, Brooks & Dunn set to play at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium
Morgan Wallen will take Commonwealth Stadium's stage in September as part of his "I'm the Problem" tour. The 2025 Tour will reach 10 cities and 19 stadium concerts over four months. Edmonton is the la...
Digital News Jan 25, 2025 Morgan Wallen with Ronnie Dunn

Student seriously injured in school bus rollover on Alberta highway
A child is in hospital after a school bus flipped on a highway east of Edmonton on Friday. RCMP were dispatched to the crash on Highway 16 near Vegreville after the lunch hour. Two students and a driv...
Digital News Jan 24, 2025

Wood Buffalo 911 dispatchers use geolocation technology to direct firefighters to Anzac ice rescue
An Anzac woman is safe thanks to a geolocation system and the quick response of Regional Emergency Services (RES) and local volunteer firefighters. On January 9, the woman broke through the ice on Whi...
Digital News Jan 24, 2025

RCMP Respond to fatal Collision on Highway 55 in Lac La Biche County
Three people were killed and another was seriously injured in a crash in Lac La Biche County Thursday evening. Around 7:45 p.m., RCMP received a cell phone notification about the head-on collision bet...
Jan 24, 2025

Large truck load to impact travel in Edmonton and surrounding area
Drivers travelling between Edmonton and Strathcona County may experience delays as a large, slow-moving load will move north from Edmonton starting on Saturday Jan. 25. The item being transported is a...
Darrell Stranger Jan 24, 2025 Valmedia / Depositphotos.com

Red Deer Polytechnic opens first Indigenous Student Centre
The Red Deer community gathered on Jan. 23 for the grand opening ceremony of Red Deer Polytechnic's first dedicated Indigenous Student Centre. The centre is across from the merchandise shop in the mai...
Brooklin Brittain Jan 24, 2025
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