Category Archives: Local News

NAIT Hosts Treaty Days
Tuesday outside the CAT building (Feltham Centre) at NAIT was the Teepee Raising and Pipe Ceremony to kick off Treaty Days. An event that features many Indigenous activities for all students to partic...
Digital News Sep 23, 2025 TeePee

Judge recommends Alberta keep cribs on hand for families after baby smothered
A judge is recommending Alberta keep cribs on hand for families who need one after a baby was smothered to death in his sleep. Provincial court Justice Marilena Carminati says in a fatality report the...
Digital News Sep 23, 2025

Suspect flees Peavine property after High Prairie RCMP discover stolen vehicles, weapons
RCMP officers from the Western Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit and High Prairie RCMP executed a search warrant at a property in Peavine after finding a large of stolen vehicles and firearms. The...
Digital News Sep 23, 2025

Mounties in Peace Region issue warning after alleged amphetamines seizure
Mounties have taken what appears to be amphetamines off the streets in Dixonville and have issued a warning in the Peace Region. RCMP say they were on the lookout in the area on September 18th for a s...
Digital News Sep 23, 2025

Joint investigation into TikTok highlights privacy concerns and use of children's personal information
A joint investigation into TikTok has been done by Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne and provincial counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta. The investigation found that t...
Darrell Stranger Sep 23, 2025 grinvalds / Depositphotos.com

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Vasily Podkolzin to three-year contract extension
The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The deal is worth US$2.95 million annually. The six-foot-one, 190-pound Pod...
Digital News Sep 23, 2025

Two Edmonton teachers charged with child sexual exploitation related offences
Two Edmonton men, one a school teacher and another a home-based music teacher, have been arrested for alleged child sexual exploitation-related offences. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (AL...
Darrell Stranger Sep 23, 2025

Alberta students play hooky, rally for teachers as strike deadline looms
Dozens of students played hooky from school to rally for teachers at Alberta's legislature today as a provincewide teachers strike deadline nears. They shouted, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, where did the budget...
Digital News Sep 22, 2025

CFL announces significant changes to rules, field dimensions
The Canadian Football League is making major changes to its rules and field dimensions starting next season. Some of the changes include moving the goalposts to the back of the end zone and resizing t...
Darrell Stranger Sep 22, 2025

Enochs Addiction recovery community set to open in 2026
The Maskkosihk Recovery Community is being built in partnership with the Enoch Cree Nation and is now approximately halfway through the construction process. With a provincial capital investment of $3...
Digital News Sep 19, 2025 Recovery community











