Category Archives: Local News
Man taken to hospital after being shot by Strathcona County RCMP
RCMP said a man was taken to hospital after being shot by an officer at the Strathcona County RCMP detachment in Sherwood Park Monday. RCMP said a man was in the parking lot of the detachment around 1...
Jul 29, 2025
'Senseless and unexplained': Judge sentences Northern Alberta man to life for 2022 shooting
An Alberta man convicted last year of killing a man by shooting him in the back of the head has been sentenced to life in prison. In November, a judge found Brenon Gray guilty of second-degree murder ...
Jul 28, 2025
Alberta to mark major milestone at Alberta Days
On Aug. 31, Albertans are invited to celebrate 120 years of culture, innovation and community spirit as Alberta marks a major milestone. Alberta was established as a province on Sept. 1, 1905, through...
Jul 28, 2025 Alberta Legislature. File photo.
ASIRT investigating man's death in Lac La Biche
Mounties shot and killed a man who attacked them in northern Alberta on Sunday. Lac La Biche RCMP say three officers went to check out a disturbance at a home just before 11 a.m. A confrontation occur...
Jul 28, 2025
New initiative to help in Domestic Abuse response launches in Grande Prairie August 14
A new initiative is launching in Grande Prairie this August with the goal of improving how the community responds to domestic abuse, gender-based violence, and other urgent challenges facing local fam...
Jul 27, 2025
4.2 magnitude earthquake reported near Grande Prairie
Some residents of northwestern Alberta may have felt the ground shake after an earthquake was recorded in the region on Saturday night. Earthquakes Canada says the 4.2 magnitude quake struck about 36 ...
Jul 27, 2025
Search effort continues for 14 year old boy missing since June 1
The Edmonton Police Service and the family of a missing 14-year-old boy from the Paul Band First Nation are asking for your help in finding Samuel Bird, missing since June 1st. Samuel was seen on the ...
Jul 25, 2025
Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta's plans to alter water management
By Eric Bowling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Former Tthebatthie Denesuline (Smith's Landing) chief Gerry Cheezie is not mincing words about plans between the Alberta government and Can...
Jul 25, 2025 An aerial view of an Alberta oil sands site. Indigenous leaders are decrying talks between the Alberta government and the oil industry to change how water is managed in the area.
Photo courtesy Dru Oja Jay/Wikimedia Commons
Blue-green algae advisory issued for Shiningbank Lake
Alberta Health Services has issued a cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) warning for the waters of Shiningbank Lake south of Whitecourt. People who come in contact with visible blue-green algae or ingest...
Jul 25, 2025
Water restriction in place for Strathcona County
Effective immediately, Strathcona County is asking residents to reduce their water consumption, and limit outdoor water use. The restriction applies to all Strathcona County residents, including count...
Jul 25, 2025
