Category Archives: Local News
Strathcona County launches pilot project aimed at addressing food insecurity
Strathcona County has taken a significant step toward addressing food insecurity and promoting community well-being with the launch of Food Finder Strathcona, a new interactive map designed to connect...
Jul 09, 2025 Food Finder Strathcona is designed to connect residents with local food resources and information. Courtesy: Strathcona County
Vandalism spree in Vermillion causes $1M in damage; courthouse closed
A man has been charged with causing over $1 million in damages in a vandalism spree in a rural Alberta town. Vermilion RCMP say they received a complaint Sunday that a provincial government building a...
Jul 08, 2025 Courtesy: Alberta RCMP
Alberta ER doc challenges premier to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways
The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the mora...
Jul 08, 2025 The entrance to the emergency department at Peter Lougheed hospital is pictured in, Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
One dead, one injured in helicopter crash west of Red Deer
A helicopter crash west of Red Deer killed one person and left another with life-threatening injuries. Sylvan Lake RCMP say they responded to a report of a crash near a private landing strip near Rang...
Jul 07, 2025
False 911 hostage call brings RCMP to downtown Fort McMurray Hotel
Reports of a hostage situation in downtown Fort McMurray were false after police shut down the area around the Nomad Hotel on Thursday morning. RCMP were called to the hotel around 10:40 a.m. after a ...
Jul 04, 2025
Provincial Government awards grants to rural, Indigenous communities
Alberta's government is providing the second round of grants through the Small Community Opportunity Program. The program has awarded grants between $20,000 and $90,000 for 41 community-led projects t...
Jul 04, 2025
Pedestrian killed in train collision
A woman involved in a serious collision between a train and pedestrian in south Edmonton has passed away. On Thursday, June 26, around 5:45 a.m. the Edmonton Police Service were called to a collision ...
Jul 03, 2025
Red Deer RCMP investigate mischief to church
Red Deer RCMP are looking for a man who allegedly threw rocks at the Impact Life Church in Kentwood this week. On July 2 at approx. 6:00 a.m. a male suspect was observed throwing rocks at the Church, ...
Jul 03, 2025
Mounties arrest man wanted for Sturgeon lake Cree Nation murder
Police say they have arrested a man who was wanted for a murder that took place on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in June. Branden Munro was arrested in B.C. on June 29 and charged with the second-degree m...
Jul 03, 2025
Edmonton International Airport "resuming service" after bomb threat
Airports are returning to normal operations after Canada's air traffic control service said some received bomb threats early Thursday morning. "Early this morning, NAV CANADA was made aware of bomb th...
Jul 03, 2025
