Category Archives: Local News
Measles outbreak continues, 15 additional cases in North Zone
Within 24 hours, 15 new measles cases have been found in Alberta, bringing the total up to 1,065 since March. The north zone saw 14 new cases and the south zone saw one new case. There is currently on...
Jun 24, 2025
Empire Building in downtown Red Deer to be torn down
The Empire Building in downtown Red Deer will be torn down this weekend. In October 2021, a fire forced tenants out of the building at 4909 48 Street. The building has been vacant and boarded up since...
Jun 24, 2025
Nominations open for the 2025 Okimaw Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Okimaw Awards. Okimaw is a Cree word that translates to "leader" in English. The awards, now in their fourth year, are meant to honour Indigenous men for their de...
Jun 23, 2025
Edmonton woman charged with assaulting five children at daycare
An Edmonton woman has been charged with assaulting five children at a daycare east of the city. RCMP say officers were called earlier this year about the alleged assaults at the Emerald Park Daycare i...
Jun 23, 2025
The Largest Data Breach in History: What You Need to Know
16 Billion Passwords were leaked from: Apple, Google, Meta, Facebook and more... When Did This Happen? In June 2025, cybersecurity researchers confirmed one of the largest data breaches in history. Di...
Jun 23, 2025 jamdesign / Depositphotos.com
RCMP investigating alleged homicide on Sturgeon Lake First Nation
An investigation is underway after a person was found dead on Sturgeon Lake First Nation early Sunday morning. Police believe it was an isolated incident but added that there will be a heavy police pr...
Jun 22, 2025
Pilot and passenger die in plane crash near Vermilion
A pilot and passenger have died in a plane crash near an airport in central Alberta. RCMP were dispatched to the crash shortly after noon on Saturday. The plane was located approximately 1.2 kilometer...
Jun 21, 2025
Banff National Park rockfall victim identified as retired U of A educator
One of the two people killed in a rockfall in Banff National Park has been identified as 70-year-old Jutta Hinrichs of Calgary. In a statement, the University of Alberta says Hinrichs was an educator ...
Jun 20, 2025 A rock slide, centre, is shown near Bow Glacier Falls north of Lake Louise, Alta. in Banff National Park on Thursday, June 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses
A survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers shows oil and gas companies spent more than $14 billion procuring goods and services from Indigenous-affiliated businesses betw...
Jun 19, 2025 Workers stop for lunch at the arena, one of many amenities and infrastructure projects the Indigenous community of 700 in the oilsands region has been able to finance through relationship with industry, in Fort McKay, Alta., on Thursday April 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
AHS warning of blue-green algae at Elk Island National Park
Alberta Health Servives are warning those who visit Elk Island National Park of blue-green algae seen in the waters of Astotin Lake. AHS says to avoid all contact with blue-green algae blooms and to w...
Jun 19, 2025
