Lacombe

 On Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, Maskwacis RCMP received a report that the victim was assaulted and her vehicle, a 2023 Dodge truck,  stolen by two known offenders on Louis Bull First Nation.

RCMP then received a report that the same suspects using the stolen vehicle may have shot a firearm at another witness near the Bear Hills Truck Stop on the QE II.

A sweet night for a great cause is coming up on October 3rd.

Aspire's Evening of Decadent Dessert will be in The Parkland Pavillion at the Westerner Grounds in Red Deer.

Riel Suntjens, the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for Aspire Special Need Resource Centre talks about the event.

"It's a night for our our community to get together and support children with diverse needs in Central Alberta. We're actually celebrating our 40th anniversary next year, and so we are in our 39th year as a as a nonprofit in Red Deer."

Starting tonight, Tuesday September 10th, drivers in the northbound lanes of the QEII can expect delays.

From 8 pm to 6 am nightly, crews will be working on the bridge at the rail overpass just south of Lacombe. During this work at least one lane will be closed with speed reduced to 50 km/h.

This work is expected to last until Thursday, September 19th.

For the latest traffic information click here.

On August 26, 2024 at approximately 3:00 a.m., Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter at a property located in the Parkvale area of the city.

Upon arrival, officers observed multiple suspects fleeing the area in an attempt to evade police. The suspects were apprehended a short distance way.

During a search of the individuals, officers recovered a revolver firearm, ammunition, a retractable baton, bear spray, currency, drugs, and other items consistent with drug trafficking. As a result of this investigation, Red Deer RCMP have charged two individuals.

Today (Sept 10) is World Suicide Prevention Day, an initiative which aims to increase awareness, build knowledge, and spark conversations about suicide. 

World Suicide Prevention Day was created in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO).

The theme is year "Changing the Narrative on Suicide" with the call to action "Start the Conversation".

Over the summer, Chinook’s Edge students worked to develop the skills needed for their future careers. 

The division had 236 students' complete summer off-campus programming, an increase from the 184 students who participated in the summer of 2023.   

All 12 Chinook’s Edge schools with students in Grades 10 to 12 had students in the program.   

The Lacombe Food Bank needs your assistance to help restock their shelves.

The Rotary Club of Lacombe is hosting a Food Bank Drive today from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Sept 10) at No Frills, Co-op, and Sobeys.

Rotary Club President Gary Godberson says their trucks will be setup by the front doors.

"There's always people in need. It's something that we have enough members that we can pull it off. So it's good for our members to help out and it's obviously good for the community to take some pressure off families right now."

New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session — one that doesn't include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them a credible alternative to the Conservatives at the next election.

The three-day caucus retreat kicking off Tuesday comes less than a week after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced the end of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals. 

It's also taking place in one of the two cities where the NDP is hoping to win a byelection on Sept. 16. 

The family of a 15-year-old girl who was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school has asked people to wear purple Tuesday when classes resume. 

“It is her favourite colour,” the girl’s grandmother said in an interview.  

“It’s going to be a very long recovery, and we’ve put it out there just to let her know that people are thinking of her and praying for her.”

Students are to return to Evan Hardy Collegiate on Tuesday, where last week a witness said the girl had liquid from a black canister poured onto her head which was then lit on fire. 

One of two men sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years for firearms violations and mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says the time he has already spent behind bars has changed him and his "solemn weapon” is now love.

"Stay strong, live free, spread love — not war," Anthony Olienick, reading from a prepared statement, told a Court of King’s Bench judge before sentencing.

“I've gained a stronger understanding into what divine destiny awaits me," he added.