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Kyla Courte is the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) Member of Parliament (MP) candidate for the Red Deer riding.   

Kyla is a financial advisor based in Red Deer.

With a background in anthropology and a passion for helping others, she brings a people-first approach to financial planning. After earning her financial planning designation in 2021, Kyla returned to advising in 2023, helping clients achieve their financial goals.

She’s also passionate about politics and stays active in her community.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced promised legislation to allow for people to be forced into addiction treatment facilities.

If the bill passes, parents, family members, health-care professionals, police or peace officers can apply for a treatment order from a new provincial commission.

Under the bill, those using substances and deemed a risk to themselves or others can be apprehended by police and ordered into treatment in a secure facility for up to three months, with the possibility of six months in community-based treatment. 

SaskTel is developing new assets to help tech companies better connect with farmers by providing them with more background infrastructure. The project's full name is The Smart Agriculture Data Hub, and it will provide tech companies with a digital toolkit to help them reach more farmers.

Heather Clair, the marketing manager for Smart Ag, says the program is all about partnering with all the right companies to deliver what Saskatchewan farmers need.

Alberta is seeking a new chief medical officer of health as the government says Dr. Mark Joffe's contract has expired.

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange's office said in an email Tuesday that Joffe's contract expired a day prior. It said an interim replacement is to be announced shortly and a search for a permanent replacement has begun.

Joffe was serving in the role on an interim basis after Premier Danielle Smith's government followed through on its 2022 commitment to fire Dr. Deena Hinshaw, who held the position throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a government ban on firearms that Ottawa considers fit only for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting. 

The Liberals outlawed some 1,500 firearm models and variants in May 2020, meaning they could no longer be legally used, sold or imported. 

The move was generally applauded by gun control advocates as a first step toward removing firearms used in mass shootings from circulation. 

Liberal Leader Mark Carney's French language skills will be put to the test, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will seek to turn his numbers around, when the five main federal party leaders square off in Montreal tonight in the first of two debates ahead of election day on April 28.

The two-hour French-language debate will be moderated by Radio-Canada's Patrice Roy and will focus on five themes: the cost of living, energy and climate, the trade war, identity and sovereignty, and immigration and foreign affairs.

On April 12, 2025, the Maskwacis RCMP attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Louis Bull First Nations. The involved vehicle sped off and fled from police.

The occupants of the vehicle were seen abandoning the vehicle and running into a residence in the area. Suspected methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia were observed by police through the window of the abandoned vehicle.

Red Deer County is seeking public input on potential changes to its planning policies pertaining to the subdivision of agricultural land. Citizens will have the opportunity to attend three (3) open houses scheduled in April and May.

Everybody is going to want to go to the pool in Innisfail, now that Town Council has given final approval to modernizing the building following its meeting on April 14.

The aging facility, which first opened in 1987, has not seen many changes over the years other than routine maintenance to keep the pool functioning.

“Over the past five to six years we have considered several options, including modernizing the existing facility, expanding the footprint of the existing facility, or building a new aquatic centre on the arena site,” said Innisfail Mayor Jean Barclay.

The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) held its 2025 Honouring Spirit: Indigenous Student Awards ceremony in Edmonton on April 14, celebrating the achievements of 12 First Nations, Métis and Inuit student recipients.

The students were selected from more than 300 nominees, from kindergarten to Grade 12, across Alberta schools.

Three students were awarded in each of the following categories: