Lacombe

The Manitoba weekly auction mart report for last week shows feeder steer prices dropped ranging from an average of $442.50  per cwt for the 401 to 500 pound weights to $314.25 per cwt for the 801 to 900 pound category.  The biggest drop $11.93 per cwt came in the 501 to 600 weight category dropping to an average of $413.25 per cwt, the biggest increase $7.65 per cwt was in the 900+ category up $7.65 for an average of $276.56.

The Red Deer Food Bank is asking for support as the needs of the community outpace funding resources.   

“The Red Deer Food Bank is in an interesting place. People are making donations, but we are gathering about the same amount of food and donations to try and feed twice as many people,” Mitch Thomson, Red Deer Food Bank Executive Director said. “What that's done to us over the last two years is it's depleted our reserves.”   

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing.

But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to go on for decades.  

"If we don't shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that industry and government have allowed, we will lose caribou," said Clayton Lamb, one of 34 co-authors of a newly published study in the journal Ecological Applications.

"It's not the wolves' fault."

Youth interested in trying ringette are invited to the Come Try It Ringette event. 

Experienced players and coaches from the Red Deer Ringette Association will be available to instruct interested youth and their families on and off the ice.  

RCMP have safely arrested a suspect and the shelter in place at the Sportsman Trailer Park in Rock Mountain House is now over.

Read more details on the arrest and incident here.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP were on scene Monday night responding to a high-risk police situation at the Sportsman Trailer Park in Rocky Mountain House.

Six Chinook’s Edge students are letting their dreams take flight. The high school students are participating in a new career pathway opportunity available, through a partnership between Chinook’s Edge School Division and Skywings Aviation.

“We are incredibly happy to provide this opportunity for students,” said Brianne Fletcher, Chinook’s Edge Career Connections Coordinator.

With 100% voting stations reporting, Red Deerians have elected a new City Councillor during The City’s first ever by-election.

Unofficial results of the 2024 Municipal By-Election are as follows:

Councillor for The City of Red Deer Number of positions to be filled: 1

It can sometimes be difficult to discern what constitutes a hate crime, Ottawa's police chief acknowledged Monday as he confirmed his department is investigating a pro-Palestinian protest over the weekend on Parliament Hill. 

Members of the city's hate and bias unit began investigating complaints about the event Saturday, which police characterized as pertaining to the Gaza Strip. 

Firefighters have now left the scene after battling a blaze northeast of Airdrie.

According to reports, the fire was located at the intersection of Range Road 273 and Township Road 322 near Torrington (in Mountain View County). Some smaller buildings on a farm/acreage and a field were affected.

Cattle farmers in the Central Alberta region are preparing for drought conditions this season.   

The impacts of dry conditions from last year have carried over this year and are still affecting the soil.   

“We need a lot of precipitation in all forms to remove the soil deficit for moisture,” Research scientist, who specializes in beef production systems at the Lacombe Research and Development Centre Dr. Hushton Block said. “We depend on the accumulation of snow melt in the spring to provide, in essence, a glass of water to help carry through the growing season.”