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Are you ready to ignite your career in Canada's dynamic energy sector? The inaugural Nisku Energy Show, taking place May 14th and 15th at the Silent Ice Sports & Entertainment Center in Nisku, AB, is your launchpad. Hosted by The Leduc Nisku Wetaskiwin Region of Commerce, this two-day event is a vital hub for local innovation and collaboration, bringing together leaders from across the energy landscape to showcase the expertise and advancements shaping Alberta’s future.

Red Deer County has lifted their fire restriction.

Those interested in obtaining permits can visit the county website. You will need to login or register an account if new. 

A reminder that a fire permit is required for all open fires year-round, except for safe acceptable residential fire pits within Red Deer County.

May 15 is officially Moose Hide Campaign Day — an Indigenous-led, grassroots movement of men, boys and all Canadians who are standing up against violence toward women and children.

By wearing a moose hide pin today, you can show your commitment to honouring, respecting and protecting the women and children in your life.

Together, by wearing the pins, Canadians can spark conversations, compassion and the courage to act against gender-based violence.

According to the campaign website, more than 675,000 pins have been distributed.

It's been a busy week out in the field as farmers continue to work on getting this year's crop in the ground.

Manitoba's weekly crop report shows the provincial crop is now 32 per cent seeded.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson puts together the weekly crop report, updating seeding progress around the province. 

Rocky Mountain House residents Candice MacDonald and Hughie MacKay won $707,422.70 on the April 3 LIGHTNING LOTTO draw.

“I look at the win tracker all the time,” MacKay said. “If the jackpot is big, I buy (a ticket) on the way to work and one on the way home.” 

On this particular occasion, he saw the instant-win jackpot was sitting at just over $700,000. 

“I texted my partner and told her I was going to win the jackpot on the way home,” he chuckled. 

4703 44 Street in Sylvan Lake will be closed today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. due to sewer line repair.

Please watch out for signage and road crews. 

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École Olds High School student, Rayna Scott, has received an honourable mention after being nominated for an Honouring Spirit Indigenous Award earlier this year.

The nomination came from educators at ÉOHS and was submitted to the Alberta School Boards Association.

“When I found out I felt happy and honoured. I could not stop smiling,” says Rayna Scott. Scott says when she learned that her biological father is Métis, it increased her sense of pride in herself.

Parts of Alberta's personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional.

But the ruling from Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby also upheld an order to stop an American facial recognition company from collecting images of Albertans.

Clearview AI scrapes the internet and social media for images of people and adds them to a database, which it markets to law enforcement agencies as a facial recognition tool.

Livestock producers are being reminded to stay vigilant after lab results confirmed anthrax as the cause of death in two cattle on a farm in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Paynton No. 470. The confirmation came late Tuesday.

Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.

Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers after days of talks between the parties bore little fruit.