Lacombe

A high school teacher from Lacombe is the Edmonton Oilers' pick for this year's Future Goals Most Valuable Teacher program.

Lee Porath teaches Grades 10 to 12 at École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School.

The Red Deer Rebels have now won three straight after defeating Brandon 4-2 Tuesday night at Westerner Park Centrium.

Matthew Gard had a hat trick for the Rebels who scored all four goals on the power play. Talon Brigley added three helpers on the night.

Red Deer and Brandon split their season series with two home wins a piece.

Gard opened the scoring with 7:57 left in the first, cashing in a rebound on an Ollie Josephson shot.

Jhett Larson made it 2-0 early in the second, stuffing home a rebound past Wheat Kings goalie Ethan Eskit.

The Olds RCMP Crime Reduction Unit located a stolen vehicle at the 7/11 in Olds on Feb. 27.

An investigation revealed that the vehicle had been stolen out of Calgary.

The driver was with the vehicle when stopped by officers.

The vehicle was towed and the registered owner was notified.

A 58-year-old resident of Calgary, William Stanko was arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

He also had warrants from Airdrie and Lethbridge.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to speak today about her province’s response to U.S. tariffs.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday slapped sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports and a 10 per cent levy on energy products.

Smith has been tight-lipped for weeks about what measures her government might take, although she has repeatedly said counter-tariffs on the province's energy are off the table.

The premier is also set to give an update on Alberta's security efforts at the Canada-U.S. border, a long-standing irritant for Trump.

Canada's spy agency warns that colliding global developments make the Arctic an "attractive, strategic and vulnerable destination" for foreign adversaries seeking to establish a presence in Canada.

A newly released Canadian Security Intelligence Service assessment flags the environment, critical infrastructure, economic activity and geopolitics as converging factors making the region susceptible to threats from abroad. 

A day into Donald Trump's North American trade war, the U.S. president remained adamant that tariffs would benefit America even as a key member of his team has floated that a compromise could materialize Wednesday.

Trump addressed a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, for the first time since he returned to office in January, by making a case for his massive tariff agenda. 

"We have been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth and we will not let that happen any longer," Trump told lawmakers in Washington.

Due to unexpected gaps in physician coverage, the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service will be closed March 5 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and March 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Patients can access medical care for urgent health concerns from facilities in nearby communities, including Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House.

Appointments scheduled with other services at the Sylvan Lake Community Health Centre —including laboratory appointments, or appointments with Public Health or Addiction and Mental Health services — are not impacted.

The Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team was conducting routine patrols this afternoon (March 4) in the area of Gaetz Avenue when they conducted a traffic stop, leading the arrest of one individual.

During the traffic stop, officers determined that the individual had outstanding warrants issued by Drumheller RCMP and the Parole Board of Canada.

With the assistance of Alberta Sheriffs Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods, Jacob Conrad Courtemanche, a 27-year-old resident of Red Deer was arrested. 

On April 30, 2024, at approximately 12:07 p.m., the Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to a report of a deceased male on O'Chiese First Nation.  

Officers located the 21-year-old victim with a gunshot wound.    

As a result, the Alberta Major Crimes Unit took carriage of the investigation.  

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate the trade war he launched with Canada even further Tuesday, just hours after imposing his first round of punishing import taxes on all Canadian goods.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Trump's imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy and 25 per cent tariffs on all other Canadian goods "dumb" and said Canada is fighting back.