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Alberta residents who frequent Kananaskis Country or commute to Calgary will face major disruptions starting June 10 as the region enters a strict security lockdown for the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit.

With restricted access, roadblocks, and an increased police presence throughout the area, residents can expect delays and challenges navigating through Kananaskis and Calgary during the summit, which will take place from June 15 to 17.

Alberta RCMP are continuing to search for suspect Dorian Hunter, who has ties to Central Alberta.

Hunter is wanted for various crimes.

His last known location was in Maskwacis. Hunter is also known to frequent Wetaskiwin.

If you spot Dorian Hunter, do not approach.

Contact local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

On Feb. 12, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) arrested three individuals following a drug trafficking investigation.

Officers executed search warrants at businesses in the Downtown and South Hill neighbourhoods, and at a residence in the Highland Green neighbourhood of Red Deer.

As a result of the investigation, police seized over $55,000 in Canadian currency, 1.1 kilograms of cocaine, 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, 6 grams of fentanyl, and 51 oxycodone tablets, along with other items and materials used in the trafficking of controlled substances. 

Serena Olsen loves to play KENO on payday, and this time she won a larger payout than she had ever expected.  

The Red Deer resident won $100,016 on the Jan. 10 KENO draw.  

“I knew I’d won something, but I was not sure how much,” she said. “I had to keep checking my ticket on the app!”  

After it finally sunk in that she had won big, Olsen was overjoyed.   

Update: 

On March 5, the Wetaskiwin RCMP advised that the missing 17-year-old had been located safe.

Click here for the full update. 

Original story:

The Wetaskiwin RCMP were asking for public assistance to locate a missing 17-year-old from Wetaskiwin.

The teen was last seen on Feb. 24, in the Wetaskiwin area.

BGC Wolf Creek is encouraging Central Albertans to spread kindness and promote anti-bullying for Pink Shirt Day today (Feb. 26).

Every Wednesday in February, the BGC Ponoka Youth Centre team wore pink shirts leading up to the official day.

It was an award-winning weekend for RDP King's and Queen's Volleyball. In Lloydminster, The RDP King's Volleyball team earned its 21st ACAC gold medal in program history.

The Queen's Volleyball team would pick up a bronze medal at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women’s Volleyball Championship in Camrose

A few months after launching a new program aimed at preventing discrimination and bullying, Red Deer Public Schools is seeing positive results in classrooms and school communities. 

The WITS program, introduced in all Kindergarten to Grade 5 classrooms during Bully Awareness Week in November, has been embraced by students, staff and families, creating safer, more inclusive school environments.

A new health clinic is scheduled to open up in Bashaw by the end of March.

The clinic will feature six part-time rotating physicians working out of the old Bashaw Hospital as part of the Bashaw Collaborative Health Model.

Local pharmacist Eric Gaudet is a member of the Bashaw Wellness Team, a volunteer committee that has come together to address health needs in the region.

The Town of Didsbury’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has resigned following a special closed council meeting on Feb. 24 that discussed personnel matters.

Council voted to accept Ethan Gorner’s resignation, effective immediately. Gorner served as CAO since January 2020.

"We thank Mr. Gorner for his time and service to the organization and the community," Mayor Rhonda Hunter said in a statement. "We wish him all the best in his future endeavours."