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Three Hills RCMP say they have identified a female suspect involved in identity fraud at a local bank.

Police say on Dec. 10, 2024, an unidentified female attended the ATB bank in Three Hills. 

She provided the bank teller with a fake Alberta driver’s license in an account holder's name and attempted to deposit a cheque. 

The bank teller recognized that the driver’s license was not authentic and prevented the release of funds.

If you have any information that can further the investigation, call Three Hills RCMP at 403-443-5539.

To address rising operational costs and low attendance, BGC Clearwater County is ending licensed childcare services in Rocky Mountain House, effective Feb. 28.   

“Our mandate is to provide low-cost accessible services to the community and licensed childcare was no longer able to fit within this mandate,” a BGC of Red Deer & District, and Youth HQ news release said.    

There's good news and bad news in terms of the weather this week.

The good news is that temperatures could inch above zero heading into the weekend.

However, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Erin Staunton, Central Albertans will need to deal with the extreme cold just a little bit longer.

Update - The collision has now been cleared with traffic returning to normal.

Motorists saw delays this morning northbound on the QEII at the Highway 11 intersection near Red Deer due to a motor vehicle collision.

Canada's annual inflation rate ticked back up in January to 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. 

Prices got a full month-long effect of the federal government’s tax break but a spike in gas prices to start the year offset the government’s relief, with underlying inflation accelerating.

The agency reported prices at the pump jumped 8.6 per cent year-over-year, in large part because of a 25.9 per cent spike in Manitoba, with the province reintroducing its provincial gas tax after a temporary suspension through 2024.

Drivers in Sylvan Lake will see a road closure Tuesday, Feb. 18 due to a sanitary service installation.

Construction will be taking place at 5020 50A Avenue from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Construction schedules are tentative and subject to weather conditions.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she asked all of her ministers for their recommendations after a report surfaced that one of them called for the health minister be moved to a different portfolio while allegations of corruption are investigated.

Smith's statement during her provincewide phone-in radio program Saturday came when she was asked to confirm whether Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie sent a memo asking that Adriana LaGrange to be moved to other jobs while the investigations are underway.

Special teams were once again the Rebels downfall as the team fell 5-2 to Edmonton Monday afternoon in front of 7,000 fans at the Centrium.

Red Deer was looking for their second straight victory over the Oil Kings after a 3-1 win on Friday.

The Rebels got off to a hot start recording the first seven shots on goal.

However, it was Edmonton's Lukas Sawchyn who opened the scoring midway through the first tapping home a cross-crease pass past Chase Wutzke.

Gracyn Sawchyn and Rylen Roersma added power play goals for the Oil Kings to go up 3-0.

Update:

The collision was cleared as of 10 a.m.

Original Story:

Motorists travelling southbound on the QEII between Lacombe and Blackfalds can expect delays this morning just south of Highway 12 due to a motor vehicle collision.

511 Alberta reported the incident just before 6 a.m.

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Highways in Central Alberta are partly snow and ice-covered Tuesday morning.

511 Alberta is also reporting blowing snow and black ice in some areas.

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