Lacombe

As of yesterday, Canada Post has reinstated on-time service guarantees and returned to full-service levels for domestic parcels.

"We thank Canadians for their patience these past few weeks as we’ve worked to safely restore normal operations while managing significant holiday volumes," stated Canada Post in a press release.

While they have stabilized their operations and taken care of the parcels in their network, they continue to work through higher volumes of mail.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe & District is aiming to attract 12 donors to partake in its 2025 Adopt-A-Match program.

Jen Harty is the organization's Community Engagement Director.

"This is something that is ongoing," she explained. "What it entails is a donor for $50 a month or $600 annually, a donor can directly support a mentoring relationship that transforms a child's life."

Donors will receive personalized updates about their match throughout the year.

Harty says, so far, they have three donors signed up for the Adopt-A-Match program.

Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down.

The national caucus meeting, set to take place both in person and online, was originally set to last six hours to give MPs time to discuss Trudeau's previous refusal to resign.

Now, the focus will be on next steps for the party as it begins a national search for a leader who can hold their own against popular Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becoming "the 51st state."

While Trump's comments have drawn anger and fear among Canadians, reaction from Americans who live, study or work in Canada has been mixed – and largely influenced by how they voted in the presidential election. 

Services in the area have been restored.

Original story:
 

Some Shaw/Rogers customers in Lacombe were experiencing an interruption to their internet, television and home phone services. 

The company says it is working to restore service as quickly as possible.

Affected services included Internet, Business Internet, Phone, Business Phone, Digital TV, VOD, Gateway, Xfinity TV, and WiFi Access Points.

Crews have determined the outage is due to a fibre cut caused by vandalism. 

The Red Deer Rebels have announced that goaltender Matthew Kondro has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the team.

The 17-year-old netminder from St. Albert, Alberta was selected in round eight, 171st overall by the Rebels at the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft.

In 16 games this season with the Drumheller Dragons (AJHL), Kondro has a 3.30 goals-against-average, .898 save-percentage, and win-loss record of 8-4-2.

Update:

On Feb. 12, the Red Deer RCMP advised that 26-year-old Marissa Ann Hiltz was located and is safe.

Click here for the update.

Original story:

The Red Deer RCMP were seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing 26-year-old Marissa Ann Hiltz.

She was last seen on Dec. 30, 2024 in Red Deer.

There was concern for her well-being.

A missing 15-year-old has been found and is safe.

The Red Deer RCMP were seeking assistance from the public to locate the youth.

She was last seen on Dec. 30, 2024, in Red Deer and reported missing on Jan. 3.

There was concern for her well-being.

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Meet Haley Morris, a Grade 10 student attending Penhold Crossing School. She is enrolled in dual credit AHT1050, The Veterinary Profession.

Morris has been wanting to be a Vet since she was in Grade 1. She likes to work with animals, and hopes to volunteer at a veterinary clinic to assist with injured animals.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is providing innovative education, training, and applied research opportunities that address industrial and societal needs across Alberta.   

In collaboration with Stardust Solar, a registered provider of The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners ® (NABCEP®), RDP offers a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installation Masterclass.